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Rainbow Basin Northwest of Barstow, California Text and Photos by Len Wilcox Northwest of Barstow, California, lies one of the most beautiful and mysterious locations in the Mojave Desert: Rainbow Basin. It’s a mishmash of shapes, colors and fantastic formations, a place where water and wind have worked magic, sculpting layers of sandstone and sediment [...]
Shades of green, turquoise and red — here and there a streak of pale lavender — Rainbow Basin is aptly named. The dichotomy of Rainbow Basin’s solemn solitude and bright colors draws me in again and again, and each time I discover something new to photograph or a new trail to explore. Even during the [...]
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