Wild flowers in Death Valley National Park

Cut off from rainfall and cooling Pacific winds by nine mountain ranges, Death Valley regularly records the highest temperatures in the United States. The colors of the mountains and rocks, the wildflowers, and the desert floor made up of tiny stones fascinate me. I love to visit in wintertime when temperatures are in the seventies. Photographed December 11, 2007 about 12:45 pm.

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