Start at the Furnace Creek visitor center in Death Valley National Park. Drive 50 miles north on pavement, then head west for another 30 miles on bone-rattling gravel roads. During the drive—which ...

Deep within the unforgiving expanse of the California Desert lies Death Valley, home to one of the world's greatest enduring geological mysteries: the famous Sailing Stones of Racetrack Playa. For ...

For decades, visitors to Death Valley found something impossible — heavy rocks gliding across the desert floor, leaving long trails behind them. No one ever saw them move, and theories ranged from ...

America's geological wonders don't need erupting volcanoes to create breathtaking spectacles that look straight out of a science fiction movie. From towering mushroom-shaped rocks to mysterious moving ...

DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK, Calif. - In a desert called the driest place in North America, who would guess a rainbow colors the sky. After a light rain, however, the brilliant rainbow appears before ...