Low Pass

This is the Navy jet that came screaming around the Eureka Dunes in Death Valley. I'm standing only about 1/3 of the way up the 800' dunes, and he flew by just above my elevation. They're travelling near the speed of sound so you get very little warning before they're right on top of you.

The dunes are toward the lower right of this shot, and you can see his shadow about to pass through the campground below. Visiting from the nearby China Lake Naval Weapons Center, he's probably practice targeting the vehicles... we just have to hope that they remember when they're carrying live munitions!