Nevada State Route 233 extends 35 miles (56 kilometers). Oasis, a remote exit from Interstate 80, marks the south end of SR-233, and the the Utah border marks the north end. The highway bisects the Goshute Valley and the Tecoma Valley. Both valleys are features of the Great Basin Desert in Elko County, Nevada. On […]
Read more "Desertscapes in the Great Basin"Introduction On 4 September 2020 Carol and I drove the 65 miles (105 kilometers) around the Silver Island Mountains, a remote range in the Great Salt Lake Desert of Utah. We did not see another person during the loop. ICYMI please see “Questing for Wonder around the Silver Island Mountains-2019.” Here are photos and commentary […]
Read more "Questing for Wonder in the Silver Island Mountains-2020"Band of Sunrise From late May through late June 2016, some unusually spectacular sunrises greeted the Wasatch Front, the urban corridor nestled between the Wasatch Mountains to the east and the Great Salt Lake, the Great Salt Lake Desert, the Oquirrh Mountains, and Utah Lake on the west. Three sunrises were especially beautiful, and this […]
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