Zabriskie Point at sunrise: it wasn’t the perfect morning we’d envisioned. Low clouds obscured the first light, and a crowded overlook made it tough to find a spot. But we held our ground and waited. Eventually, the sun broke through and bathed the badlands in a golden glow that made it all worthwhile.⁠

This dramatic landscape, shaped by ancient lakebed sediments and time, features the iconic Manly Beacon—a towering formation named after William Lewis Manly, who helped guide stranded pioneers to safety in the 1800s. The layered textures and pastel colors of the terrain are like something from another world.⁠

📍 Zabriskie Point, Death Valley National Park

#ZabriskiePoint #DeathValleyNationalPark #ManlyBeacon #SunriseAdventure #DesertVibes

🔥 Zabriskie Point: A Landscape Forged by Fire & Time 🏜️
Once an ancient lakebed, now a maze of ridges and valleys shaped by heat, wind, and time. These golden waves hold stories of an Earth in motion—silent, vast, and humbling.

Ever stood in a place that made you feel small yet connected?

#DeathValley #ZabriskiePoint #CaliforniaWilderness #USA #DesertDreams #GeologyInMotion #EpicLandscapes #TravelPhotography #UnrealViews #NatureVibes #Canon #R5MarkII 5/5

🔥 Zabriskie Point: A Landscape Forged by Fire & Time 🏜️
Once an ancient lakebed, now a maze of ridges and valleys shaped by heat, wind, and time. These golden waves hold stories of an Earth in motion—silent, vast, and humbling.

Ever stood in a place that made you feel small yet connected?

#DeathValley #ZabriskiePoint #CaliforniaWilderness #USA #DesertDreams #GeologyInMotion #EpicLandscapes #TravelPhotography #UnrealViews #NatureVibes #Canon #R5MarkII 4/5

🔥 Zabriskie Point: A Landscape Forged by Fire & Time 🏜️
Once an ancient lakebed, now a maze of ridges and valleys shaped by heat, wind, and time. These golden waves hold stories of an Earth in motion—silent, vast, and humbling.

Ever stood in a place that made you feel small yet connected?

#DeathValley #ZabriskiePoint #CaliforniaWilderness #USA #DesertDreams #GeologyInMotion #EpicLandscapes #TravelPhotography #UnrealViews #NatureVibes #Canon #R5MarkII 3/5

🔥 Zabriskie Point: A Landscape Forged by Fire & Time 🏜️
Once an ancient lakebed, now a maze of ridges and valleys shaped by heat, wind, and time. These golden waves hold stories of an Earth in motion—silent, vast, and humbling.

Ever stood in a place that made you feel small yet connected?

#DeathValley #ZabriskiePoint #CaliforniaWilderness #USA #DesertDreams #GeologyInMotion #EpicLandscapes #TravelPhotography #UnrealViews #NatureVibes #Canon #R5MarkII 2/5

🔥 Zabriskie Point: A Landscape Forged by Fire & Time 🏜️
Once an ancient lakebed, now a maze of ridges and valleys shaped by heat, wind, and time. These golden waves hold stories of an Earth in motion—silent, vast, and humbling.

Ever stood in a place that made you feel small yet connected?

#DeathValley #ZabriskiePoint #CaliforniaWilderness #USA #DesertDreams #GeologyInMotion #EpicLandscapes #TravelPhotography #UnrealViews #NatureVibes #Canon #R5MarkII 1/5

Following the steps of Luke Skywalker! *🔥 HOT TAKE: Zabriskie Point in July (AKA Walking on the Sun) 🔥: Episode 11 of #VagabondCouple #transamerica 9,000-mile #roadtrip >>

https://thevagabondcouple.blogspot.com/2025/03/trans-america-overland-road-trip-part-11-death-valley-california-usa.html

Zabriskie Point in July is stupidly hot, stupidly beautiful, and stupidly worth it. Only if you’re slightly unhinged. 😜

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The Vagabond Couple: Trans-America USA + Mexico Overland 9,000-mile 31-day Roadtrip | Part 11 | Death Valley: Sizzling Alien STAR WARS Landscape Below Sea Level | Space Port of Mos Eisley on planet of Tatooine

Part 11 of epic trans-USA & Mexico 9,000 mile road-trip: sizzling Death Valley: extreme contrasts, salt flats, rugged mountains - alien landscape

The Vagabond Couple

[Episode 11 #VagabondCouple 9,000-mile trans-#usa+#mexico #roadtrip]
🌵✨ Discover Magic of Tatooine in Death Valley (at 130°F!) ✨🏜️

surreal salt flats #badwaterbasin lowest point in #northamerica, multicolored #badlands #zabriskiepoint #deathvalley land of extremes & endless wonder 🎨📸 Zabriskie Point inspired famous #counterculture #1970s #movie & #pinkfloyd album 🎶 #exoplanet landscape doubled as #starwars #desert #planet #tatooine! 🌌✨
👉 https://thevagabondcouple.blogspot.com/2025/03/trans-america-overland-road-trip-part-11-death-valley-california-usa.html

#overland #Overlanding
#travel

The Vagabond Couple: Trans-America USA + Mexico Overland 9,000-mile 31-day Roadtrip | Part 11 | Death Valley: Sizzling Alien STAR WARS Landscape Below Sea Level | Space Port of Mos Eisley on planet of Tatooine

Part 11 of epic trans-USA & Mexico 9,000 mile road-trip: sizzling Death Valley: extreme contrasts, salt flats, rugged mountains - alien landscape

The Vagabond Couple
Zabriskie Point, Death Valley at Sunset 3 by John Twynam

Zabriskie Point, Death Valley at Sunset 3 by John Twynam

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