Death Valley – Spring 2008

One of the benefits of my line of work is that I still get spring break every year. For the third year in a row I headed out to Death Valley on my break. Yes, the blog has been on autopilot for the better part of the past week. :-)

I met up with my brother at Stovepipe Wells last Tuesday – he had already been there for a week. Over the next few days I photographed at a few old favorite spots and a few new ones including the ghost town of Rhyolite, Aguereberry Point, and Wildrose Canyon. I’m hopeful that I’ll have a few initial photographs ready for posting sometime in the next 24 hours or so.


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Wavehopping

Wavehopping
Wavehopping. Pacific Coastline, California. March 8, 2008. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell – all rights reserved.

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Rock, Surf, and Cliffs

Rock, Surf, and Cliffs
Rock, Surf, and Cliffs. Pacific Coast, California. March 8, 2008. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell – all rights reserved.

Black and white photograph of coastal rocks, surf, and cliffs along the California coastline near Davenport north of Santa Cruz. Photographed as I returned to my car from photographing a big group of wind surfers – those photos will follow.

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Calero Trail, Spring

Calero Trail, Spring
Calero Trail, Spring. Calero Hills, California. March 8, 2008. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell – all rights reserved.

A spring morning on a hillside trail through oak grassland of the Calero Hills in central California. This is representative of the start of what I call “the impossibly green” season in central California when for perhaps a month the grasses, trees, and wildflowers go absolutely wild following the winter rains.

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