Sailing stone on the Death Valley Racetrack playa, #25327

Sailing stone on the Death Valley Racetrack playa. The sliding rocks, or sailing stones, move across the mud flats of the Racetrack Playa, leaving trails behind in the mud. The explanation for their movement is not known with certainty, but many believe wind pushes the rocks over wet and perhaps icy mud in winter. Death Valley National Park, California, USA, natural history stock photograph, photo id 25327Add To Light Table
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Sailing stone on the Death Valley Racetrack playa. The sliding rocks, or sailing stones, move across the mud flats of the Racetrack Playa, leaving trails behind in the mud. The explanation for their movement is not known with certainty, but many believe wind pushes the rocks over wet and perhaps icy mud in winter. Death Valley National Park, California, USA

Stock Photo: 25327
Location: Racetrack Playa, Death Valley National Park, California, USA
Format: Digital 2:3
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