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Before sunrise at Crescent Dunes.
Morning climb up the dune.
A mountainous skyline surrounds the dune area.
Looking over the adjacent solar power complex.
Sunrise and sunset are the best times of day to see the textures and shadows across the dunes.
Dawn shadows over the Crescent Dunes.
Viewing the dunes from the ground.
Crescent Dunes Solar Energy Project viewed from the dunes.
Footsteps about 60 feet above a sheer slope to the valley floor.
Volcanic rock scattered along the ground surrounding the dunes.
Soft and hard shadows along the dunes at sunrise.
The campground adjacent to the dunes.