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There is a fantastic and current photo essay of this anomaly over at r/DeathValleyNP so check it out:
https://www.reddit.com/r/DeathValleyNP/c...basin_118/
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I presume that is silt, suggesting there was some flow out into the basin from the storms at the beginning of the month?
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Wasn’t some sort of microorganism or algae growing on the crust discussed somewhere here recently, discoloring the valley floor temporarily before it turns white again?
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I remember this thread about a similar topic:
https://dv.netllama.us/dv/thread-25969.html
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That’s the one. Thanks!
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Reminds me of when the snow turns pink in the Sierra ... turns out it's algae and not watermelon-flavored. Sad face.
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(2022-01-26, 09:49 PM)TacoLand Wrote: Reminds me of when the snow turns pink in the Sierra ...
Ok TacoLand, reminds me of when the snow turns yellow and it's time to sing along with Frank Zappa (listen to the end of the short video to capture the punch line
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2022-01-26, 11:21 PM
Frank Zappa?
Where's the damn Like button? I thought this was the internet.
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Are we a bunch of Zappa fans here? Call any vegetable....
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(2022-01-29, 08:00 PM)MojaveGeek Wrote: Are we a bunch of Zappa fans here? Call any vegetable....
Not me. I wasn’t into his type of music back then.
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