{"id":506,"date":"2017-12-27T12:48:09","date_gmt":"2017-12-27T16:48:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whitethaiger.net\/trip\/?p=506"},"modified":"2017-12-27T12:50:33","modified_gmt":"2017-12-27T16:50:33","slug":"christmas-in-the-desert-2017-4-eureka-dunes-death-valley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.whitethaiger.net\/trip\/?p=506","title":{"rendered":"Christmas in the desert 2017 – 4: Eureka Dunes, Death Valley"},"content":{"rendered":"

Continued from here…<\/a><\/p>\n

Monday morning we continued on to the Eureka Dunes. Of course we had to climb to the top of these dunes, about 650ft (200m). We picked a route that we thought would give us the best chance with the least loose sand. We started on the northern side of the dunes climbing up ridges. At one point it looked like we\u2019d have to give up almost all our elevation gain to get to a ridge leading up to the high point, but we were able to find a route avoiding that and made it the top with relative ease. After a short break for taking pics and snacking we collected the dividends of our effort and ran down the steep side of the dune in the deep sand.<\/p>\n

The drive home was uneventful, except that traffic on Cajon pass added about 40 minutes to our drive.<\/p>\n

\"Waking <\/a>
Waking up on Big Pine Rd <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Tin <\/a>
Tin Mountain from Big Pine Rd <\/div> <\/div>
\"That's <\/a>
That’s where we are going (A.K.) <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Almost <\/a>
Almost there (A.K.) <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Alex <\/a>
Alex climbing Eureka Dunes <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"On <\/a>
On the edge (A.K.) <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Tough <\/a>
Tough going (A.K.) <\/div> <\/div>
\"Gaining <\/a>
Gaining some elevation (A.K.) <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Alex <\/a>
Alex in distance showes scale of dunes <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Traversing <\/a>
Traversing (A.K.) <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Gained <\/a>
Gained another ridge. What’s behind? (A.K.) <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Still <\/a>
Still not there?(A.K.) <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Cool <\/a>
Cool sand formation (A.K.) <\/div> <\/div>
\"Arriving <\/a>
Arriving at the top of Eureka Dunes <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Made <\/a>
Made it! <\/div> <\/div>
\"Enjoying <\/a>
Enjoying the top. <\/div> <\/div>
\"Getting <\/a>
Getting the angle just right (A.K.) <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Knife <\/a>
Knife sharp edge of a dune <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Playing <\/a>
Playing with shadows <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Fun <\/a>
Fun with shadows on Eureka Dunes <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Artsy\" <\/a>
Artsy <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n

Some movies:<\/p>\n

Sound of sliding sand:<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.whitethaiger.net\/trip\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/20171225_112609.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n

Traversing:<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.whitethaiger.net\/trip\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/20171225_113758.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n

Alex running down:<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.whitethaiger.net\/trip\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/AlexComingFromDune.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n

Uwe running down:<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.whitethaiger.net\/trip\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/20171225_123924.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n

The End.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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