Story behind the images at Saline Valley Salt Tram – Inyo Mountains, CA – Trail Option
![Out of Saline. A tram stanchion above Saline Valley, Inyo Mountains, CA, USA](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/120c7da34580f92fa582f46b741d0d5d/e0426c4a-8037-437c-ab6d-499866c4c5cc_rw_1920.jpg?h=4bb0baf2b225b2c1916ceec3654fbaa1)
Out of Saline. A tram stanchion above Saline Valley, Inyo Mountains, CA, USA
![Salt feed. The summit station feeds Owens Valley to the west, Inyo Mountains, CA, USA](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/120c7da34580f92fa582f46b741d0d5d/d911795f-9c34-4ad9-84f6-70744aaf9749_rw_1920.jpg?h=71aecb418b6397b9881b6e3d6b49a4ca)
Salt feed. The summit station feeds Owens Valley to the west, Inyo Mountains, CA, USA
![Cable guide. Superstructure in the summit tram station, Inyo Mountains, CA, USA](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/120c7da34580f92fa582f46b741d0d5d/e56c7109-ada2-44fb-9cb3-899f137f0d56_rw_1920.jpg?h=1029e3aad915c0bea6fdf4313fbff9e1)
Cable guide. Superstructure in the summit tram station, Inyo Mountains, CA, USA
![Nuts and bolts. Morning light on the hardware and wood of the salt tram, Inyo Mountains, CA, USA](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/120c7da34580f92fa582f46b741d0d5d/7824da20-e39d-4646-af17-112e0eb5fdc3_rw_1920.jpg?h=d05621313631fca56f07d07c1abd3821)
Nuts and bolts. Morning light on the hardware and wood of the salt tram, Inyo Mountains, CA, USA
![Salt intake. The receiving end of the summit tram station above Saline Valley, Inyo Mountains, CA, USA](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/120c7da34580f92fa582f46b741d0d5d/df91750f-7bc0-4497-b3de-9a140c890762_rw_1920.jpg?h=882f7402dcbc807ef9502e3af9d574b0)
Salt intake. The receiving end of the summit tram station above Saline Valley, Inyo Mountains, CA, USA
![Joinery. Hardware and wood in the salt tram summit station, Inyo Mountains, CA, USA](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/120c7da34580f92fa582f46b741d0d5d/24cc5a19-3700-4805-bc86-8c567860f58a_rw_1920.jpg?h=fa05919b0a0baf2a8b67c5c5b1dbd635)
Joinery. Hardware and wood in the salt tram summit station, Inyo Mountains, CA, USA
![Moving over mountains. The remnant superstructure of the Salt Tram Summit Station above Saline Valley, Inyo Mountains, CA, USA](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/120c7da34580f92fa582f46b741d0d5d/9c758892-0aaf-42dd-960c-4f9a9178a344_rw_3840.jpg?h=2655a350d80b56aa2343e6c759485ccc)
Moving over mountains. The remnant superstructure of the Salt Tram Summit Station above Saline Valley, Inyo Mountains, CA, USA
![Mapping tools. Photo transects by drone, documenting the summit station, Inyo Mountains, CA, USA](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/120c7da34580f92fa582f46b741d0d5d/56fea30a-cdf2-413d-8516-075e29e8a0ce_rw_1920.jpg?h=27f430b833ce3586581c7d93ff46fc69)