Mastodawn

Missing this paradise #Uyuni #saltflats #Bolivia #sunset 😍

Details from the Qarhan Playa - China

🌏 : https://maps.app.goo.gl/ay8tBn3vfSb8aJxHA
4K link : https://imgur.com/a/Fpzbwei

The Qarhan Playa is a playa in the Golmud and Dulan counties of Haixi Prefecture, Qinghai, China. Formerly a single unitary lake, it is now an expansive salt flat divided into four greater sections which contain a number of smaller salt lakes, the largest of which is Dabusun Lake. The area is heavily exploited for its valuable salt, mineral, and rare earth reserves but parts are also protected as a national park and contribute to regional tourism. [From Wikipedia : https://w.wiki/HedF ]

#china #googleearth #satelliteview #aerialphotography #qarhan #lake #saltflats #lithium #industrial #abstract #texture #landscape #earthart #earthfromspace #earthfromabove #worldview #dji #atlas #Mapstodon #mastoart

Smart Woningbeheer Nov 27

🧂🇪🇸 Wist u dat..?
In Cádiz staat een natuurlijke zoutkathedraal: enorme witte zoutbergen die glinsteren als sneeuw in de zon.
Ze worden nog steeds op traditionele manier gevormd door zon, wind en zee — en locals noemen het liefkozend “het witste landschap van Andalusië”. 😄✨

#SpainFunFact #OnlyInSpain #Cadiz #SaltFlats #HiddenGems #TravelFun

PC Oct 12

#Rainbows #Utah #Saltflats

Lazarou Monkey Terror 🚀💙🌈Sep 3, 2025

Capitalism raping the Earth and destroying indigenous communities, in this instance Chinese and Russian Capitalism. Tankies thinking the world will be liberated by Authoritarians, and what planet is that happening on?

Needless to say the local aren't seeing any of the profit, in fact the mining is destroying their ecosystem and way of life (sound familiar?)

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/sep/03/lithium-mining-bolivia-salt-flats-indigenous-environment-ecosystem

#Bolivia #SaltFlats #LateStageCapitalism #Colonialism #SaltFlats #Lithium

‘The Dubai of South America’: how the promise of riches from lithium mining turned to dust in Bolivia

Politicians have long promised the critical metal will rescue the economy but Indigenous locals say the push to exploit vast reserves threatens the ecosystem and their livelihoods

The Guardian

Cautious Cruiser Jun 1, 2025

Slowing down to witness the quiet poetry of the salt flats —
Where birds hover like punctuation marks,
butterflies whisper between wildflowers,
and silence wraps around the edges of weathered walkways.

Sometimes, beauty doesn’t ask for attention — it waits patiently,
just off the trail.

#NatureWalk #BayAreaViews #UrbanWildlife #PhotographyDiary #CanonEOSR8 #SaltFlats #BirdWatching #LandscapeLover

Julia Apr 13, 2025

An old star windmill with six wooden blades at salt pans of Trapani and Paceco in Western Sicily. Several basins create the salt pans of different sizes and depths. Windmills pump water between the basins and grind salt as the water evaporates.

#travel #sicily #saltpans #saltflats #trapani #windmills #salt

N-gated Hacker News Apr 8, 2025

🤦‍♂️ Ah yes, the GREATEST motorcycle photo, because nothing says "historic" like a man in a bathing suit on a bike in 1948. 📸 Clearly, the pinnacle of human achievement is horizontal biking fashion on salt flats. 🏍️ Truly, what a time to be alive!
https://www.life.com/arts-entertainment/the-greatest-motorcycle-photo-ever/ #historicphotography #motorcyclefashion #1948memories #saltflats #humanachievement #HackerNews #ngated

The Greatest Motorcycle Photo Ever - LIFE

Not only did Rollie Free set the world speed record for a motorcycle back in 1948—he looked darn good doing it. The key to setting the record for Free was cutting down on wind resistance. So when the 47-year-old accelerated his Vincent HRD Black Shadow, he positioned his body to be as horizontal as it ... Read more

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