Scenes from Death Valley 1983

Ask me and I'll tell you, "My favorite place on this stupid planet is Death Valley. I love how, on the salt flats, it's so close to absolutely nothing. The earth and the sky are the same white and there's almost no horizon line. It's actually kinda scary cause you feel like you can't trust anyplace that's so completely still. Nowhere can you feel more alone. It's where I wanna die."

I shot a whole role out there when I was 18 (my first of two visits), so there are many more pictures somewhere and they will appear in time. For now, here are these from a rest area near Furnace Creek, I think, and a view from the car.
6/9/12 - Just noticed this old post.