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To: Red Badger

Having visited the Racetrack a couple of times, the wind there can be pretty intense. With the slightest bit of water, rocks could act as sails and move along the lakebed. At least that is what it looked like to me.

And, Death Valley is hot and well under sea level…but it is not without water. I’ve been in the park after a rain storm. Some of the ground gets very slippery.


4 posted on 08/19/2025 12:54:33 PM PDT by Vermont Lt
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To: Vermont Lt
Having visited the Racetrack a couple of times, the wind there can be pretty intense. With the slightest bit of water, rocks could act as sails and move along the lakebed. At least that is what it looked like to me.

And, Death Valley is hot and well under sea level…but it is not without water. I’ve been in the park after a rain storm. Some of the ground gets very slippery.

The thing is the Racetrack in Death Valley sits at over 3,700 feet in elevation in the Panamint Mountains.

10 posted on 08/19/2025 4:32:39 PM PDT by Inyo-Mono
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