Racetrack - Sailing Stones of Death Valley - Explained!

Andy

On Kdog and Aaron's excellent suggestion, Marc Muench & I headed out to the Racetrack Playa in Death Valley.

They pretty much look the same as they always have...



BUT BUT BUT just before we left, I snapped the elusive shot, which now shows exactly how the stones move! Look very closely at the stone at the end of this light trail:



I know that David_S85 was sure they were moved by Aliens. And now I've proven it! :s85

:lol3

Enjoy (catching aliens at work) photography,

Awais Yaqub

Nice photos

coscorrosa

I knew it!

So now that we have irrefutable evidence that the aliens are in fact responsible we just need to figure out how a rock that moves in a squiggly line (as if it were - hypothetically - moved by a photographer who had a hard time seeing late at night) can result in tracks that straight.

One solved mystery reveals another!

dlplumer

The Actual Explanation
Not as romantic, but apparently real.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1hoiHvOeGc

PS Beautiful shots Andy

kdog

:lol4 :lol4 :lol4 :lol4


Hey Andy, you got some REALLY GOOD tracks there!! thumb

Cheers,
-joel

dseidman

Clever idea in the second one, Andy. I really like these.

redleash

Nice shots, Andy. Maybe it's the ghost of Scottie's Castle . . .

Andy

coscorrosa wrote:

One solved mystery reveals another!