Towering basalt columns, a creation of fire and ice.

Aqueducts have dramatically changed this old lake, now home to tufa towers and its very own species of tiny brine shrimp.

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

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

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

Millions of years of oxidation make a drive down this winding Death Valley road surprisingly colorful.

Sandstone rock formations that look like they belong on the cover of a progressive rock album.

Stroll through a wonderland of stupendous moss-covered trees.

An earthwork sculpture built by Robert Smithson in the Great Salt Lake only reemerges during drought.

A sculpture for the sun and stars, created by Nancy Holt.