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Death Valley 2013 - Day 6 - Rhyolite, Badwater, Golden Canyon

Out 6th and final day in Death Valley started out at the ghost town of Rhyolite. Given photos I had seen from Rhyolite, I was a bit disappointed when I got there to find out that most of the buildings have now been fenced off. Given the issues of vandalism and sue-happy people in modern times I can understand why this has been done, but it does mean there are distinct limitations on where you can photograph now without having fences in your images.

Following Ryholite, we continued on to Badwater to see what was there (and to say we had been to the lowest point in the continental 48 states). We ended our day walking in Golden Canyon, which is a good place to be near sundown.
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The stream-bed-like canyon floor leads to the yellowish colors in the nearer canyon, and on to the reds and browns of the rock layers of the farther wall pointing to the blue sky with a moon. (3/22/2013, Golden Canyon, Death Valley NP)<br /> EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM @ 28mm f8 1/160s ISO200
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The stream-bed-like canyon floor leads to the yellowish colors in the nearer canyon, and on to the reds and browns of the rock layers of the farther wall pointing to the blue sky with a moon. (3/22/2013, Golden Canyon, Death Valley NP)
EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM @ 28mm f8 1/160s ISO200

The streambedlike canyon floor leads to the yellowish colors in the nearer canyonand on to the reds and browns of the rock layers of the farther wall pointing to the blue sky with a moon. 3222013Golden CanyonDeath Valley NP EF24105mm f4L IS USM 28mm f8 1160s ISO200 Death Valley National ParkCA 20130322 March 222013CA 20130322 Mar

  • "Devils Golf Course" sign. (3/22/2013, Devils Golf Course, Death Valley NP)<br /> EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM @ 35mm f/8 1/125s ISO100
  • NE view view of the rough Devils Golf Course, with a white section beyond, and the colorful mountains of the Amargosa Range under blue sky in the background. (3/22/2013, Devils Golf Course, Death Valley NP)<br /> EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM @ 60mm f/9 1/200s ISO100
  • The rough textured and mostly brown Devils Golf Course in the foreground leads to the colorful mountains of the Amargosa Range under blue sky in the background.(3/22/2013, Devils Golf Course, Death Valley NP)<br /> EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM @ 35mm f/9 1/200s ISO100
  • White salt pan in the foreground leads to the colorful mountains of the Amargosa Range under blue sky and the moon in the background. (3/22/2013, Devils Golf Course, Death Valley NP)<br /> EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM @ 32mm f/10 1/200s ISO100
  • White salt pan in the foreground leads to the colorful mountains of the Amargosa Range under blue sky and the moon in the background. (3/22/2013, Devils Golf Course, Death Valley NP)<br /> EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM @ 55mm f/10 1/200s ISO100
  • A mix of rough brown and smooth white salt pan in the foreground leads to the colorful mountains of the Amargosa Range under blue sky in the background. (3/22/2013, Devils Golf Course, Death Valley NP)<br /> EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM @ 67mm f/13 1/160s ISO400
  • The moon in blue sky over the red and grey cliff (seen from the parking lot for Golden Canyon). (3/22/2013, Golden Canyon, Death Valley NP)<br /> EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM @ 50mm f/9 1/160s ISO125
  • A jet leaves a contrail in the blue sky as it passes over a yellowish cliff of Golden Canyon. (3/22/2013, Golden Canyon, Death Valley NP)<br /> EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM @ 98mm f/9 1/160s ISO125
  • A couple walks through Golden Canyon, surrounded by sunlit cliffs with their hues of red, yellow, and green. (3/22/2013, Golden Canyon, Death Valley NP)<br /> EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM @ 58mm f/9 1/200s ISO125
  • A view up Golden Canyon with its sunlit cliffs with their hues of red, yellow, and green. (3/22/2013, Golden Canyon, Death Valley NP)<br /> EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM @ 65mm f/9 1/200s ISO125
  • Rock layers in the canyon wall at a steep angle include hues of red, yellow, and green under blue sky. (3/22/2013, Golden Canyon, Death Valley NP)<br /> EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM @ 40mm f/9 1/250s ISO200
  • Canyon walls of angled rock layers with hues of yellow, red, brown, and green reach towards the blue sky. (3/22/2013, Golden Canyon, Death Valley NP)<br /> EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM @ 85mm f/10 1/200s ISO250
  • Close-up of a layer of the textured rock surface in the yellow-brown cliff side under blue sky. (3/22/2013, Golden Canyon, Death Valley NP)<br /> EF70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM @ 142mm f/4 1/400s ISO100
  • View of the layered rock that makes up the canyon wall. (3/22/2013, Golden Canyon, Death Valley NP)<br /> EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM @ 95mm f/10 1/200s ISO400
  • Side view of the rock layers in the canyon wall angled up at around a 45 degree angle. (3/22/2013, Golden Canyon, Death Valley NP)<br /> EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM @ 105mm f/5 1/160s ISO200
  • Side view of the rock layers in the canyon wall angled up at around a 45 degree angle. (3/22/2013, Golden Canyon, Death Valley NP)<br /> EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM @ 80mm f/7 1/160s ISO400
  • Sunlight clips a few tips of an otherwise shaded canyon wall under blue sky. (3/22/2013, Golden Canyon, Death Valley NP)<br /> EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM @ 67mm f/8 1/200s ISO200
  • Hues of whites, yellows, and browns in the near canyon are offset by the red of the far canyon wall under blue sky. (3/22/2013, Golden Canyon, Death Valley NP)<br /> EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM @ 40mm f/9 1/200s ISO200
  • Yellowish colors in the nearer canyon are offset by the reds and browns of the rock layers of the farther wall pointing to the sky. (3/22/2013, Golden Canyon, Death Valley NP)<br /> EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM @ 40mm f/9 1/200s ISO200
  • The stream-bed-like canyon floor leads to the yellowish colors in the nearer canyon, and on to the reds and browns of the rock layers of the farther wall pointing to the blue sky with a moon. (3/22/2013, Golden Canyon, Death Valley NP)<br /> EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM @ 28mm f8 1/160s ISO200
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