Pit Stop
A pause in the journey of one of the rocks that skate across the playa of the Racetrack in Death Valley National Park. The Grandstand is the formation on the playa at the top of the shadow below the mountain range in the distance. The distance is roughly one mile from this rock to the Grandstand.
The dimensions of the Racetrack are roughly 3 miles long by 2 miles wide. The playa is so flat that the grade changes by only 1-1/2 inches from north to south.
We arrived late afternoon after a rough ride on the rocky gravel road, about 29 miles worth of rough, which took about 2 hours. We spent the night for night photos, sunset, and sunrise photos. 24 degrees overnight in our luxury accommodations of drafty tent, energy bars and instant coffee for breakfast. One of those places that will stick to the roof of my feeble mind forever.
Pit Stop
A pause in the journey of one of the rocks that skate across the playa of the Racetrack in Death Valley National Park. The Grandstand is the formation on the playa at the top of the shadow below the mountain range in the distance. The distance is roughly one mile from this rock to the Grandstand.
The dimensions of the Racetrack are roughly 3 miles long by 2 miles wide. The playa is so flat that the grade changes by only 1-1/2 inches from north to south.
We arrived late afternoon after a rough ride on the rocky gravel road, about 29 miles worth of rough, which took about 2 hours. We spent the night for night photos, sunset, and sunrise photos. 24 degrees overnight in our luxury accommodations of drafty tent, energy bars and instant coffee for breakfast. One of those places that will stick to the roof of my feeble mind forever.