1. Roving Rocks - Extreme BeautyPhoto: Pete Ryan Above, the curved trail of a roving rock cuts across the Racetrack in a 2006 photograph. The Racetrack is a “place of stunning beauty and mystery” cradled into a remote valley between the park’s Cottonwood and Last Chance ranges, according to the Death Valley National Park website. Even so, the hottest and driest place in North America is “not very bearable,” Cheung noted. Temperatures in July, for instance, can reach 115 degrees Fahrenheit (about 46 degrees Celsius). And getting there isn’t easy: Roads are washed out during wintertime, and in summer, Cheung said, “it’s not a nicely paved road—even with four-wheel drive.”

    Roving Rocks - Extreme Beauty
    Photo: Pete Ryan

    Above, the curved trail of a roving rock cuts across the Racetrack in a 2006 photograph. The Racetrack is a “place of stunning beauty and mystery” cradled into a remote valley between the park’s Cottonwood and Last Chance ranges, according to the Death Valley National Park website. Even so, the hottest and driest place in North America is “not very bearable,” Cheung noted. Temperatures in July, for instance, can reach 115 degrees Fahrenheit (about 46 degrees Celsius). And getting there isn’t easy: Roads are washed out during wintertime, and in summer, Cheung said, “it’s not a nicely paved road—even with four-wheel drive.”

     

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    2010 International Conservation Photography Awards