My map shows you the correct route to the 760,000-year-old columns at Crowley Lake. The alien-looking columns, which are accessed via an unmarked road, are one of California’s best-kept secrets. They were created by a cataclysmic geological event. Click the above image to enlarge, click to view my high-resolution photo gallery, or click to read my travel guide “How to Drive to the Crowley Lake Columns Trailhead.”