It is going down so fast that you can sit out on the Antelope Island causeway and almost watch the waters retreat on a hot summer’s day. I am betting his vision for the spiral jetty was one with water lapping all around the peculiar spiral rock formation where photographers like myself could come and try to capture a reflective sunset image over the Great Salt lake while using the interesting earthy art as a canvas and not one where it was left high and dry and unframed on a parched and barren lakebed with the Great Salt Lake quietly slipping away hundreds of yards or more off in the distance.īeing a lifelong resident of Utah and an admirer of the lake, it’s very sad to witness the Great Salt lake receding like it has been in recent times. The spiral jetty is located in a very secluded and “out-of-the-way” section of Box Elder County, Utah with no cell phone service or modern-day conveniences to be had but I found it to be a fun afternoon drive, especially when you do a little birdwatching along the way.Īs a side note for the birders and photographers out there, summertime is when the burrowing owls are back for yet another breeding season in this neck of the woods and they can oftentimes be found on roadside perches just waiting to be photographed along various parts of the drive to the jetty. Truthfully, I am not certain what the artistic motivation was for the spiral jetty but nevertheless, it is quite an interesting and unique piece of art that attracts thousands of visitors, myself included, to the isolated site year in and year out.įrom my experience as someone who loves remote places and unique attractions such as this, I personally think the spiral jetty is well worth visiting. (Years ago, the salty water of the Great Salt Lake covered the spiral jetty.)
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