#deathvalley — Public Fediverse posts

This scarf is a gift for my uncle, inspired by quartz clusters we saw together backpacking in Cottonwood Canyon in Death Valley. From what I've been reading I think they were formed by intrusive igneous rock forming around xenoliths, and by cooling very slowly forming the incredible quartz crystals we saw, which looked like rings around the darker xenoliths in the weathered rock face we saw. I'm not trained as a geologist though and would love to find more information about the geology of Cottonwood Canyon from someone with some real expertise!

The wool is targhee roving I got at the nor cal ren faire. I spun it on my small cross arm spindle and wove it on a loom I've been borrowing from a friend. It's plain weave set at 8epi. It looked very open on the loom, but fulled into a wonderfully bouncy and dense fabric.

After fulling I scoured the fabric, then used rubber bands to do this shibori inspired dye process. After putting on the rubber bands I gave it a bath in tannins I extracted from an oak gall, then in a bath of cool water with just a tiny bit of dissolved ferrous sulfate. It was so exciting to see the fabric turn grey in a a matter of just a few minutes when I put it in the iron bath!

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#deathvalley

DEATH VALLEY (2015) — a dusty little thriller with a strong middle act, sun-baked cinematography, and characters who make dehydration look like a lifestyle choice. Uneven writing, odd baggage, still surprisingly watchable.
#DeathValley #MovieReview #ThrillerMovies #IndieFilm #DesertNoir #FilmCritique #CinemaDiscussion #MovieThoughts
https://pablohoneyfish.wordpress.com/2025/12/07/the-parody-paradox-and-the-prosaic-epilogue-structural-coherence-and-tonal-dissonance-in-death-valley/

#Mudslides, 126-mph winds and feet of snow pummel #California amid #AtmosphericRiver

The biggest storm so far this winter blasted California with #flooding #downpours, #hurricane-force winds and feet of #snow in the mountains. Some of the worst damage occurred near the #BurnScars from January's deadly #fires.

By Brian Lada, AccuWeather meteorologist and senior content editor

Published Feb 14, 2025

"Mudslides, flooding downpours and feet of mountain snow were unleashed across California as the biggest storm so far this winter hit the state, including areas devastated by deadly #wildfires in January.

"Evacuations were ordered and roads were shut down near the burn scars of the #PalisadesFire and the #EatonFire due to the risk of mudslides, flash flooding and debris flows, including a stretch of the #PacificCoastHighway between #Malibu and #SantaMonica.

"A person with the Los Angeles Fire Department was swept away in a vehicle amid the flooding but managed to escape with only minor injuries, according to The Associated Press.

"Bulldozers were needed to clear feet of mud, rock and debris from some roads as the heavy rain ran off the charred mountainsides.

"'Over 10 inches of rain fell in some areas, including 10.87 at Manchester, on the coast west of #Sacramento, and 9.89 inches at Mining Ridge, 90 miles south of #SanJose,' AccuWeather Meteorologist and Digital Producer Jesse Ferrell said.

"Rain even fell in California's #DeathValley National Park, with 0.18 of an inch falling in the hottest place in North America. In an entire year, the remote park typically measures 2.20 inches of rain."

Read more:
https://www.accuweather.com/en/winter-weather/mudslides-126-mph-winds-and-feet-of-snow-pummel-california-amid-atmospheric-river/1745097#google_vignette
#ClimateCrisis #ClimateThreats #ClimateCatastrophe #ExtremeWeather #Polycrisis

Satellite imaging showing how much Badwater Basin in Death Valley National Park has refilled (via NASA). https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/152448/badwater-basin-refills?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon&linkId=325812372

#deathvalley #DeathValleyNationalPark #RemoteImaging #GIS #satellite #satelliteimaging #NAASA