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Animal tracks left on sand dune.

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Sand ripples made by wind!

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Interesting rock formation resulted from erosion and weathering. They look like missiles ready for launching!

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“Devil’s Golf Course”: mud coated with salt crystal.

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Zabriskie’s Point: the beautiful mudstone hills remind me of leviathan elephant’s back.

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The big obtuse triangle in the middle of the picture is Alluvial fan!

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Beautiful salt formation in “Devil’s Golf Course”.

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Zabriskie’s point from a different angle.

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A thick layer of salt on the Death Valley floor. It was a lake 2000 years ago, the water evaporated, then the salt precipitated out.

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Artist’s Palette with pink and green colors. They are all natural colors due to presence of minerals.

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"Sea-level" sign is hung on the rock!

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Artist’s Palette of different angle.

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Here I am…… standing in the lowest point of North America, elevation 282 feet below sea-level. I had a big smile on my face! I am not kidding! :O)

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Artist’s Palette, one of my favorite points of Interest! The green soil contains Chlorite; the pink color is created by the oxidation of Iron.

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