18th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Travel
Salt Flat Striations at Sunrise
A rising sun makes striking lines come to life that criss-cross the Utah Salt Flats. Recent rainfall has caused the salt to form these rare popcorn-style formations (the whitest parts), and earlier water immersion created the ridges. Frequently used for landspeed records, getting a spot clean of any tire tracks meant driving about fifteen miles out on the tundra.
Photo Detail
Date Taken: | 07.2020 |
Date Uploaded: | 11.2020 |
Photo Location: | Wendover, Utah, United States of America |
Camera: | ILCE-7RM4 |
Copyright: | © Brian Clopp |