After a busy fall in Colorado, the Adirondacks, Vermont, Maine, and Zion we took a needed break before heading to Death Valley in late December with our trailer and staying there nearly 8 weeks. That is a long time in a single place, but like every visit to Death Valley, we only scratched the surface of what there is to see and explore. We also spent a lot of time socializing with friends and fellow photographers. It’s like our winter version of summer camp with a bunch of familiar faces returning each year.
Most of our free weekends were spent exploring the many canyons in and near the park. I have now hiked in over 60 Death Valley canyons - many without official names (many of which that have had no information in guide books or online that I could find). Death Valley has almost no maintained trails but does have a nearly infinite amount of cross country hiking.
These canyons (and the rocks within them) make up a large portion of my recent gallery of photographs from Death Valley - but there are also photos of mud (of course), dunes, plants, badlands and more - including some photos that many would not naturally associate with Death Valley. I have included a few favorites in this post, but see the full gallery for many (too many?) more.
Sandswept
Lost in the Light
Sand Storm
Blackout
Valley Fog
Peachy Purple
Convergence
Glow about the Canyon
Edge of the Valley
Dusky and Dusty
Desert Rain
Buried
Oranges
Crossed
Curlies
Colorful Clover
Bear Poppy
Bumpy Blues
Rainbow Rocks