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Rain Shadow #1
Death Valley is a transitional zone in the northernmost part of the Mojave Desert and is five mountain ranges removed from the Pacific Ocean. Three of these are significant barriers: The Sierra Nevada, Argus Range, and the Panamint Range. Air masses tend to lose their moisture as they are forced up over mountain ranges, in what climatologists call a rain shadow effect.
![Sunrise over Badwater](photos/IMG_0534.jpg)
sunrise over badwater
rain shadow #1
badwater, death valley, ca
![Cloud Catcher](photos/_MG_0779.jpg)
cloud catcher
rain shadow #1
badwater, death valley, ca
![View from Eureka](photos/_MG_1798.jpg)
view from eureka
rain shadow #1
eureka dunes
![Against the Wind](photos/_MG_2205.jpg)
against the wind
rain shadow #1
mesquite flat sand dunes, death valley, ca
![Waking up to Sun](photos/_MG_2607.jpg)
waking up to sun
rain shadow #1
mesquite flat sand dunes, death valley, ca
![Shadow and Light](photos/_MG_3932.jpg)
shadow and light
rain shadow #1
mesquite flat sand dunes, death valley, ca
![Sand Storm](photos/IMG_3412.jpg)
sand storm
rain shadow #1
death valley, ca
![Dunes in Pink](photos/IMG_3588.jpg)
dunes in pink
rain shadow #1
mesquite flat sand dunes, death valley, ca
![Devils Cornfield](photos/_U5J0594.jpg)
devils cornfield
rain shadow #1
devils cornfield, death valley, ca
![Winter in Death Valley](photos/_U5J0630.jpg)
winter in death valley
rain shadow #1
mesquite flat sand dunes, death valley, ca
![Leading the Way](photos/_U5J0694.jpg)
leading the way
rain shadow #1
mesquite flat sand dunes, death valley, ca
![Gold of Sand Piramyd](photos/_U5J0700.jpg)
gold of sand piramyd
rain shadow #1
mesquite flat sand dunes, death valley, ca
![Pink World](photos/_U5J0725.jpg)
pink world
rain shadow #1
mesquite flat sand dunes, death valley, ca
![On Fire](photos/_U5J0739.jpg)
on fire
rain shadow #1
mesquite flat sand dunes, death valley, ca
![Yellow in Blue](photos/_U5J3000.jpg)
yellow in blue
rain shadow #1
badwater, death valley, ca
![Before the Rain](photos/_U5J3093.jpg)
before the rain
rain shadow #1
death valley canyon, death valley, ca
![Reaching for the Sky](photos/_U5J3351.jpg)
reaching for the sky
rain shadow #1
mesquite flat sand dunes, death valley, ca
![Life in a Desert](photos/312_1208.jpg)
life in a desert
rain shadow #1
mesquite flat sand dunes, death valley, ca