Spring Comes to Death Valley

Bees, Panamint Range, Death Valley National Park

At about this time every spring, winter begins to fade high in the Panamint Range of Death Valley National Park. (For those who may not know, the peaks of the Panamint Range reach to over 11,000′ and are regularly cloaked in snow during the winter months.) As the warmth returns, the hills begin to green up and wildlife emerges once again. On just the right day in early April, the bees come back to life and emerge into the spring sun.

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6 thoughts on “Spring Comes to Death Valley”

  1. I’m struggling to make sense of this shot for two reasons:
    1 – Those are bees. Why are you taking pictures rather than running away? Silly man ;-)
    2 – This shot looks fake, which seems completely out of character.

    And then my eye wanders to the calendar, and my face hits my palm. Nice one!

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