It’s nothing but a vast deposit of salt and minerals that have run down from the canyon sides. The Basin is two-hundred-seventy-nine feet below sea level, or about ninety three yards. At first glance, it appears as if the Valley finally received some snow. The monochromatic ground is only distinguishable by its varying textures. Some areas look like the doing of a six-year old who rummaged the recycling bin: hexagonal Styrofoam plates, arrayed like tiles, are grouted together by shaving cream. Other areas look like they had been synthesized by a chemist in a lab. Countless square feet are carpeted by crystalline structures that look too perfect to be natural. The alkaline flats stretch to the horizons, and I can’t see the edges. A treaded path, greyed by the footsteps of tourists, leads
It’s nothing but a vast deposit of salt and minerals that have run down from the canyon sides. The Basin is two-hundred-seventy-nine feet below sea level, or about ninety three yards. At first glance, it appears as if the Valley finally received some snow. The monochromatic ground is only distinguishable by its varying textures. Some areas look like the doing of a six-year old who rummaged the recycling bin: hexagonal Styrofoam plates, arrayed like tiles, are grouted together by shaving cream. Other areas look like they had been synthesized by a chemist in a lab. Countless square feet are carpeted by crystalline structures that look too perfect to be natural. The alkaline flats stretch to the horizons, and I can’t see the edges. A treaded path, greyed by the footsteps of tourists, leads