Stops along Death Valley

One of the stops was the dunes from below, but we had a few others as well.



This was a giant gorge cutting through the sedimentary rocks allowing us to "see through time".


We also stopped at these cool lava tubes.



And we got to climb inside.



It wasn't very long but there was an awesome skylight.



Another stop was the pup fish pool. This pool only exists because it is fed by an underground spring, and it is tiny!



There are only three pools left with these cool little fish that biologists study. They were at one point the same fish, but as Death Valley dried up, they evolved differently in these pools. Now only a few are left. I couldn't find the picture of the fish and spring, but here is us stopping for a group picture.



Lets see, where else...



This is the view from Zyzzx station where we stayed, and yes, this is another larger pup fish pool they maintain.