The Cottonwood Range is reflected in the rainwater collected in the normally dry lake bed of Racetrack Playa in Death Valley. (Benoit Lebourgeois / For The Times)
Many visitors, including John Roll of Portland, Ore., find intrigue in these rocks that are said to move all on their own (Benoit Lebourgeois / For The Times)
The Pink Jeep vehicle is designed to maneuver the rough Death Valley terrain. Before grading, one road was so bumpy that a Jeep window broke, says guide Brad Chapman. (Benoit Lebourgeois / For The Times)
Teakettle Junction sends visitors on their way. (Benoit Lebourgeois / For The Times)
