Sailing stones
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Sailing stones are part of the geological phenomenon in which rocks move and inscribe long tracks along a smooth valley floor without animal intervention. The movement of the rocks occurs when large,
A sailing stone in Racetrack Playa
Tracks are sometimes non-linear.
Two rocks in Racetrack Playa
A panorama of the Milky Way with the tracks of sailing stones below: Notice the stone on the right side.
Death Valley National Park
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Death Valley National Park is a national park of the United States that straddles the California–Nevada border, east of the Sierra Nevada. The park boundaries include Death Valley, the northern sectio
Sailing stones
…sliding rocks have been observed and studied in various locations, including Little Bonnie Claire Playa, in Nevada, and most famously at Racetrack Playa, Death Valley National Park, California, where the number and length of tracks are notable. The Racetrack's stones speckle the playa floor, predominantly in the southern portion…
Sand dunes in Death Valley National Park
Telescope Peak
Lake Badwater, March 2005
Petroglyphs above Mesquite Springs