LPL Death Valley Fieldtrip 2
2006 April 1

Pupfish, Badwater, and Snowball Earth
SIGMA SD9, 2006:04:02 21:58:02 -- 1/250 sec, f/8.0. No Flash.2268x1512 Large -- Medium

Looking for Desert Pupfish in Salt Creek, Death Valley.
SIGMA SD9, 2006:04:02 21:58:23 -- 1/250 sec, f/5.6. No Flash.2268x1512 Large -- Medium

We found some! Look closely in the deep water in the picture. They're good at hiding.
SIGMA SD9, 2006:04:02 21:58:33 -- 1/45 sec, f/13.0. No Flash.2268x1512 Large -- Medium
SIGMA SD9, 2006:04:02 21:58:43 -- 1/180 sec, f/13.0. No Flash.2268x1512 Large -- Medium

Eve Berger talks loudly over the raging wind at Ventifact Ridge.
SIGMA SD9, 2006:04:02 21:58:53 -- 1/250 sec, f/13.0. No Flash.2268x1512 Large -- Medium

Devil's golf course in foreground, snowy Telescope Peak in background.
SIGMA SD9, 2006:04:02 21:59:03 -- 1/90 sec, f/13.0. No Flash.1512x2268 Large -- Medium

Field Trippers talking about the crazy Devil's Golf course salt formations..
SIGMA SD9, 2006:04:02 21:59:13 -- 1/90 sec, f/9.5. No Flash.2268x1512 Large -- Medium

A 2-d salt plane forming out of the rock, as found by Eric Palmer.
SIGMA SD9, 2006:04:02 21:59:23 -- 1/750 sec, f/9.5. No Flash.2268x1512 Large -- Medium

Me at the lowest point in the Western Hemisphere!
SIGMA SD9, 2006:04:02 21:59:43 -- 1/250 sec, f/8.0. No Flash.2268x1512 Large -- Medium

Debris flows of different ages are visible by their different colors here.
SIGMA SD9, 2006:04:02 21:59:53 -- 1/60 sec, f/22.0. No Flash.2268x1512 Large -- Medium

Curtis Cooper and David Minton talk about Snowball Earth.
SIGMA SD9, 2006:04:02 22:00:13 -- 1/350 sec, f/9.5. No Flash.2268x1512 Large -- Medium
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