Dante's View at 5,400+ feet as a setting sun shows the Saharan dust moving south across Death Valley NP. Badwater Salt Flats are seen below through a dust haze. July 12, 2021.

The waxing crescent moon was working its way to moonset over Death Valley National Park (USA) on July 12, 2021 Monday night. The sun had already set as I watched from Dante's View, 5,400+ feet above the valley below. Wind blown Saharan dust filled the valley, muting the view into the valley and Badwater Basin Salt Flats, sitting at 282 feet below sea level (lowest point in North America) and directly below me. This shot is proof that you should never ever leave a sunset until all the color has truly left the scene. The sun was a muted orange as it dipped below the mountains in the west. The Saharan dust had dimmed the scene quite a bit as it moved southward across the valley. You could actually see the leading edge of the dust, prior to sunset, as it drifted past me from this 5,000+ foot viewpoint. Canon 1DX MkIII + Canon 16-35mm F2.8L on tripod. 8.0 sec. @ F8.0, 31mm, +1 EV, ISO 100, AV priority, evaluative metering mode. Processed in Lightroom Classic.

Thunderstorms moving through the area east of Dante's View, Monday night July 12, 2021. These storms ended up over Las Vegas and led to some flash floods in the area. Two cars left and I captured their light trails in a timed exposure, as they wound their way back down the mountainside. The 1st quarter mile as you leave the parking lot is a steep 15% grade...all brakes on the way down.