Eureka Dunes, Death Valley National Park

Continuing on the Death Valley Road out of Big Pine, you drop down into Eureka Valley, part of Death Valley National Park. A rather gnarly washboard road takes you to the Eureka Dunes, the tallest dunes in California at 700 feet. Being late in the day we only hiked up to the first ridge, but even that was enough of a workout! The dunes are home to 5 endemic beetles and 3 Endangered plants, but all we saw that day was evidence of wildlife left in the sand.

Common Raven

these tiny, unidentified tracks were everywhere!