Death Valley National Park is full of otherworldly landscapes. One of my favorites was the expansive salt flats at Death Valley — dry plains covered with a thin layer of crusty mineral deposits which made the plains resemble a snowy field. When you walked over it, it even crunched under your feet like ice-crusted snow does.
There are over 200 square miles of salt flats at Death Valley and it is one of the largest protected areas of its kind in the world.
For more photos from Death Valley National Park, check out this post: The Surprising Beauty of Death Valley National Park
Foto Friday is a series where I go back through my archives to share photos that I love either because I think they are beautiful or they have an interesting story. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do!
We’ve been meaning to make a trip to Death Valley! Not sure when that’ll happen, but it’s crossed our minds several times. 🙂
Yes, it’s an easy drive for a long weekend! I’d recommend staying inside the park for at least a night. This past visit we stayed at a motel an hour outside of the park so it really limited what we had time to see and do.
I like your photo.
Thanks, Rhonda!