Just outside of Wendover, Nevada, on the Utah side of the border is a really, really cool spot: The Bonneville Salt Flats.
You might actually recognize this place. It's fairly famous. Films have been made here. (World's fastest Indian, and, of course, Pirates of the Caribbean 3). If you visit at the right time of year, you'll see lines of cars, SUVs and Motor Homes out on the flats, along the horizon, all there to check out the land-speed trials.
It's a crunchy, saline, dry world, crusted over with NaCl. You can take a walk, or even drive your car out onto the flats. But don't forget to rinse off afterward. Salt is a little bit uncomfortable, and corrosive to car paint.
I've wanted to take sunrise/sunset pictures here for ages. I've passed through before, but usually when the sun has been at it's zenith - a brutal, blinding time for photo taking. With an early wake-up call, I had a bit of better luck with light this trip:
You might actually recognize this place. It's fairly famous. Films have been made here. (World's fastest Indian, and, of course, Pirates of the Caribbean 3). If you visit at the right time of year, you'll see lines of cars, SUVs and Motor Homes out on the flats, along the horizon, all there to check out the land-speed trials.
It's a crunchy, saline, dry world, crusted over with NaCl. You can take a walk, or even drive your car out onto the flats. But don't forget to rinse off afterward. Salt is a little bit uncomfortable, and corrosive to car paint.
I've wanted to take sunrise/sunset pictures here for ages. I've passed through before, but usually when the sun has been at it's zenith - a brutal, blinding time for photo taking. With an early wake-up call, I had a bit of better luck with light this trip:
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