Had a chance to make a quick jaunt out to Utah. Wisdoc (ATL) and Wisdaughter (LA) wanted to meet up for a ski weekend. Now, I can ski; it's just that I have a bit of trouble stopping, and I'm getting to the point in my life where I don't really like to fall much. So I decided to find other adventures. I had hoped—and planned—to spend one night in what's called a Dark Sky Park (no light pollution) and try to take photos of the Milky Way galactic center which rises in March around 3:00 am. Unfortunately for me but luckily for the girls, it snowed every night. Did not venture out much after dark, but I found a few other interesting sites within a couple hours drive of Park City to take the cameras out for a trot.
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| Saltaire Music Venue near Great Salt Lake State Park. (Olympus OM-D E-M5; Olympus 17mm lens 1:1.8; polarized filter) |
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| The Great Salt Lake |
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| Antelope Island State Park in the middle of the Great Salt Lake—the Dark Sky Park where I was hoping to take my shot at the galactic center. |
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| The Tree of Life: Roadside Attraction at Mile Marker 26 on I-80 going west, on the north side of the highway. (iPhone X) |
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| Even Atlas Obscura isn't quite sure what this thing is supposed to be. |
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| Bonneville Salt Flats at the last Rest Area on I-80 in Utah before getting to Nevada. |
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| Propping my iPhone X on the salt, foregrounding a rock. Bonneville Salt Flats. Click the pic to enlarge and see the granules of salt. It was a hard, solid crust. |
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| Bonneville Salt Flat speedway off Exit 4. Flooded. Water's about 1" deep all the way to the horizon. |
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| A group of University of Utah students doing a film shoot. |
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| Obviously I found them to be a great subject. |
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| Emerald colored lake. I-80. |
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| Same with cool vanishing point. |
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| The next day I went snowmobiling. First time. 5" fresh powder!! |
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| Scene from 9000'. |
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| Rest stop cabin at 9000'. |
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| Literally the most adorable diner ever. Imported from New England. National Historic Register. Oakley, UT. Great lunch after snowmobile morning, btw!! |
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| Wisdaughter on the streets of Park City. Last night. |
