i wanted to add a photo to that last post - plus a link to info on the jetty. there's no gaurantee that it'll be so white and pink when we go, last year when i went in april it was more black and gray - but still cool! a must-see!
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looks awesome, sarah. i've always wanted to see the sprial jetty. who knew this was an annual outing for you.
hey how long does it take to get up there? what kinds of roads or trails are around there? i was thinking of possibly going earlier and running up there before meeting you. anyone interested? then i won't be the only one who would stink. ;)
Hi Sarah, that's a cool looking jetty. It looks pretty big if you compare it with that car at the bottom of the picture. I'm probably dumb, but where is it located? Can you walk out on the spiral Jetty or is it too muddy or wet?
Everyone:
You need to go to the Jetty. That's all there is to it.
If you go, you then become part of a exclusive enclave of cultured Utah elitists that know what it is. You then reserve the right to tip up your noses and blow small puffs of air as your turn your head away from those who say, "Spiral whaaaa?"
It is quite an EXPERIENCE. The atmosphere there is 'otherworldly'. That's to say nothing of the eclectic 'zoo' that is out there. This is not your typical zoo, there are no cages or bars. The animals roam freely around the Jetty area and never wander more than 1 or two miles away because there is only one fresh watering hole and they need that water to survive. The last time I was there, Gerry the Jetty Giraffe was following us around on the spiral. I think he (she?) was hungry for people food. We gave it a Good'n'Plenty and it went ballistic for more! There's a picture here:
http://homepage.mac.com/andreweclark/.Pictures/Spiral%20Jetty/Jen%20Feeding%20Giraffe.jpg
Here's the Google map, zoom out to get your bearings. Hopefully I can join you but I'm meeting with my elitist enclave of colleagues to brunch at a very exclusive eating establishment.
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=corrine+utah&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=49.978077,103.095703&ie=UTF8&ll=41.437804,-112.66752&spn=0.005823,0.016104&t=h&z=17
See an awesome panorama here:
http://homepage.mac.com/andreweclark/.Pictures/Spiral%20Jetty/Jetty%20Panorama.jpg
and this is for all the pink lemonade lovers:
http://homepage.mac.com/andreweclark/.Pictures/Spiral%20Jetty/Andrew%20pink%20void.jpg
Drink your heart out!
~Andrew
P.S. Wear sandals that can get wet or some of those rubber gardening sandal/shoes that were all the rage a couple of years ago. The salt crystals on the lake bed are very sharp and jagged.
Also, take a small container and bring back some of the salt, it has amazing fantastical magical properties. If you sprinkle it in your wounds, it stings like crazy. It also gives flavor when sprinkled on otherwise bland food and even makes things float.
Monica, there is a nice, flat dirt road on the way out there between the Golden Spike National Monument and the Jetty that is 11 miles long. Check the Google Map.
Chris, it's usually encrusted in a thick layer of pure salt crystals. Did I mention their magical powers?
http://homepage.mac.com/andreweclark/.Pictures/Spiral%20Jetty/Salty%20edges.jpg
Don't forget to bring your camera. This is the closest you will ever get to beaming down to the surface of a strange and foreign world with Captain Kirk's away team. It's recommended that you Do NOT wear a red shirt.
oh you can totally walk out on it - but like andrew said - wear water shoes. i went my first time with leather sandals i didn't want to get salty so i took them off and my big toe was cut instamatically! oh - you do get salty. the water came up to about my knees last spring. i've only been 3 times - always worth it - but it is a long drive. once you get to the golden spike park thing it's probably another 5 miles on rutted dirt roads. my sedan did okay last year, but some people would say you need suv type thing. monica you could maybe run those five miles. i wish i knew better how long it takes - but i like to give myself 2 1/2 to 3 hours to get there (to the jetty) from slc.
it is really a cool experience - smithson made a documentary about making it - i saw it at the library about 6 years ago. i hear there's a clip of it on youtube, though.
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