Daily Photo – Salt Flat

Daily Photo – Salt Flat
Death Valley Salt Flat (Click image for larger view)

From a distance, the salt flats at Badwater Basin in Death Valley look quite, well, flat. Indeed, if you visit Badwater and walk out onto the salt, the initial stretch…

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Daily Photo – Salt River

Daily Photo – Salt River
Salt River, Death Valley (Click image for larger view)

This photo was taken where the West Side Roadcrosses the salt creek that flows (when it rains) from north to south along the valley. The salt here is 95% NaCl…

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Daily Photo – Alluvial Fan

Daily Photo – Alluvial Fan
Alluvial Fan (Click image for larger view)

A little further north on the West Side Road, I captured this view east across Badwater Basin of an alluvial fan at the base of a washout in the Amargosa…

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