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Meandering Salt Line
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Meandering Salt Line

by Kory Lidstrom

Category: Earth, Sea & SkyAdded September 6, 20101,247 views

Mountains, Deserts, Shorelines & Beaches, Patterns

Keywords: Alvord Desert, Desert, Dry, Oregon

This is a dry lakebed, called a "playa". When the lake evaporated, it's shoreline left behind this salt line, which can be seen here meandering towards the rugged Steens Mountains. Taken in the Alvord Desert in southeastern Oregon.
Image Format: Digital Capture - Greater than 9MPImage Crop: Full FrameDigital Enhancement: Digital RetouchModel Release: NAProperty Release: NACaptive: NA