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Dancing Rocks : Mysteriously moving stones in Death Valley leave whimsical trails. How do they do that?
Heed the words of Robert frost one day and take a road less traveled by, one that will make all the difference. Go northwest from Furnace Creek in Death Valley, between the jagged rim of the Grapevine Mountains and the peaks and canyons of the Cottonwood range. Turn south-southwest past the vast bowl of Ubehebe Crater, and take a rocky unpaved track for 25 miles until you descend into a broad desert valley. Slow down now, rest your rut-and-boulder-shaken frame. Around one last bend in the water- gouged and gullied road prepare for a sight the like of which you have never imagined: the tracks of the sliding rocks of Racetrack Playa.
Only 2.8 miles from north to ...
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