Mastodawn

Milky Way over Death Valley.

On my recent trip through the US Southwest I had clear skies and late nights. The galactic core has returned to our skies, and so I spent a lot of time in the dark taking picture of the Milky Way. Some photos are better than others, and I learned some things about composition and keystone issues with an ultra wide lens. The next few photos are from that trip.

#photography #landscapephotography #astrophotography #milkyway #roadtrip #deathvalleynationalpark

Follow GOLF 2d ago

https://www.fogolf.com/1225359/the-hottest-and-wettest-golf-courses-in-america-where-weather-becomes-your-toughest-opponent/ The Hottest And Wettest Golf Courses In America: Where Weather Becomes Your Toughest Opponent #DeathValleyNationalPark #GolfCourses #HottestPlacesOnEarth

DoomsdaysCW Mar 14

#DeathValley sees its most spectacular #superbloom in a decade

The #wildflowers have painted the usually barren landscape of #DeathValleyNationalPark — one of the hottest and driest places in the country — in pretty pink, purple and yellow.

March 8, 2026, 6:00 AM EDT
By Denise Chow

Excerpt: " 'You can think of it like drought evasion,' said Erik Rakestraw, a curator of botany at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum in Tucson. 'In their seed form, it’s like they’re not even existing. They’re just laying in the soil.'

"In the proper conditions, the seeds will germinate. Then, after the flowers are pollinated, they’ll turn back to seeds and the cycle will begin again."

#Southwest #DesertFlowers #Nature #2026SuperBloom

Death Valley sees its most spectacular superbloom in a decade

A superbloom in Death Valley National Park this year is the most spectacular in a decade. It's a result of extra rain in the fall and early winter.

NBC News

AI6YR Ben Feb 19

LOL this could very well trap people in Death Valley, unless they filled up with gas this evening. Or end up with people stranded on the side of the road. (I nearly did this, myself, due to a dust storm shutting down the pumps in that case).

Death Valley National Park

Planned Power Outage 2/19/26
Date Posted: 2/16/2026

Alert, Severity, information, Planned Power Outage 2/19/26
A planned power outage will occur on Thursday, Feb. 19 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Furnace Creek and Stovepipe Wells. Some amenities may be unavailable such as internet and gas. Please plan accordingly.

https://www.nps.gov/deva/planyourvisit/conditions.htm

#DeathValleyNationalPark #NPS