Western WY & Eastern UT

This mountain/tunnel is located west of Rock Springs, WY as we headed west towards Utah.

It must have been quite an undertaking constructing these tunnels.  They were fairly long.

Western Utah has quite a bit of mining and oil/gas rigs scattered over the desert area.

Passing these pieces of equipment you can't help but wonder what they do?? 

The territory is quite isolated as you can see.

It is comforting to run across another vehicle every now and then (you know just in case). Look at how barren the area is. No 7-11, Circle K, or McDonalds, etc.

Continuing westward we began to run across some countryside with shrub and greenery.

VOILA, this is actually at the south end of the great Salt Lake. Somehow my photos got mixed up in the posting here for the blog (sorry). This was a resort back in the old days (it is now closed up).

There is a small marina also located at the south end of the Salt Lake.

View of Antelope Island from the south end of the lake.

The Great Salt Lake

Travelling along I-80 westward we encountered this view. Doesn't it look like a pile of snow?

A wee bit closer we realized that it was some sort of business which extracted the salt from the salt water. That pile of salt could fill a lot of salt shakers.

More views of the south end of the lake.

More snow, opps I mean salt.

This structure confused the heck out of me. Then, I found some information on it. There was no sign with information or anything saying what this was but here it was on the side of the highway all by itself. I found a postcard which said:  "Metaphor: The Tree of Life.   An abstract sculpture created in the early 1980s by European artist Karl Momen. Located on the Salt Flats just east of West Wendover, the art brings bold color and dramatic shape to the barren, salty landscape."  Go Figure!