Racetrack Playa - Twenty-seven miles of sharp gravel and washboard roads. The worst of it being the last 3 miles. The whole car shook like a nervous chihuahua.

This is a special place. Just like the other locations we visited, the surface looked to stretch as far as the eye could see. But this place was flat. Real flat. From one side of the playa to the other, the elevation gain is only a couple of inches. Stretching across the playa are hexagonal mud cracks. The surface is hard, but access is closed when it rains to preserve the patterns. There is almost no vegetation on the surface. From a distance, you can see The Grandstand. It’s a rock island that sits almost in the center of the playa. You can climb the rocks to get a 360° view of the area.

The southern most end of the playa has the famous sailing stones. A geological phenomenon that has heavy rocks “racing” across the dried lake bed. Very Rad. We had a blast here. Not many people have the chance to access this part of the park. Kind of felt like you were part of that club, the club of having a high clearance vehicle.

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