Dry lake beds, also known as playas, are flat, barren areas that can sometimes flood after rainfall and transform into a temporary lake. While these empty stretches of desert may seem boring, dry ...
Brackish water soaks the ground at Lower Owens River after heavy snow in 2023 sent runoff flowing from the Sierra Nevada into the Owens Valley. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times) The dry bed of Owens ...