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Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Idaho
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3-Day Ride to the Great Salt Lake, 2012
The last week of August 2012, I decided to ride a 3-day loop to the Great Salt Lake, and back to Idaho. Traveling south down the Arbon Valley, I stopped to stretch my legs in the pretty little town of Holbrook, Idaho.
![]() Continuing farther south, I reached the Utah State line just beyond Stone, Idaho. ![]() After refueling in Snowville, Utah, I left the pavement and headed off road to the north shore of the Great Salt Lake. ![]() As I continued southward, I could see the mountains in the distance beyond the Great Salt Lake. ![]() Reaching the junction with the road to Kelton, Utah, I headed west toward Golden Spike National Historic Site, and the Promontory Mountains. ![]() I reached the salt flats at Locomotive Springs, and stopped to take a few photographs. ![]() ![]() Continuing westward, the Promontory Mountains came into view. ![]() The Union Pacific and Central Pacific railroads met at Promontory Summit in 1869. The driving of the golden spike officially completed the Transcontinental Railroad. ![]() ![]() ![]() After freshening up at the visitor’s center, I continued riding westward, closely following the route of the Central Pacific railbed. Crossing a pass through the Promontory Mountains, I began to descend into the valley of the Great Salt Lake. The salt flats east of the Promontory Mountains came into view. ![]() Reaching the bottom of the pass, I turned southward and rode along the east flank of the Promontory Mountains. After riding a while, I paused to look back northward, toward the ATK Thiokol Plant on the distant horizon. ATK Thiokol produced the solid rocket boosters for the U.S. Space Shuttle. ![]() Here’s a photograph of the ATK Thiokol facilities I captured during a previous ride. ![]() Looking westward, I saw the salt flats expanding toward the Wasatch Mountains north of Ogden. ![]() ![]() Looking southward, I viewed the Promontory Mountains extending toward the north shore of the Great Salt Lake. ![]() Continuing farther southward, the salt flats expanded, and the Wasatch Range drew nearer. ![]() ![]() The early evening shadows began to lengthen as I approached Promontory Point, where the Promontory Mountains terminate at the north shore of the Great Salt Lake. ![]() ![]() The sun began to set as I rode eastward alongside the solar evaporation ponds which were reflecting the Promontory Mountains. ![]() ![]() ![]() As I rode eastward toward landfall, I noticed the Wasatch Range was also reflected in the water. ![]() ![]() Reaching the east shore, I continued riding to Ogden, where I spent the night. The next day I would ride along Skyline Drive in the Wasatch Range. Spud ![]()
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