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y2k: dunes, dunes, dunes
december 31, 1999

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from the top, the view of the surroundings including (from left to right and down) the ridge, a sea of dunes, a dirt road with vehicles, our camp (photo taken with 300mm lens), devil's playground, the union pacific railway, 3 views of different wind blown shapes, and another view (50mm) toward camp and the granite mountains.
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this is me at the top of the dune, photo taken by mark.

below, two of my favourite images from the climb, the spine of the dune on the left, and the pure colors on the right (this image was taken with a 50mm lens and the length of the ridge pictured is at least 100 yards, amazing what a lack of reference point can do)

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on the right, mark leaping down the mountain towards anja, adella, and terry (the dots to the right of center)

below, the dark "shadows" are actually iron drifts; don't ask me how the wall pictured below on the right got formed.

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getting the sand out was a bitch (left).

on the right, terry, anja, adella, and mark.

below, adella setting up and taking a photo.

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