CA dessert & sierras

12 Places

Inyo County, California

Sailing Stones of Racetrack Playa

The rocks in this arid basin leave trails of movement behind them.

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Inyo County, California

Fossil Falls

Smooth basaltic rocks tell a tale of ancient glacial waterfalls.

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Bishop, California

Laws Railroad Museum

The echoes of a railroad town that solemnly mark the end of the line.

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Mono County, California

Hot Creek Geological Site

This naturally heated mountainous creek has created a group of neon blue pools of potentially deadly boiling water.

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June Lake, California

Obsidian Dome

A natural dome made of volcanic glass in Inyo National Forest.

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Mammoth Lakes, California

Devils Postpile National Monument

Towering basalt columns, a creation of fire and ice.

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Bridgeport, California

Bodie State Historic Park

Standing in a state of "arrested decay," this ghost town allows for a detailed peek into Gold Rush life in an unusually harsh climate.

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Inyo County, California

Manzanar National Historic Site

The tragedy of the Japanese internment camps is remembered here by a stark "Soul Consoling Tower."

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Inyo County, California

Teakettle Junction

Travelers leave tea kettles in a remote part of Death Valley as part of a mysterious, decades-old tradition.

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Inyo County, California

Badwater Basin

The lowest point in North America is home to an undrinkable pool surrounded by fields of geometric salt flats.

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Inyo County, California

Ballarat Ghost Town

This old mining town, deep in the California desert, has a year-round population of one.

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Panamint, California

Barker Ranch

The location of the last stand of Charles Manson's doomsday cult.

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