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Petroglyphs and sand of Death Valley…

 
 
1. Intense sunrise at Lookout City.
 
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2. Softer colors over Panamint Valley.
 
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3. Treasure of Death Valley, a waterfall going down Darwin Canyon.
 
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4. End of the day near Hunter Mountain, in a beautiful forest of Joshua trees.
 
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5. We discovered the Blackrock Canyon Well, a little-known petroglyph site.
 
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6. This representation of wild sheep with her calf mouflon backs almost 3,000 years BC.
 
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7. Shoshone Indians were admiring wild sheeps.
 
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8. There are other representations which we don’t know the meaning on this site.
 
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9. The change of patterns is amazing in some fifty petroglyphs we spoted.
 
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10. Here is the largest of the canyon, near 10 feet high!
 
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11. Likely a butterfly…
 
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12. There are even some representations on detached blocks.
 
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13. Jeff a little tense on the Road Linpincott…
 
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14. We arrive at the top at sunset.
 
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15. Stop near Eureka Dunes I had discovered with Jean-Luc last spring.
 
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16. Wind pattern…
 
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17. … and shadows…
 
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18. Ripples…
 
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19. Vegetal graphism on mineral.
 
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20. Last sunrays lengthen the shadows…
 
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21. Dune…
 
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22. Sand waves…
 
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This concludes the eight days spent with Jeff & Janet who continued their journey toward North. It was nice to share these few campfires and make them discover some hidden corners of this splendid Death valley.
 
Next of the journey coming soon… 😉