I often go to the Alabama Hills near Lone Pine, CA to photograph its beautiful landscape. On this trip I had a little extra time so I decided to get up early and drive 125 miles from Lone Pine to Death Valley. I had never been to Death Valley with a camera before and I was hoping to make a few good photographs while there. My goal was to be at Zabriskie Point at sunrise to photograph Manly Beacon. A feature of Death Valley loved by many photographers. Needless to say I arrived just after sunrise and did make a nice photograph but in additional I photographed nearby areas, this being one of them. The Zabriskie Point area is surrounded by these odd-looking mud hills eroded by rains and wind.