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The Racetrack Playa, Death Vally National Park, 4/07. The rocks fall from surrounding hillsides. After a rain, the clay surface of the dried up lakebed has a very low friction coeffient. When the wind blows, the rocks slowly move, creating a path...so I am told.
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[ Post a Comment ]| Aspen | Long lost pet rock | | 
Voted 10/10 | I forgot where I had seen it, but there's a website out there that actually named these rocks!
Knight | | Posted Nov 14, 2007 1:44 am |
| Jordan11 | Nice curve shot | | 
Voted 9/10 | Looks like fun, but I think your missing some pins. nice pic | | Posted May 27, 2008 2:46 pm |
 | | mkpatrick | Re: Nice curve shot | | 
Hasn't voted | Thanks for posting. Death Valley was a great break from the spring rain up here. | | Posted Jun 8, 2008 8:55 pm |
| yatsek | But they say | | 
Hasn't voted | nobody has ever seen'em move | | Posted Nov 6, 2008 5:29 am |
| | mkpatrick | Re: But they say | |
Hasn't voted | Hah! you are exactly right. hard to believe the wind is blowing rocks around. Who knows....Aliens? elves? mischievous hikers that are extremely light-footed? | | Posted Nov 6, 2008 6:46 am |
| | yatsek | evidence | |
Hasn't voted | Well, this pic does provide some evidence LOL | | Posted Nov 7, 2008 3:43 am |
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