A two-lane highway threads between dark volcanic hills and drops toward a pale dry lake bed, with a range of desert mountains beyond. The scene is characteristic of the Basin and Range province of the American West, where crustal stretching has produced long parallel ranges separated by closed basins whose floors collect salt and fine sediment. This travel photograph is filed among reunion and trip folders in the collection of Donald L. Engebretsen, a former Air Force A-1 Skyraider pilot, and records a journey rather than an event. Project: 219895