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Mark Sommer

Joined Atlas Obscura in 2015

Hey I'm Mark, I'm a artist/photographer from Sacramento, California. I've been traveling around the Western United States the past few years doing weekend trips wile I have been finishing my degree. I have been mainly using the travels with my friends and family as my focus in my work. I just love being out in the open.
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A medium gray rock on the desert floor, with a trail in the dirt behind it showing how the rock has moved.

Inyo County, California

Sailing Stones of Racetrack Playa

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

One of the two source pools in the second crop of hot springs.

Inyo County, California

Saline Valley Hot Springs

A hard-to-reach oasis in a desolate corner of Death Valley National Park.

Trona Pinnacles, San Bernardino County, CA 9/21/2016

Trona, California

Trona Pinnacles

One of the most unusual geological features, recognizable from a dozen hit movies.

Beam Wave Guide antennas at Goldstone

San Bernardino, California

Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex

Where NASA's satellites and rovers phone home.

Building near the railway

Ludlow, California

Ludlow

One of the ghostly stops along Route 66.

Methuselah Tree

Big Pine, California

Methuselah Tree

Once thought to be the oldest living tree in the world, Methuselah was germinated before the Egyptian pyramids were built.

UFO Watchtower

Center, Colorado

UFO Watchtower

One woman's UFO-themed campground, complete with self-built energy vortexes, UFO-themed weddings, and magic bushes.

Yes, you can make art from an abandoned toilet.

Joshua Tree, California

The Noah Purifoy Desert Art Museum

Explore 10 acres of environmental sculptures.

The aptly named Giant Rock.

Landers, California

Giant Rock

A regular looking rock with an unbelievable history.

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