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Saturday, 2 November 2024 - We began the day in Pleasant Valley to photograph the Owens River at sunrise. Fortunately, it was a site close to our hotel, so we were able to sleep in until 0430. Then we would make a long and bumpy ride to Eureka Dunes and back to the hotel after 2100.

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A lone fall colored Cottonwood was our focus.
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Basin Mountain at first light.
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The Owens River with the White Mountains in the background pretending to be a volcano.
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It was cold every morning. This portrait was taken by the workshop professional photographer - Ryan McGinty.
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The mountain top of Basin Mountain in black and white - I like the clouds at the peak.
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Zooming in and spotting a glacier high on Basin Mountain.
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Tall wheat like plants, backlit in Pleasant Valley.
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Just after lunch we set off for Eureka Dunes. It was a long way, the last 30 miles was a rough and rocky dirt road.

The dunes were very tall and a strenuous hike to the crest of the first set of dunes.
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The dunes were beautiful - but very tracked up. There is generally one way out of the big dunes, so the lower dunes are tracked up.

Eureka Dunes are in Death Valley National Park - the very northernmost part of the park.
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The odd shadows created by the low sun and the dunes.
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Looking across a dune to the surrounding mountains.

Challenging to see - in the center of the picture are two vehicles at a campsite. That is a demonstration of how high we are.
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Beautiful light falling on the sand. Constantly searching for the light and shadows.
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Graceful curves in the sand. So interesting how the wind creates these masterpieces.
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A rare selfie while I wait for the sun to slip lower.
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Looking back along the ridge line, I used to climb the dunes. I walked the length of the sand curve.

At the top of the picture is the road we took to Eureka Dunes.
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The shadows lengthen and create artful scenes.
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There were many plants on the dunes - here a tuft of grass survives on top of a small sand dune.
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Curves into shadow.
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Sand waves reaching into the distance.
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As the shadows lengthen, the landscape darkens. You can see Ryan heading back down off the dune walking along the ridge line. He is the little dot midway into the dune.
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Golden sand in the setting sun.
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The end of the day on Eureka Dunes.

Unfortunately, the sunset also meant a dark ride along a very bumpy road for 30 miles.
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