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Grumpy Old Guy

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April 19, 2023

Milky Way Over Trona Pinnacles

We just got back from a three day trip to the California desert. Here is a preliminary edit done on my cellphone with Snapseed.

The Trona Pinnacles are basalt tufas on what was once a vast body of water thousands of years ago. They are next to Searles Dry Lake, which was the source of most if the world's borax. The 20 Mule Teams started their journey near here.

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About Grumpy Old Guy

Thank you Democratic Underground for keeping me sane for the last four years. I think I was probably the longest lurker here. I started following DU during the Dubya administration. I was first attracted to the "Top Ten Conservative Idiots of the Week." I've been following along ever since. I always felt guilty for not participating, but refrained from doing so because I already spend way too much time online. However, after recent events, I just can't sit back any longer. I had to log on and thank you folks for all that you do. I'm a retired TV newscast director with forty years experience and more than eighteen thousand broadcasts under my belt, most of them live. I now travel the country (when I can) shooting landscape, astro and wildlife photography. You can see some of my photos at Ross-Kestin.Pixels.com or on Instagram at @oldguywithacamera. Thanks again! Ross K. Grumpy Old Guy