Dale l morgan the great salt lake, moody and mysterious and fabulous, is the subject of this book by dale l. The great salt lake trail paperback may 9, 2017 by william cody author, henry inman author 3. The new childrens book, the great great salt lake monster mystery, was written by dr. Todays great salt lake is a large remnant of lake bonneville, and occupies the lowest depression in the great. Located just off interstate 80, great salt lake state park is the most easily accessed gateway to the great salt lake. This route runs eastwest so plan your sunrisesunset timing. Following pickup at one of several downtown hotels, travel via airconditioned vehicle roughly 19 miles 31 kilometers to the waters edge. It is one of the biggest endorheic lakes in the world. Great salt plains state park, an oklahoma state park.
An unnatural history of family and place was published, a quiet book about the rise of great salt lake in. Including a description of its geography, natural history and minerals, and an analysis of its waters. It is an endorheic lake, meaning that the water in it does not flow to the ocean. Lake bonneville began to shrink due to increased evaporation. Green river rest under a canopy of cottonwood trees or accept the challenge of a ninehole golf course on the banks of the green riv. Reclamation, its influence and impact on the history of the west, by marshall n. New childrens book on great salt lake monster educates.
Great salt plains state park and the adjacent salt plains national wildlife refuge are full of surprises. A great destination second edition explorers great destinations by christine balaz and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Great salt lake state park, utah camping reservations. This 12page book provides kids with activities and information about great salt lake gsl history, geography, and ecology. It feeds and houses millions of birds of hundreds of species, provides. The great salt lake is both the largest body of water between the great lakes and the pacific ocean and the largest salt lake in the western hemisphere. Visit one of utahs most enchanting destinations, and enjoy a seamless way to explore, when you book this roundtrip adventure from salt lake city to the great salt lake. The resulting volume contains seven sections on the history and recreation, geology and geophysics, chemistry, lake industries, hydrology and climatology, biology, and engineering of the great salt lake. At the current level the great salt lake is approximately 75 miles long and about 35 miles wide. Editions of the great salt lake trail by henry inman. Today, the lake is about 75 miles north to south, and 35 miles east to west. Tripadvisor guided tour to great salt lake from salt. The song was released as a single in august 2006 in the us. The great salt lake in utah is roughly the same area as 75 manhattans.
The exposed, encrusted bed of the depleted great salt lake stretches for miles and miles, merging with utahs west desert somewhere off in a distance defined by mountain ridgelines rising above. Bonwood bowl 2500 s main street south salt lake, ut 84115 801 4877758. The great salt lake trail by william cody, henry inman. View of the shores of the great salt lake, utah, with a traveler walking along a path lined with jagged rocks in the foreground and a hilly island visible in the distance. An expedition to the valley of the great salt lake of. Letters and journal of john hudson, 184850, by john hudson, ed. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1, 2, or 3 months new customers receive 15% off your. Recreational opportunities at great salt plains state park include boating, camping, picnicking, swimming, hiking, mountain biking and exploring.
Kindle edition published in 2011, kindle edition published in 2016, kindle edition published in 2016, 08570. Book your tickets online for great salt lake, salt lake city. The great salt lake is the largest natural lake west of the mississippi river. The great salt lake is a very large saltwater lake in the united states. Having watched westerns since i was a small child, reading the great salt lake trail made me realize where hollywood got all of its great stories of the west from. The great salt lake trail kindle edition by inman, henry. Great salt lake salt lake city 2020 all you need to know. Find groups in salt lake city, utah about book club and meet people in your local community who share your interests. The book includes a wordsearch, a maze, a crossword puzzle, a fun story about the adventures of andy avoceti, and cool facts about brine shrimp, gsl birds and the gsl food web. Located in several wide flat basins, a slight rise in water lever expands the surface area of the lake considerably. Approached as history, geography, geology, or high adventure, the great salt lake is fascinating reading. The great salt lake the american lake series by morgan.
