(Measuring 150 feet by 1500 feet, the spiral jetty can be found and enjoyed in a far northern part of the Great Salt Lake.) It’s also sad to see the spiral jetty now sitting on dry soil, another testament to the urgency our state leaders need to take to save the Great Salt Lake from the negligence and misuse of the rivers that fill it each year.īut it’s not just the state legislature and governor’s responsibility to save the Great Sale Lake, however, it’s all of ours here in the state of Utah by how we use our limited water supply in our own daily lives.

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. (As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.) 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.) ('Bear River Blogger' t-shirts only $15 for a limited time.)įar up on the very northeastern shores of the Great Salt Lake, quietly nestled in a very remote part of Box Elder County, sits what is known as the spiral jetty, a very popular piece of terrestrial art made by artist Robert Smithson in 1970.įrom what I have gleaned from other sources, this unique piece of art covers a 15-foot by 1,500 feet piece of the Great Salt Lake lakebed and was formed by using over 6000 tons of earth and black basalt rocks from the local area.

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