It was a pretty hazy day on the Salton Sea when we visited. But the immense flatness of the lake and the mountains in the background still made for some pretty epic landscape viewing. I will confess that the place looks better than it smells. The lake has no natural inlet or outlet, and with little rainfall and lots of evaporation, it's can make for a pretty salty soup of dead fish and bacterial blooms. Photo 1 of 12 in Hello from the Salton Sea by Aaron Britt

Hello from the Salton Sea

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It was a pretty hazy day on the Salton Sea when we visited. But the immense flatness of the lake and the mountains in the background still made for some pretty epic landscape viewing. I will confess that the place looks better than it smells. The lake has no natural inlet or outlet, and with little rainfall and lots of evaporation, it's can make for a pretty salty soup of dead fish and bacterial blooms.