photos by Roger Bourke White Jr., copyright 1994
Utah is dense-pack with landscape variety. I love it. Where does this road go? It is the Old Pony Express Trail in Western Utah south of the Great Salt Lake mud flats that I-80 crosses. |
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One day, Marty and I decided to explore it. We are on a "Guns and Photos" tour -- our name for our exploring trips of this era. We picked the name to sound like the hot rock band of that era: Guns and Roses. |
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One place the Old Pony Express Trail goes is by Simpson Springs. This part follows the route which goes through remote desert country in west-central Utah. This is shot at dawn. The lights in the distance are Dugway, a truly remote military research base where I was stationed for a year. |
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On the other extreme, vegetation-wise, we have The Alpine Loop. This scenic road starts in Utah Valley and circles around Mount Timpanogos. This is one of numerous aspen groves the road winds through. |
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These aspen groves inspire fantasy stories in me. |
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Switch locations again. This is Delicate Arch in central eastern Utah, shot by pure moon-and-starlight, no flash or flashlights. This is a long hike to get to. It is not bad by moonlight, but one time Marty and I came here to witness a lunar eclipse. Hauling equipment by just starlight got exciting. |
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