Comments on: Mesquite Sand Dunes, Death Valley National Park

By: betchai

betchai — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 20:36:59 +0000

Thanks a lot, everyone.

@ Nova, I am glad you have finally enjoyed your first snowflakes there in NY

@ Yanjaren, I usually am in tears whenever I get to those places, I can not help but be thankful to our Creator.

@ Pusa, yep, sarap mag-laro sa sand, pwede ring mag-sand board, basta sa umaga lang o sa hapon, kasi sa tanghali, umi-init talaga yung sand kahit malamig pa ang hangin.

@ Carey, sige ah, lagaw ta sa sand dunes, haha! Know what, we really have the Great Sand Dunes National Park, but it is not in California, it is in Colorado. Have not been there yet, but am sure it would be amazing.

@ Lala, thanks, the beauty of desert is not really for everyone. Many times I’ve been on its trails, and I encounter mostly tourists from Europe and Japan, than from California

@ Gem, yes, it indeed looks unreal, that is why they always describe desert landscape as surreal, as out of this world.

By: yanjiaren

yanjiaren — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 22:16:46 +0000

I really want to cry just looking at this beauty that actually exists.

By: betchai

betchai — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 21:06:21 +0000

Thanks, Melissa, Jodapoet, Ruthi, , Doris, Heidi, Carey and Soy.

@ Soy, you have excellent observation Actually, you are correct, Death Valley is a rainshadow desert, the mountains to the West suck up all the moisture and gets the precipitation, therefore, the clouds usually hug the mountains and to know what is happening at the west side of the mountains, one just have to look at the clouds. It is definitely, dramatic, knowing that there is storm at one side while none at all at the other side.

@ Carey, we all can dream, cant we? As much as I dream to one day set foot on Prague too and See Soy in England oh well, to dream is cheap but making it a reality means we have to save money One day…. btw, sa Bacolod ako, been here in San Diego for 4 years, 1 year in Connecticut.

By: timecapsule

timecapsule — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 00:01:01 +0000

These are great pictures just like the rest. I have never seen lots of sand dune photos and these gave me a different perspective. Melissa is right, you should come up with a calendar with those photos. Just don’t forget about me. I will send you my address just in case…. hahahaha

By: betchai

betchai — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 22:40:06 +0000

thanks, melissa and jodapoet.

@ melissa, thanks for the idea, it is a great one actually, i had been planning on that but my plans always remain just that, plans

@ jodapoet, actually, if you visit Death Valley december and january, their high is only in 60s and night is in the 30s, can even dip below freezing even at the lowest elevation when the sun fades. DV is definitely hot in the summer, but I do not also recommend that, as I too would get toasted with that

By: jodapoet

jodapoet — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 17:01:21 +0000

Gorgeous for being sand dunes and sand boarding sounds like fun However that heat would kill me. Anything over 70 degrees and I’m toast - burnt toast.

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