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14. The caption in the image reads...

Reply to Hermit-The-Prog (Reply #3)

Mon Feb 19, 2024, 11:22 PM

Feb 19

...a shallow lake several kilometers across fills in the low-lying salt flat.

So I'm going to go out on a limb and say "salty".

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Ancient lake that reemerged at Death Valley National Park is here to stay -- for now, rangers say [View all] BumRushDaShow Feb 19 OP

happens every so often DBoon Feb 19 #1

Great video! Nittersing Feb 19 #4

Neat, although I hope no one's homes are water-logged. Would be interesting to see if any critters, insects, SWBTATTReg Feb 19 #2

Wish the article had more detail ... Hermit-The-Prog Feb 19 #3

The NPS has some info on the area BumRushDaShow Feb 19 #5

Thanks! Hermit-The-Prog Feb 19 #7

Found something... Hermit-The-Prog Feb 19 #8

I saw that site too BumRushDaShow Feb 19 #10

Possibly . . . Aussie105 Feb 19 #6

The caption in the image reads... eggplant Feb 19 #14

There are many different kinds of "salt", but, yes NPS says it's mostly sodium chloride Hermit-The-Prog Feb 20 #17

Neat-o! Tom Kitten Feb 19 #9

My friends drove out there to photograph it. Grumpy Old Guy Feb 19 #11

Would they allow you to post a few? Duppers Feb 19 #12

I'm sure they would. Grumpy Old Guy Feb 19 #13

I guess this is that ancient lake that Jim Morrison was singing about. Crowman2009 Feb 20 #15

Also with last years rains Tulare Lake in CA reformed Old Crank Feb 20 #16

Painful Reading. ruet Feb 20 #18

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