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Death Valley
01 02 03 February 2013

03 February 2013, Sunday

Ryan enjoyed playing with his magnetic hematite rocks all day.

Ryan enjoys his magnetic hematite rocks gotten yesterday at the Fill The Bag at the museum, Furnace Creek Resort, Death Valley, California 6:25 AM

Ryan enjoys his magnetic hematite rocks gotten yesterday at the Fill The Bag at the museum, Furnace Creek Resort, Death Valley, California 6:25 AM. (Canon 5D Mark III, 24-70mm f/2.8 L II at 57mm, AUTO ISO 1,600, 1/125 at f/3.2, Perfectly Clear.)

 

Furnace Creek Resort, Death Valley, California 7:47 AM

Furnace Creek Resort, Death Valley, California 7:47 AM. (Canon 5D Mark III, 24-70mm f/2.8 L II at 24mm, AUTO ISO 100, 1/250 at f/8, Perfectly Clear.)

 

Furnace Creek Ranch, Death Valley, California 8:00 AM.

Furnace Creek Ranch, Death Valley, California 8:00 AM. (1955 LEICA M3 loaded with Kodak T-MAX 100, LEICAMETER MR-4 at EI 6, 1965 LEICA SUMMICRON 35mm f/2 with 39mm LEITZ Orange filter, f/8 at 1/50, NCPS process and scan, split-toned print.)

 

Ryan mimicks the sad face he made on the metal table support with his magnetic rocks, Furnace Creek Resort, Death Valley, California 8:34 AM.

Ryan mimics the sad face he made on the metal table support with his magnetic hematite rocks, Furnace Creek Resort, Death Valley, California 8:34 AM. (Canon 5D Mark III, 24-70mm f/2.8 L II at 35mm, AUTO ISO 4,000, 1/125 at f/2.8, Perfectly Clear.)

 

Ryan mimicks the smiley face he made on the metal table support with his magnetic rocks, Furnace Creek Resort, Death Valley, California 8:34 AM.

Ryan mimics the smiley face he made on the metal table support with his magnetic hematite rocks, Furnace Creek Resort, Death Valley, California 8:34 AM. (Canon 5D Mark III, 24-70mm f/2.8 L II at 53mm, AUTO ISO 2,500, 1/125 at f/2.8, Perfectly Clear.)

 

Ryan with his "Fill the Bag" of "Death Valley" magnetic hematite rocks, Furnace Creek Resort, Death Valley, California 8:59 AM.

Ryan with his "Fill the Bag" of "Death Valley" magnetic hematite rocks, Furnace Creek Resort, Death Valley, California 8:59 AM. (iPhone 5, ISO 50, 1/143 at f/2.4, Perfectly Clear and perspective-corrected Photoshop CS6.)

We walked to breakfast.

 

Palm Trunk, 03 February 2013.

Palm Trunk, Furnace Creek Resort, Death Valley, California, 9:05 AM. (iPhone 5 at ISO 50, f/2.4 at 1/1,869, Athentech Perfectly Clear.) full-resolution.

On the way back from breakfast, we spent more time at the museum with me explaining every aspect of how everything worked to Ryan.

 

Ryan looking at the stamp mill at the museum, Furnace Creek Resort, Death Valley, California 10:27 AM.

Ryan looking at the stamp mill at the museum, Furnace Creek Resort, Death Valley, California 10:27 AM. (iPhone 5, ISO 50, 1/602 at f/2.4, Perfectly Clear.)

We packed and checked out, and Ryan wanted to play more:

 

Ryan playing shuffleboard, Furnace Creek Resort, Death Valley, California 12:27 PM

Ryan playing shuffleboard, Furnace Creek Resort, Death Valley, California 12:27 PM. (iPhone 5, ISO 50, 1/1,695 at f/2.4, Perfectly Clear.)

 

Ryan playing basketball, Furnace Creek Resort, Death Valley, California 12:32 PM

Ryan playing basketball, Furnace Creek Resort, Death Valley, California 12:32 PM. (iPhone 5, ISO 50, 1/1,559 at f/2.4, Perfectly Clear.)

 

Ryan golfing, Furnace Creek Resort, Death Valley, California 12:34 PM

Ryan golfing, Furnace Creek Resort, Death Valley, California 12:34 PM. (iPhone 5, ISO 50, 1/2,358 at f/2.4, Perfectly Clear.)

 

Ryan in his restaurant in the playground at Furnace Creek Ranch, Death Valley, California 12:47 PM.

Ryan in his restaurant in the playground at Furnace Creek Ranch, Death Valley, California 12:47 PM. (1955 LEICA M3 loaded with Kodak T-MAX 100, LEICAMETER MR-4 at EI 10, 1957 LEICA SUMMICRON 50mm f/2 mit near-focusing range with 39mm LEITZ Orange filter, f/5.6 at 1/100, 2.07 meters, NCPS process and scan, Perfectly Clear, dodged face, split-toned print.)

 

After playing a while, we saddled up and headed out.

Here's the fence across from the restrooms at Furnace Creek Ranch:

Fence outside the restrooms near employee housing, Furnace Creek Ranch, Death Valley, California 12:57 PM

Fence outside the restrooms near employee housing, Furnace Creek Ranch, Death Valley, California 12:57 PM. (1955 LEICA M3 loaded with Kodak T-MAX 100, LEICAMETER MR-4 at EI 10, 1957 LEICA SUMMICRON 50mm f/2 mit near-focusing range with 39mm LEITZ Orange filter, f/5.6 aty 1/100, 3.8 meters, NCPS process and scan, Perfectly Clear, split-toned print.)

 

Ryan sleeping on the drive away from Furnace Creek Resort, Death Valley, California 1:38 PM.

Ryan sleeping on the drive away from Furnace Creek Resort, Death Valley, California 1:38 PM. (iPhone 5, ISO 50, 1/645 at f/2.4, Perfectly Clear.)

 

Ryan played a lot of Auto Bingo on our trip. I just got him some cards, and this trip is the first he's ever played. He played one card for all of the trip, getting more and more of the card filled out:

Ryan was very proud of all the things he saw on the drives both to and from Death Valley as marked on his Auto Bingo card, 7:49 PM.

Ryan was very proud of all the things he saw on the drives both to and from Death Valley as marked on his Auto Bingo card, 7:49 PM. (iPhone 5, ISO 160, 1/20 at f/2.4, Perfectly Clear.)

 

That's all for today. back to top of trip gallery.

 

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