• Robert Green Ingersoll.

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As I mentioned in some of my earlier posts, I have organized my image collection over the past few months. Today’s post is another image that got uncovered while ranking the pictures from our first trip to Death Valley National Park. My editing skills were pretty limited at the time, and I used to discard images that had heavy cloud cover.

On our first visit to Death Valley, we encountered one of those rare overcast days at the park. Artist drive was one of our first stops that day, and it’s the only location where we got a peek at the sky that day. When I first tried to edit the image, I could never get the colors right, but now that my editing skills have improved, I could get the colors correct to do justice to this stunning location.

Text from a sign at the site: *Various mineral pigments have colored these volcanic deposits. Iron salts produce the reds, pinks and yellows....

• Irving Berlin.

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Artist’s Palette at Death Valley National Park, this was our first stop after checking in to the furnace creek ranch at the Park. We had no prior experience at the park and decided to stick to the areas near our hotel for the first visit. Initial plan was to check out Artist’s Drive first en route to Badwater basin salt pans and then go to Dante’s View for sunset. Unfortunately we were a little late and decided to abandon the trip to Badwater for the time being.

I didn’t have much expectation from Artist’s drive and was hoping to finish it off in about 30 minutes but boy does this place surprise you. First of all most of the pictures I have seen of this place don’t do it justice this is one of the most vibrant location in the valley and the drive itself is quite exhilarating from a drivers pov. The pastel hues at Artist’s Palette are nothing short of stunning when set against the stark desert conditions. Here are some warnings to anyone who wants to check this place out, the road is one way and real narrow, it starts from south to north and does not have room for large vehicles and trailers. And take time to take the time explore away from the paved road, the views are stunning and you get much closer look of the stunning geological formations.

Hope you like my shot of the Artist’s Palette more shots to follow from the Death Valley trip.