I love the interplay of shadows and light on sand dunes. When you're there early in the morning and after a windstorm, the purity of blue shadows and golden morning light feels inspiring.
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"The Death Valley Germans [...] were a family of four tourists from #Germany who went missing in #DeathValley National Park [...], on 23 July 1996. Despite an intense search and rescue operation, no trace of the family was discovered and the search was called off. In 2009, the remains of the two adult members of the family were discovered" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_Valley_Germans
NWS nudged up again, to a forecast of 132 degrees on Sunday in #DeathValley.
Would be the highest reliably recorded temperature on earth if it happens. The 134 recorded there in 1913 is widely regarded as incorrect. #azwx#cawx#hot#climatechange
Temperatures in the scorching hot Southwest are expected to climb higher in the coming days. Locations including #Phoenix and #LasVegas could each flirt with all-time record highs.
By Alex Sosnowski, AccuWeather senior meteorologist, July 12, 2023
"The already scorching hot Southwest is expected to get hotter later this week, AccuWeather meteorologists say. The dangerously hot weather will raise the risk of #wildfires and potentially challenge all-time record highs in some cities.
"'A number of locations over the Southwest will challenge daily record highs this weekend.' AccuWeather Meteorologist Haley Taylor said.
"Due to the long-duration #HeatWave, excessive heat warnings were in effect across the Desert Southwest, including in cities such as Phoenix, Las Vegas and #PalmSprings, #California. "
So far, the forecast max of 129 is a couple degrees off #DeathValley / #UnitedStates highest temperature on record, but has risen a bit as we close in.
Current peak is expected this weekend but no end in sight to high heat. #azwx#cawx
Continued: "The high temperature the previous day was 126°F. The overnight low temperature was 98°F. The vehicle was found to be operational and was not stuck, however the air-conditioning in the vehicle was not operational. The driver’s window was found down, further indication that the air conditioning was not functioning when the man was driving. " #DeathValley#fatality
Love the simplicity of sand dunes. Simple lines, beautiful contrast between shadows, light and sky as the sun set. This is Mesquite Dunes in Death Valley, the hottest place in the USA and one of the hottest places on earth. Surprisingly high season is during the heat of summer. People just want to experience that kind of heat.
Was fortunate to see some of the wild burros wandering around the southwestern side of Death Valley National Park, it's always fun to see them doing their thing in such a relatively austere environment. These were taken at about 4,000' near Wildrose.
I have always managed to forget to take the headlamp when going out for astrophotography and have always depended on my friend for some red light to set my equipment up for the shots. This time I was going alone and I did not want lack of light to ruin my once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to shoot the #milkyWay at #DeathValley#NationalPark so I stuffed it down the of the jacket that I usually wear. I woke up at 3 AM and drove to #badwaterBasin only to realize the damn thing was nowhere to be found. I did not want to waste time searching for it and so hiked about a mile in total darkness for this shot. When I packed up for the day, I trudged back to the car and found the headlamp right there on the seat along with my jacket! It was so hot that I did not think about wearing my jacket - The things one has to go through for some shots... ;-) #landscape#photography#LandscapePhotography#astrophotography#fujifilm