This rock formation named for its unique shape is one of many that call the Alabama Hills home.

Towering basalt columns, a creation of fire and ice.

For decades, the largest tungsten producer in the U.S. was located in a spectacular setting in the high Sierra Nevada, with some of the workings over 11,000 feet.

Two mermen, eternally spitting into each other's mouths.

The highest dunes in California are the most likely place in the area to hear the Singing Sands.

An abandoned Jazz Age dream home and con man's hideout in Death Valley.

A charming desert roadside bakery that produces 10 times more bread daily than it has residents in its town.