January 1, 2024, Ibex Dunes, Death Valley, California

 63 and sunny.

Flowers on Ibex pass. Cool scenery on Ibex pass.

John and James heading toward Ibex Dunes. 

Spanish needles, sand verbena, coyote seen in Shoshone, and evening primrose. John and James heading to Ibex dunes.

John and James climbing Ibex dunes. It was really steep and strenuous. You lost at least a half a step for each one sliding in the sand. Ibex dunes. 

Looking down. John and James on the top of the dune. 

John and Sue on top of the dune. Looking across the valley at some talc mines. 

John kicking sand up on the way down. Barely surviving creosote bush in the dunes. 

A tiny beetle running across the dunes, sandpaper bush, and some dried dirt among the sand. Ibex dunes and the Avawatz mountains. 

Judy took us to dinner at Steak and Beer to celebrate the new year and the finishing of the painting of the shower project.  Excellent dinner.