1994 | CA-190 through Devils Cornfield
As California 190 crosses Death Valley, it drops out of the Panamints toward the Mesquite Flat dunes, eases around alluvial fans, then sets straight northeast for Daylight Pass through the Funeral Mountains.
The highway here appears straight, but the chicane which alerts the driver dodges between two small volcanic heaps which can offer a little elevation to try for a bigger picture.
This looks a lot like my home planet. Don’t let the straight line fool you – it’s a very complicated place. But all I need to do is get off the highway, climb a small butte, set up on the big gravel, and the Valley does the rest.