These photos do not do justice in showing the size and scale of the Alabama Hills.  I would need photograph from a helicopter to really convey the size and scope of the "hills."   This first image was taken while standing on the edge of a ravine that is 75 to 100 feet deep. You  can see my shadow being reflected on the opposite wall of the ravine ... on the left-hand side of the image about 2/3rds of the way down:

The rocks in the image below can just be seen at the center in back of the image above.  I haven't changed positions in the two shots ... just  zoomed in with my telephoto for the shot below:

I don't know what the rocks in these hills are made of ... for the most part, they have a very rough texture and there's lots of color; mostly reddish orange from minerals contained in them.  They come in all sorts or shapes and sizes.  Like gazing at the stars, many see figures of hands and feet and other things in them.

I loved the light falling on this cluster of boulders.  Remember, there are at least a thousand clusters of these in the Alabama Hills!

And, my favorite shot of the two shoots was this little outcropping:

Then it was time to head to Death Valley.  We're going straight ahead down this long road and over the range of mountains in the background and then another 30 miles to our destination:

I'll see you there next week in the sand dunes!

Bye for now,

Adam