The Racetrack
by Joe Schofield
Title
The Racetrack
Artist
Joe Schofield
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
A view of the Nelson Range from the abandoned Lippincott Mine. The winding gravel road leads to DryStake campground the lower left. The Racetrack Playa dry lakebed is partially seen in the center, along with "The Grandstand" dark outcroppings.
On a personal note, The “Racetrack” is among the very remote places one can find in DV, and I've camped solo there a few times. As fate would have it, this image was taken in early April, 2009, and I was one of two vehicles at the time. Not always, but in remote areas such as this I will usually make a point of saying hello to strangers - see if they may need anything I might have. In this case it was a couple, enjoying the solitude in their folding chairs. We said hello and shared names. She asked me, "Where are you from Joe?", and I replied "Near the Port of Los Angeles...San Pedro, CA." They looked at each other, broke in big smiles and laughed. The husband looked at me and said, "17th and Leland!", to which I replied "9th and Ellery Dr.!" No matter where you go, there you are.
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November 4th, 2022
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Comments (34)
Rebecca Herranen
Death Valley is such a dichotomy, heat that will take you down and breathtaking landscapes.
Jim Cook
As always, nicely composed and exposed! I had a similar experience while camping along the Colorado river.
Jim Love
Perfect leading line with the road leading the eye...if I'd taken this I would've called it a day since I wouldn't be able to top it
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