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Death Valley 2013 - Day 3 - Charcoal Kilns, Mesquite Dunes

Our main destinations on day 3 of our trip to Death Valley started with a visit to the charcoal kilns at Wildrose Canyon (these 25-foot-high kilns were used to make charcoal back in the 1800s), followed by a trip to the Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes near Stove Pipe Wells for an end-of-day shoot with the late sunlight across the textured sand.

The night skies are fantastic in the desert, so I took several night shots under the moonlight that evening back at our campground.
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Sign about the charcoal kilns. (3/19/2013, Charcoal Kilns, Wildrose Canyon, Death Valley NP)<br />
EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM @ 32mm f/10 1/200s ISO400
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Sign about the charcoal kilns. (3/19/2013, Charcoal Kilns, Wildrose Canyon, Death Valley NP)
EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM @ 32mm f/10 1/200s ISO400

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  • Sign about the charcoal kilns. (3/19/2013, Charcoal Kilns, Wildrose Canyon, Death Valley NP)<br />
EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM @ 32mm f/10 1/200s ISO400
  • The left 4 charcoal kilns. Each beehive-shaped kiln is about 25 feet high. (3/19/2013, Charcoal Kilns, Wildrose Canyon, Death Valley NP)<br />
EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM @ 35mm f/8 1/320s ISO100
  • Two of the charcoal kilns. Light coming through one of the vents on the back wall can be seen through the door of the left kiln. Each beehive-shaped kiln is about 25 feet high. (3/19/2013, Charcoal Kilns, Wildrose Canyon, Death Valley NP)<br />
EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM @ 47mm f/8 1/200s ISO100
  • Several of the charcoal kilns. Each beehive-shaped kiln is about 25 feet high. (3/19/2013, Charcoal Kilns, Wildrose Canyon, Death Valley NP)<br />
EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM @ 40mm f/8 1/200s ISO100
  • One of the charcoal kilns. Light coming through some of the vents on the back wall can be seen through the door. Each beehive-shaped kiln is about 25 feet high. (3/19/2013, Charcoal Kilns, Wildrose Canyon, Death Valley NP)<br />
EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM @ 60mm f/8 1/200s ISO100
  • Close up of the door of one of the charcoal kilns. Each beehive-shaped kiln is about 25 feet high. (3/19/2013, Charcoal Kilns, Wildrose Canyon, Death Valley NP)<br />
EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM @ 32mm f/8 1/200s ISO100
  • A row of the charcoal kilns from the back side, including their windows. Each beehive-shaped kiln is about 25 feet high. (3/19/2013, Charcoal Kilns, Wildrose Canyon, Death Valley NP)<br />
EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM @ 28mm f/11 1/200s ISO200
  • View of the back side of one of the kilns, including its window. Each beehive-shaped kiln is about 25 feet high. (3/19/2013, Charcoal Kilns, Wildrose Canyon, Death Valley NP)<br />
EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM @ 84mm f/11 1/200s ISO200
  • Two of the kilns from the back side. The window is visible in the near kiln, while a bare bush is growing out of the side of the far kiln. Snow-capped mountains are in the distance. Each beehive-shaped kiln is about 25 feet high. (3/19/2013, Charcoal Kilns, Wildrose Canyon, Death Valley NP)<br />
EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM @ 65mm f/11 1/200s ISO200
  • A bare bush is growing out of the side of the kiln, with the snow-capped mountains in the distance. Each beehive-shaped kiln is about 25 feet high. (3/19/2013, Charcoal Kilns, Wildrose Canyon, Death Valley NP)<br />
EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM @ 99mm f/11 1/200s ISO200
  • Front view of the row of the 10 charcoal kilns. Each beehive-shaped kiln is about 25 feet high. (3/19/2013, Charcoal Kilns, Wildrose Canyon, Death Valley NP)<br />
EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM @ 24mm f/11 1/125s ISO200
  • Front view of 9 of the charcoal kilns under mostly blue skies. Each beehive-shaped kiln is about 25 feet high. (3/19/2013, Charcoal Kilns, Wildrose Canyon, Death Valley NP)<br />
EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM @ 24mm f/10 1/200s ISO100
  • Panoramic sweep of the 10 charcoal kilns from the front (road) side. Each beehive-shaped kiln is about 25 feet high. (3/19/2013, Charcoal Kilns, Wildrose Canyon, Death Valley NP)<br />
EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM @ 24mm f/8 1/400s ISO100
  • View of trees out the back window of one of the kilns. Each beehive-shaped kiln is about 25 feet high. (3/19/2013, Charcoal Kilns, Wildrose Canyon, Death Valley NP)<br />
EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM @ 105mm f/8 1/200s ISO100
  • Flash photo of the inside of one of of the charcoal kilns, with a tree visible through the back window, and light coming through the vent holes near the floor. Each beehive-shaped kiln is about 25 feet high. (3/19/2013, Charcoal Kilns, Wildrose Canyon, Death Valley NP)<br />
EF16-35mm f/2.8L II USM @ 21mm f/7 1/160s ISO200
  • Flash photo of the inside of one of of the charcoal kilns, with a tree visible through the back window, and light coming through the vent holes near the floor. Each beehive-shaped kiln is about 25 feet high. (3/19/2013, Charcoal Kilns, Wildrose Canyon, Death Valley NP)<br />
EF16-35mm f/2.8L II USM @ 16mm f/5.6 1/180s ISO200
  • "Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes" sign. (3/19/2013, Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes, Death Valley NP)<br />
EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM @ 65mm f/6.3 1/160s ISO100
  • "Deceptive Desolation" sign, including the photo of a sidewinder rattlesnake. (3/19/2013, Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes, Death Valley NP)<br />
EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM @ 32mm f/9 1/200s ISO200
  • "Sand Trap" sign describing the creation of sand dunes. (3/19/2013, Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes, Death Valley NP)<br />
EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM @ 32mm f/10 1/200s ISO200
  • People sit and lay on the nearby sand, with the larger Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes beyond, and the Grapevine Mountains of the Amargosa Range in the background. (3/19/2013, Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes, Death Valley NP)<br />
EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM @ 105mm f/8 1/500s ISO400
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