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014_12-death-valley-mine-rd-rocky-800px.jpg Death Valley Mine Road is almost just a trail in placesThumbnailsAt the end of Death Valley Mine Road, I hit patches of deep sand on the Cima RoadDeath Valley Mine Road is almost just a trail in placesThumbnailsAt the end of Death Valley Mine Road, I hit patches of deep sand on the Cima RoadDeath Valley Mine Road is almost just a trail in placesThumbnailsAt the end of Death Valley Mine Road, I hit patches of deep sand on the Cima RoadDeath Valley Mine Road is almost just a trail in placesThumbnailsAt the end of Death Valley Mine Road, I hit patches of deep sand on the Cima RoadDeath Valley Mine Road is almost just a trail in placesThumbnailsAt the end of Death Valley Mine Road, I hit patches of deep sand on the Cima Road

But the rocky spots do provide some much-needed traction. Many of the rocks are pinkish quartz which adds to the luminescent quality of the landscape.