Racetrack Playa Monitoring Project: Scouting

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Dunes west of the road to Racetrack Playa; northeast of Stovepipe Wells.
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These are the dunes that we climbed, as viewed from the east.
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viewed from the southeast.
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A fossil coyote print in the dried-up mud in the interdune regions.
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Catherine and the car.
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Interdune.
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Dunes. And Dave Choi next to the peak he would eventually climb.
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Ralph, backlit.
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The alcove-channel-apron of a dry landslide.
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Hiking up dunes.
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Catherine and Ralph, with Brian Jackson and Dave Choi in extreme background.
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E8800, 0000:00:00 00:00:00 -- 1/210 sec, f/6.5.  No Flash, Auto.3264x2448 RED-EYE. Large -- Medium

E8800, 0000:00:00 00:00:00 -- 10/1973 sec, f/5.6.  No Flash, Auto.3264x2448 RED-EYE. Large -- Medium

The crew, in silhouette.
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Dave and Brian traverse the dunetops.
Large -- Medium

Big mosaic view from the dunetop, centered at zero-phase angle..
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Brian and Dave atop the middle sand peak.
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Ralph transits the Sun.
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Brian and Dave reach the eastern peak.
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Dave and Brian on top of the world.
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Brian Jackson rapidly losing potential energy.
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This shot is more of an experiment -- the car, from maybe a mile or two away, at 10X optical and 4X digital zoom.
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The same shot at no zoom.
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A Ralph-induced landslide.
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Cool dune-ripple-lighting effects.
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A small sand landslide.
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A coyote that crossed our path.
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Day 2; a burst shock absorber on the road to Racetrack Playa.
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Walking out on the playa.
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Park resources manager David Ek gestures to Ralph and Brian.
E8800, 0000:00:00 00:00:00 -- 5/1472 sec, f/7.1.  No Flash, Auto.3264x2448 RED-EYE. Large -- Medium

E8800, 0000:00:00 00:00:00 -- 5/1566 sec, f/7.1.  No Flash, Auto.3264x2448 RED-EYE. Large -- Medium

E8800, 0000:00:00 00:00:00 -- 5/1338 sec, f/6.3.  No Flash, Auto.3264x2448 RED-EYE. Large -- Medium

Ralph climbs on dolomite.
Large -- Medium

Mosaic from a possible camera site.
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Catherine out on the playa.
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David Ek.
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Striated dolomite.
Large -- Medium

Mosaic from rejected camera site.
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E8800, 0000:00:00 00:00:00 -- 1/147 sec, f/6.2.  No Flash, Auto.3264x2448 RED-EYE. Large -- Medium

E8800, 0000:00:00 00:00:00 -- 10/2741 sec, f/7.1.  No Flash, Auto.3264x2448 RED-EYE. Large -- Medium

E8800, 0000:00:00 00:00:00 -- 2/313 sec, f/5.6.  No Flash, Auto.3264x2448 RED-EYE. Large -- Medium

E8800, 0000:00:00 00:00:00 -- 5/1406 sec, f/8.0.  No Flash, Auto.3264x2448 RED-EYE. Large -- Medium

E8800, 0000:00:00 00:00:00 -- 10/1689 sec, f/6.3.  No Flash, Auto.3264x2448 RED-EYE. Large -- Medium

E8800, 0000:00:00 00:00:00 -- 1/210 sec, f/7.4.  No Flash, Auto.3264x2448 RED-EYE. Large -- Medium

E8800, 0000:00:00 00:00:00 -- 5/1121 sec, f/7.1.  No Flash, Auto.3264x2448 RED-EYE. Large -- Medium

A pretty-sky shot.
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E8800, 0000:00:00 00:00:00 -- 5/1306 sec, f/7.1.  No Flash, Auto.3264x2448 RED-EYE. Large -- Medium

E8800, 0000:00:00 00:00:00 -- 10/3059 sec, f/7.1.  No Flash, Auto.3264x2448 RED-EYE. Large -- Medium

Measuring the aerodynamic roughness.
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Catherine's inventive tissue-windsock.
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Video of the roughness datataking.
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The impressive shock-absorpsplosion crater.
E8800, 0000:00:00 00:00:00 -- 2/563 sec, f/6.3.  No Flash, Auto.3264x2448 RED-EYE. Large -- Medium

The nasty washboard that got us.
E8800, 0000:00:00 00:00:00 -- 2/213 sec, f/4.5.  No Flash, Auto.3264x2448 RED-EYE. Large -- Medium

Blown shock #2, back left this time.
E8800, 0000:00:00 00:00:00 -- 1/240 sec, f/6.3.  No Flash, Auto.3264x2448 RED-EYE. Large -- Medium

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Outrageous gas prices at Furnace Creek. Evidence for my travel report.