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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: Sandman on February 10, 2008, 11:37:34 PM
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...or more accurately, "Racetrack Playa" in the Death Valley National Park. Anyway... On Friday, some friends and I took the 3+ hour drive out to the lakebed to shoot some pictures. Beautiful scenery, but the road between Ubehebe Crater and the racetrack is 27 miles of the most mind numbing washboard I've ever traveled.
More info:
http://geomaps.wr.usgs.gov/parks/deva/ftrac1.html
http://geology.com/articles/racetrack-playa-sliding-rocks.shtml
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2219/2255428827_b7046fc865.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dotdoubledot/2255428827/)
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2315/2253952196_f94f8e156b.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dotdoubledot/2253952196/)
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2080/2254154780_b12fc8d4eb.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dotdoubledot/2254154780/)
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2110/2253176919_c63444a167.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dotdoubledot/2253176919/)
...and one more along the way:
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2002/2253243249_a7ba110563.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dotdoubledot/2253243249/)
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I have heard about those "moving" rocks. Has the movement of them ever been explained?
Awesome pics too.
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Originally posted by DiabloTX
I have heard about those "moving" rocks. Has the movement of them ever been explained?
Awesome pics too.
Thanks. :)
I think they've narrowed it down to a combination of wet/frozen lake bed and an enormous amount of wind.
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Great pics Sandy. Moving rocks? C'mon guys, lay off the peyote.
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Originally posted by rpm
Great pics Sandy. Moving rocks? C'mon guys, lay off the peyote.
The rocks do move. Look it up, one of those weird phenomenon that hasn't been completely explained yet.