The Racetrack

This is the Racetrack in Death Valley. It is accessible only with a four wheel drive, high-clearance vehicle and is at the end of 27 miles of rough, unpaved road. It is a playa, a lakebed that is usually dry, and is known as the Racetrack because of the unusual movement of stones across the playa, the movement leaving tracks in the mud. The formation on the left of the photo is known as The Grandstand, for obvious reasons.