Lake Manley, located at the lowest part of Death Valley, is generally pretty close to dry but not this year. In the early morning, I went to see the Sun Rise at Bad Water and witness the Alpine Glow lighting the top of the snow covered 11,000+ foot Telescope Peak within the Panamint Mountain Range. While I have to admit it was very pretty, I liked this more subdued light of about 15 minutes before sunrise. I tend to not do low contrast subjects, but I liked it this time.

Like the previous panorama, this is a 4X1 panoramic stitch and not my preferred 3X1 but the scene was simply SO wide, it really needed a bit wider aspect ratio.

Bad Water is interesting in that when you look East and Up, 280+ feet in the air is a huge sign with 5 foot letters that says "Sea Level". It is the lowest point in the Western Hemisphere.