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Great Salt Lake State Marina Sign – Utah

December 12, 2024 0 Comments

Great Salt Lake State Marina Sign - Utah

The Great Salt Lake Marina, located within Great Salt Lake State Park near Salt Lake City, Utah, serves as a gateway to the unique and scenic waters of the Great Salt Lake. This small but well-equipped marina offers boat launch ramps, docking facilities, and a visitor center with exhibits about the lake’s history and ecosystem. Popular activities include sailing, kayaking, paddleboarding, and birdwatching, with the lake’s high salinity providing a buoyant and unusual experience for water enthusiasts. The surrounding park includes picnic areas and trails, making it a relaxing spot for families and adventurers alike.

However, the marina faces challenges due to the lake’s declining water levels caused by drought and water diversions, which can limit access for larger boats. Despite these issues, the marina remains a vital recreational hub and an excellent spot to experience the Great Salt Lake’s natural beauty. Efforts to preserve the lake’s ecosystem and address environmental concerns are ongoing, ensuring the marina continues to serve as a key destination for locals and tourists exploring Utah’s iconic saline lake.

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Painted Turtle Sunning – Mt. St Francis Wildlife Sanctuary

July 31, 2024 0 Comments

Painted Turtle Sunning - Mt. St Francis Wildlife Sanctuary

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Painted Turtle Sunning – Mt. St Francis Wildlife Sanctuary. With Eastern Amberwing Dragonfly.

Mount Saint Francis Wildlife Sanctuary in Indiana is a notable conservation area located just west of New Albany in Floyd County. The sanctuary is managed by the Mount Saint Francis Center for Spirituality, which is part of the Franciscan Friars of the Third Order Regular.

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Bonneville Salt Flats at Dusk – Utah

October 23, 2022 0 Comments

Bonneville Salt Flats at Dusk - Utah

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The Bonneville Salt Flats are part of the lake bed of Lake Bonneville. Lake Bonneville, the result of cooler temperatures and higher precipitation during the Late Pleistocene, was the largest of four deep water lakes to exist in the Great Basin over the last 800,000 years. At its greatest extent 18,000 years ago, the lake was more than 980 feet deep, and covered over 20,000 square miles, nearly the size of Lake Michigan. While the lake receded from its maximum extent over thousands of years, one particular event, the Bonneville Flood has been documented in the geologic record, when an alluvial dam on Marsh creek, part of the drainage of the Snake River, was finally breached by rising lake levels. This released over the course of a year, more than 1,200 cu mi of water into the Snake River, and lowered the lake more than 430 feet.

The lake was named after Benjamin Louis Eulalie de Bonneville, an officer in the US military, fur trapper, and explorer of the American West. The largest extant remnants of the lake today are the Great Salt Lake, Utah Lake and Sevier Lake.

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