On our off day today, a handful of us went on an epic excursion to the Racetrack Playa. 3 hours on a washboard gravel road and two blown shocks later, we arrived at this beautiful playa that had mystified scientists for some time. There are rocks that seem to have plowed themselves along the lake bed and leave long "racetracks". You can check out the recent hypothesis that explains the phenomenon here.
After about 5 hours driving back (due to busted shocks), we made it to an old crater that blew its top due to lots of water mixing with its magma. Death Valley is extreme in its climate and events, all which are so well preserved.
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