The Sound of Silence by junge1
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Between the turn off from highway 395 just south of Mono Lake east along highway 120 to Benton it is a distance of about 48 miles. This stretch of highway is at an elevation between 5,000-ft. up to a little over 8,000-ft. and is closed in winter. There was no traffic-two cars going in the other direction for the entire drive. When I stopped to take a picture of these salt flats I shut off the engine.
I realized then that there was absolutely no noise. No wind, no rustling of leaves, no wind swishing in grass, no insects, no birds - not even the sound of a high-flying jet...nothing. So I stood there and enjoyed listening to the Sound of Silence.
Of course there is no cell phone coverage and if one brakes down it could be a long wait.
This picture was taken on 22 September 2008.
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Comments (45)
junge1
@MrsRatbag Yes Denise, I did a lot of driving not only that day but all 8 days I was gone-2,850 miles.
bu5ch
I drove highway 50 (the loneliest highway in America) across Nevada and encountered a similar landscape. At the top of one mountain range I could see all the way to the next range and never say another car. I was in a 1989 Honda CRXsi and did 130 mph for quite a few minutes and averaged 84 mph to the next range. I didn't even see a cow or any barb wire. Such barrenness was somewhat haunting. I wish I had stopped now.
tetsu-pino
Superb shot!!!
felinx
Quand tu habites par là, il ne faut pas oublier le sel ;) Belle image !!
dragonmuse
Quite an image and experience. thanks for sharing.
witch_1612
Wonderful Work!!!
pixelmeister
Beautiful shot!
Richardphotos
I had the same awesome experience in 20 Mule Team canyon at Death Valley, that is until a jet passed over.outstanding landscape
nikolais
love the pano!
MagikUnicorn
The Long Way Home ;-) Beautiful shot
mermaid
wow never have been to place withou any sound...and your pic does show the silence... marvelous
bmac62
For anybody that hasn't seen this at full-size, open it now! Sig, this brings back fond memories for me. Just to the west of Death Valley is a place called Fort Irwin, the Army Desert Training Center. I spent my first tour in the Army there as a tank platoon leader. I've heard the sound of silence. The high Mojave desert in the middle of the night is spectacular too. Stars galore...no city lights to spoil the view. I recall being scared to death as some creature approached my sleeping tank platoon...crunch, crunch, crunch...I climbed up on the tank...all it was was a cayote walking right through our perimeter. In one side and out the other. Oh, and it gets HOT in the day but COLD at night...nothing there to hold the heat. Bill
bebert
great view
moochagoo
I've been there a few years ago. Love this view.
lorandbartho
Great panoramic view!