Photos by Jamie Scanlon-Jacobs
Journey to the valley of death
A photographer’s look at the heart of California’s Death
ValleyClockwise from top left
Death Valley has a number of sand dunes which are in perpetual
motion as the wind slowly blows them across the land.
Death Valley, true to its name, is nearly absent of the
abundance of life that is so common in other parts of the
state.
The water from a nearby hot spring provides a small oasis where
plant life flourishes in the barren land.
The mountains of the valley are packed with abandoned mine
shafts.
(top) As the sun sets, a Death Valley park visitor sits atop a
vista point and looks out over the expanse below.