Wednesday, October 1, 2014

Winds of Destiny - RVLife - Death Valley, Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes - 9/27/14




From the site: Winds of Destiny - RVLife - Death Valley, Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes - 9/27/14

After seeing the Harmony Borax Company ruins, we continued north on 190 toward Stovepipe Wells Village. Prior to reaching the Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes, we saw a sign for Devils Cornfield.Devils Cornfield: A salt-tolerant, desert shrub called Arrowweed (pluchea sericea) grows here. Windblown soil gathers around the base of the shrub. As the shrub grows higher and higher, more soil accumulates. This result is the following appearance.They grow in abundance here and can be seen for miles.Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes: Continuing on 190, we came upon the the sand dunes a couple of miles before Stovepipe Wells Village. What a sight!While sand is everywhere in the desert, sand dunes are created by the presence of three things: a large supply of s ...Read more...




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