RSSPinhole Photo: Vintage Cars, Death Valley
May 3rd, 2008 by laura | Filed under Laura Campbell Fine Art.Greetings from Death Valley National Park. A cold front descended into the Owens Valley a few day ago bringing high winds and cooler temperatures. We braved it out for three days, broke camp, and headed for warmer weather. This week marks 60 days on the road, and 50-something days camping in Eastern California. It has been sunny and warm this weekend in Death Valley. We spent the first night at Emigrant and on day two, headed north for Scotty’s Castle. I found a row of vintage rigs in the parking lot and made several nice images there. Mesquite Springs was nearly empty that night with only a few campers. Our neighbor at Mesquite, Dallas, had been out camping for 50 days. Born in the 1930′s. he was touring the area from Montana, solo. We were quite impressed with his enthusiasm and compact desert camp. Tonight we’re camping at Furnace Creek with our tent tucked under a scrubby evergreen and a tarp draped over camp for shade. There’s a breeze but it’s still pushing 100 in the shade at 190 feet below sea level. I made several images near Twenty Mule Team and another of Middle Basin on the alluvial fan coming out of Artist Drive. The sun peaked out for that one creating an irresistible scene of epic contrast. Since it’s really warming up again, we’re leaving Furnace Creek tomorrow for higher ground in the Panamint Range. Signing off from the Furnace Creek Visitor Center…
