But as I turned onto the Beatty Road I suspected there might be an image looking West as the rays of sunlight crept over Tucki Mountain.
There's a 4.2 mile trail from the Charcoal Kilns that leads up above Wildrose Canyon to Wildrose Peak, a climb of 2,200 feet.
These Charcoal Kilns are actually in Wildrose Canyon which is on the western side of the Panamint Range that itself forms the western edge of Death Valley proper.
It must seem like I've been hiding out for the last couple of weeks since my last post was back on the 9th.
In today's photo from the Li River near Guilin in China our boat is approaching a curve to the left.
Today I've another view of the Li River - two photos, first in black and white and second in color.