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Sandstorm

Some landscapes just leave you speechless standing there. Here I was speechless from the amount of sand I was choking on. Nonetheless, when that sun crept close...
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Some landscapes just leave you speechless standing there. Here I was speechless from the amount of sand I was choking on. Nonetheless, when that sun crept closer to the horizon, that sandstorm glow was a shooting experience I’ll never forget. When I saw that weather report with 30+mph winds there was no question where we needed to be. Goggles, facemask, earplugs...check! Some of my favorite times out on the dunes.
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Death Valley Junction, California, US

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Feb, 2019

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