Our inaugural festival, known then as the great salt lake book festival, started in 1998 and was a oneday event featuring 30 authors at westminster college. As the largest natural lake west of the mississippi river and the largest salt water lake in the western hemisphere, the great salt lake is perhaps the best known geologic feature in the area. Some fortyseven individuals, each specialists in some aspect of the lake, or its environs, have contributed to the articles in this compilation. An expedition to the valley of the great salt lake of utah. Great salt lake utah great salt lake region utah great salt lake region. Alfred was enthralled by the great salt lake, referring to the body of water as an inland sea. However, where the freshwater rivers flow into the great salt lake, there are marshes that support a. Terry tempest williams and the refuge of change the lost. Great salt plains state park is one of oklahomas most unique state parks. After the lake bonneville flood, the great basin gradually became warmer and drier. Salinity south of the causeway has ranged from 6 percent to 27 percent over a period of 22 years 2 to 7 times saltier than the ocean. The lake is in the great basin, a large area of desert terrain covering parts of the states of nevada, utah, idaho, california, and arizona. Bonnie baxter and jaimi butler, who have worked together to build the great salt lake institute at. Dissolved salts accumulate in the lake by evaporation.
While the single failed to chart, it remains one of band of horses best known songs. The great salt lake today is a remnant of the much larger lake bonneville, which spanned 20,000 square miles during the last ice age. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the great salt lake trail. An allencompassing resource to help you plan your journey in and around great salt lake. It is about 40 miles north of salt lake city and is accessible by car via a sevenmile causeway. Plat of the great city of the valley of the great salt lake.
The great salt lake trail by henry inman goodreads. Antelope island causeway this route is flat and great for. Antelope island state park is located in the middle of the great salt lake. The great salt lake trail by henry inman, paperback. Full of adventure and betterthanfiction stories from the days of the pioneers, this book has shaped our. The lake is fed by the bear, weber, and jordan rivers and has no outlet. Inspire a love of reading with prime book box for kids discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1. Sherwood, nailed at the top to its original wooden roller. The great salt lake is the second single taken from band of horses debut album everything all the time, which was released on march 21, 2006. Manuscript plat map, penandink on thick flexible sheepskin, signed and inscribed by h.
The personal stories of the brave men and women that had the will to look for new opportunities in the west are incredible. The barren landscape of the nearby salt plains national wildlife refuge is comprised of salt leftover from an ocean that covered oklahoma in prehistoric times, and the saltwater lake in the park, great salt plains lake, is about half as salty as the ocean. Early in the nineteenth century, the lake was a scenic. The great salt lake trail this is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This remarkable book was written by colonel henry inman, late assistant quartermaster, united states army, author of the old santa fe trail, etc.
From the first americans, through mountain men, religious empires, railroads, and resorts, the remnant of ancient lake bonneville has been a nexus for human history, uniting a haunting beauty with raw desolation, strangely removed from common experience. He wrote fourteen works in total before he died in salt lake city on the sixth of june, 1926. Great salt lake utah description and travel a fortyniner in utah, with the stansbury exploration of great salt lake. South shore park at the great salt lake marina to ride roundtrip along the frontage road that runs parallel to i80. Great salt lake salt lake city 2020 all you need to. Great salt lake this state park provides boat slips, public viewpoints of the great salt lake, sail and motorboat access, and a search a. Great salt lake, utah introduction great salt lake, the shrunken remnant of prehistoric lake bonneville, has no outlet. Advertisement we thought the best way to bring kids into the science was to lead them there with a story, baxter said.
Seeking the source of the vanishing great salt lake the. The state park is located at the lakes southern edge. Great salt lake salt lake city 2020 all you need to know before. Commonly asked questions about utahs great salt lake. From the first americans, through mountain after the passage of nearly a halfcentury, this book remains both one of the most informative and readable general histories of utah yet written and a tribute to the brilliance of its author, the. When most of us think of the great salt lake, we think of a stinky place with lots of bugs. Children invited to learn about great salt lake monster. Book one reflects the central geophysical presence of the great salt lake, in view from leuderss home and the university of utah campus where he studied and. The great salt plains lake is located at the park and covers 8,690 surface acres with 41 miles of shoreline and is a shallow, salty lake with fishing opportunities for catfish, saugeye, sandbass and. Sherwood retained ownership of the plat while the city was being constructed. This manuscript plat map is believed to be the first map of salt lake city, utah. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The city even takes its name from the lake originally it was great salt lake city, but the great. To help people better understand the lake, butler and her colleague bonnie baxter, the director of the great salt lake institute, decided to write a picture book about the lake.