You do not need lava fields to find a truly otherworldly American landscape. Some of the strangest scenery in the country comes from gypsum, salt, sandstone, wind, ancient lakes, and millions of years ...

The Painted Hills are a truly bizarre and alien-looking landscape in Eastern Oregon. With rust, sand, tan, and grassy-colored layered hills, scarlet scarred slopes, and charming old-time towns dotted ...

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 ...

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