Saline Valley & Eureka Dunes

1. Arrived in the Saline Valley, we made ​​a stop on the shores of the salt lake.
 
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2. The salt crust is impressive.
 
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3. Little enjoyable break to relax in one hot springs.
 
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4. High Saline Valley towards the Steel Pass.
 
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5. Awesome colors…
 
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6. High end of the valley…
 
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7. A flower which parasites rare bushes.
 
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8. Colored lezard.
 
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9. Narrow and leaning pasage…
 
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10. Going down behind the Steel Pass.
 
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11. In the descent, bad noise and Vivalavida stops … Dazed, the rear driveshaft git down. The threads of the flange have been uprooted!
 
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12. No other way than taking it appart and prosecute on the front axle only.
 
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13. Not obvious because the “Cascade” that we must cross have big steps…
 
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14. … Fortunately we went down it.
 
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15. Passage narrower than Vivalavida!
 
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16. Axle crossing…
 
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17. We finally managed to join the Eureka Dunes where we spend the night.
 
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18. What a beautiful place!
 
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19. Mineral contrats…
 
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20. Sunset light on the dunes…
 
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21. .. and Moon rise over the cliffs.
 
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22. Last sun ray on our boondocking site…
 
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23. … and on the mountains behind us.
 
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24. The morning was clear, the light playing with dunes…
 
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25. all of curves…
 
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26. … and smoothness…
 
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27. Back in the valley behind the Sierras, in Bishop, to repair the driveshaft.
 
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To be continued soon… 😉
 
 

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