Racetrack sailing stone and star trails. A sliding rock of the 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.
Location: Racetrack Playa, Death Valley National Park, California
Image ID: 27668
Lat/Long: 36.66489, -117.55805 (Coordinates: 36° 39' 53.60" N, 117° 33' 28.98" W)
Altitude: 1127.00m
Format: Digital 2:3
Location: Racetrack Playa, Death Valley National Park, California
Image ID: 27668
Lat/Long: 36.66489, -117.55805 (Coordinates: 36° 39' 53.60" N, 117° 33' 28.98" W)
Altitude: 1127.00m
Format: Digital 2:3
Keywords: arid, astrophotography, california, death valley, death valley national park, desert, dry, environment, evening, galaxy, geology, harsh, landscape, landscape astrophotography, moving rocks, national parks, nature, night, outdoor, outdoors, outside, portfolio, racetrack, racetrack playa, rock, sailing rocks, sailing stones, scene, scenery, scenic, sliding rocks, star trails, stars, usa
Categories:
- Gallery > Death Valley National Park
- Location > Protected Threatened and Significant Places > National Parks > Death Valley National Park (California) > Racetrack Playa
- Location > USA > California > Desert > Death Valley National Park
- Subject > Technique > Night / Time Exposure
- Subject > Technique > Star Trails
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