A pair of visitors climb a dune near Stovepipe Wells in Death Valley. (Christopher Reynolds / LAT)
Your Wild West columnist takes a seat for dawn at the dunes near Stovepipe Wells in Death Valley. (Christopher Reynolds / LAT)
Dunes ripple near Stovepipe Wells in Death Valley National Park. Somewhere in the park, ashes from actors Marlon Brando and Wally Cox were recently scattered. (Christopher Reynolds / LAT)
Dawn light throughs furrows into sharp relief on a dune near Stovepipe Wells in Death Valley. (Christopher Reynolds / LAT)
Two hikers stand atop one of the highest dunes near Stovepipe Wells, Death Valley. (Christopher Reynolds / LAT)
