LAKE BONNEVILLE. The eerie Bonneville Salt Flats, which stretch out for some 30,000 acres, were formed when Lake Bonneville, a freshwater lake that once covered the entire state, evaporated. Like something out of a science fiction thriller, this vast plain is devoid of life. Each year, after winter floods dissipate, wind sweeps the briny surface until it's as smooth as glass. In the summer, thermometers hit the century mark, and winter often sees freezing temperatures, making this one of the most inhospitable places in North America. Best known as the site of the Bonneville Salt Flats International Speedway, where numerous land speed records have been set during the annual speed trials.

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