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Posted By:
Hal Brown
Date Posted:
May 14, 2012
Description:
After a couple of days of beautiful seaplane water, it was time to head off into the desert mountains.
Date Taken:
May 14, 2012
Place Taken:
Boulder City, NV
Owner:
Dan Nickens
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Category:
507, SeaReys to Seattle
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Dan Nickens - May 14,2012
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Nothing but big rocks and sand for seaplanes crossing the great desert.
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Big and Dry
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Dan Nickens - May 14,2012
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Dan Nickens - May 14,2012
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The gullies from waters past are still seen in the desert.
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Waters Work
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Dan Nickens - May 14,2012
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This ain’t no sea dune. It’s air blown sand.
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Desert Dunes
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Dan Nickens - May 14,2012
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The intricate dunes are sculpted by air, not water.
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Steep Dunes
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Dan Nickens - May 14,2012
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All the ground has been washed by water long gone. Still, a seaplane could land there (once).
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Over Wash
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Dan Nickens - May 14,2012
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Sand washing down the side of rising rock.
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Sand Wash
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Dan Nickens - May 14,2012
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A hundred foot swell of sand looks naturally suitable for a SeaRey slide.
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Cresting Sand Wave
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Dan Nickens - May 14,2012
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Sands of many colors born of a fiery volcano litter the valley floor.
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Desert Colors
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Dan Nickens - May 14,2012
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Don Maxwell - May 15,2012
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Wow, it really does resemble roiled water.
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Dan Nickens - May 14,2012
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Riding ridges of old sea sand now rock turned on its side.
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Line Rider
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Dan Nickens - May 14,2012
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If the sea were still here, this SeaRey would be going submarine.
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Going Down
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Dan Nickens - May 14,2012
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Following the path of a river now only marked by the salt it left behind.
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River of Salt
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Dan Nickens - May 14,2012
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It could get lonely out in a death valley without your wingmen.
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3 Abreast
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Dan Nickens - May 14,2012
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Even down low the darker ‘Rey flies lower still.
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Tight Formation
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Dan Nickens - May 14,2012
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Gently rippled salt could float a SeaRey.
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Salt Cracks
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Dan Nickens - May 14,2012
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This is about as low as you can go in North America and still be up in the air.
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Getting Low Low Low
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Don Maxwell - May 15,2012
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Cool! (So to speak.) And no towers to run into, either.
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Dan Nickens - May 15,2012
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There is moisture around the edges, just not enough to satisfy a SeaRey.
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Damp Edges
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Dan Nickens - May 15,2012
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The intricate pattern of salt and moisture veers more towards brown water as the ground goes lower.
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Ground Clutter
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Dan Nickens - May 15,2012
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This is way below sea level. This is getting down to salt level.
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Salt Level
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Dan Nickens - May 15,2012
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Down at Furnace Creek, Death Valley, at 215’ below sea level.
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Hot Parking
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Dan Nickens - May 15,2012
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Richard’s ‘Rey, “Puff”, catches up with her namesake.
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Puffs
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Dan Nickens - May 15,2012
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Who needs navigational aids when there is a cloud street going your way?
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Cloud Street
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Dan Nickens - May 15,2012
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Flying out of a deep hole makes for one long climb. Local terrain goes from below sea level to 14,000 above.
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Leaving Death V Behind
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Don Maxwell - May 15,2012
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What was your altitude range that day, Dan?
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Dan Nickens - May 15,2012
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-200 to 10,000 msl
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Dan Nickens - May 15,2012
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You wouldn’t have wanted to be too close to these rocks when the volcano was blowing back in 1200 AD and all steam let loose (a phreatic eruption). The pits left behind are known as “maars”, probably after the planet? Not. It’s from the Latin “mare” for sea as in the water that’s supposed to be in the crater which there isn’t any so maybe it’s named after the waterless planet after all.
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Hot Rocks
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Dan Nickens - May 15,2012
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The mountains are washing out, but one side of the valley is washing out faster than the other. The debris fields are shallower on the west side because the rocks are rising faster on the east side.
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Washout
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Dan Nickens - May 15,2012
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SeaReys hop over ash that was once blasted much higher, but now stays low. Hopefully.
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Over Ash
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Dan Nickens - May 15,2012
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It’s cold up here…probably because of all that snow over on the Sierra Nevada range.
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High Cruising
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Dan Nickens - May 15,2012
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Yep, it’s definitely colder when you can see snow.
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Colder Still
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Dan Nickens - May 15,2012
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Watch out for that moon!
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Too Cool
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Dan Nickens - May 15,2012
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The airport at Bishop, California has a great view of the mountains from the comfort of a warmer altitude.
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Mountain View Airport
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Charles Pickett - May 15,2012
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Dan<br /><br />I know there is no such thing as having tooo much FUN<br /><br />BUT You are getting REAL CLOSE<br /><br />LOL
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Dan Nickens - May 15,2012
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It's true, Charlie, if there is is such a thing, I'm testing the limits.
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Daniel Paul Myers - May 15,2012
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I think you both are...
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Charles Pickett - May 15,2012
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I just can't keep up
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Chris Leng - May 15,2012
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Amazing Dan. Thanks for taking us along. How was the turbulence over the desert? Did <br />you try to avoid flying during the middle of the day? Sometimes the thermals in the <br />midwest can loosen your fillings if your in a SeaRey, I can't imagine what it would be like in <br />the desert.
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