Interlude He came in to Alkali Lake the back way, over the mountains from the north.

He'd given them to her as a keepsake before leaving for Alkali Lake.

"Stryker's at Alkali Lake," she told the others without looking at any of them.

Water hadn't flowed down that trench in a long time, and as a consequence, Alkali Lake itself had risen to dangerous levels.

Xavier thought he was free, but in truth he'd never left Alkali Lake.

That made him chuckle, and he looked back toward what had been Alkali Lake.

Wolverine heads to Alkali Lake but finds nothing left of the base.

The ranch, near Alkali Lake was founded in 1863.

He also reveals Stryker's base of operations to be the Alkali Lake.

Alkali Lake was some little distance from the post.