So with the music industry a mess, it's time to try and branch out. This week, it's time for some nighttime timelapse in Death Valley. We went to Ubehebe Crater, only to find it closed. Actually, we knew it had been closed for several months, because of roadwork. The weather hadn't been cooperating, so the roadwork was taking much longer than scheduled. A Park Ranger had told us that the road would be re-opened in the middle of May, because even if the work wasn't done, the weather would then be too hot for roadwork. It turned out he was wrong on one of those accounts.
When we went down the road, past the Closed signs, there wasn't a car in sight the entire time. I took this to be a good thing, because the plan was to leave the gear out in the open overnight. So far, so good. The only issue was that the weather was again not cooperating. Clouds rolled in as we drove up, and they didn't leave until the following evening, even though they weren't forecast.
We took pics anyway, and though they're not great, they still deserve some postprocessing, to see if there's anything useful. Here's an important safety note: When traversing up and down craters, be sure to do your own research regarding the best trail. I had assumed that the most reasonable trail was the one directly from the parking lot, but that was not the case. Taking a different route the next morning proved to take about a third the time, and did not result in multiple strokes. Getting down the first way took 7 minutes, going up took 50. The next day, down took 10 minutes, up took 20.
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