The Great Salt Lake

One day, after I had sufficiently recovered from the Muddy Creek trip, Stacey, her friend Dane and I decided to head up north to a natural hot spring. There was a waterfall, a river running right next to the pool of hot water, and a big cave. We were sure to explore it all. The hot spring fascinated me...in various places in the rocks leading to the pool, hot water streams out and gurgles up. The pool itself would be way too hot to sit in, but it has a rock wall that separates it from the cold river. This allows for cold water to seep in, cooling the pool to a tolerable temperature.

Unfortunately, we picked a popular day to visit the hot spring, so the three of us decided to drive out to the Great Salt Lake. On the way there, we stopped at an outdoor rocket museum and played on the displays, took a detour to the Golden Spike (driven in 1869 to form the first transcontinental railroad in the United States by joining the Central Pacific and Union Pacific railroads), and mooed at some cows in a pen out in the middle of nowhere off a dirt road.

Once at the lake, while we were playing on the salty shore and avoiding the mysterious foam, the sun began to set, making for some amazing pictures. Below you can also see the Spiral Jetty, a "sculpture" by Robert Smithson that has been submerged in water since shortly after its creation until now.

On the way home, we noticed that tons of jackrabbits and snakes were making there way across the road, probably heading home for the night.