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The Driest Desert in the World Has Stunning Salt Flats, Epic Stargazing, and Scenic Trails

Here's how to plan a trip to Chile's Atacama Desert, with expert recommendations on where to stay, what to do, and the best ...
The Salt Lake Tribune

Beloved Bonneville Salt Flats could be gone in fewer than 100 years

The Bonneville Salt Flats have shrunk by 75% in the last 100 years, and they could vanish entirely by the end of the century, new research has found. “The rate of decline definitely surprised me,” ...
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Hidden Along The Nevada-Utah Border Is A Giant, One-Of-A-Kind Salt Flat That Looks Like A Surreal Dream

Utah has its fair share of geological wonders, from the breathtaking rock formations at Arches National Park to the vibrant "Island in the Sky" in Canyonlands. But travel a little further afield from ...
The Salt Lake Tribune

At shrinking Bonneville Salt Flats, land speed racers worry it’s the end of an era

Land speed racers and car enthusiasts gathered at the Bonneville Salt Flats for World of Speed last month, as they have nearly every year for the past four decades, greeting many longtime friends and ...
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How to explore the salt flats of South Caicos

South Caicos, dangling at the southeastern end of the Turks and Caicos island chain, is more than crystal clear water and warm breezes. From the 1700s until the 1960s, this unassuming island was a ...