Giant Beach ?

7 responses to “Giant Beach ?”

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   Todd Huffman

   Nov 1, 2007 at 9:18 pm

   Yes, weird, it looks like there are footprints!

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   TomOwen

   Nov 1, 2007 at 10:46 pm

   "James and the…" sorry, read it to catherine last night.. Top of mind 😉

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   jurvetson

   Nov 2, 2007 at 3:17 am

   Peachy. I had not seen the Great Salt Lake water level this low before…

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   !MimosaMicheMichelle!

   Nov 2, 2007 at 4:10 am

   Ah, only by seeing the photo, not the comments, I knew it was where it is, only because there is no other place like it at least in North America. This photo is a good reminder too slow poke.

   It is interesting and beautiful to see. The geography of our planet is always so fascinating! I think that seeing land at low tide, especially unusually low tide, gives us wonderful views of hidden treasures of our Earth.

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   oklo

   Nov 2, 2007 at 5:29 am

   I like flying into Salt Lake City. The halophilic bacteria in the lake create great opportunities for abstract photos (e.g. here).

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   jurvetson

   Nov 2, 2007 at 4:13 pm

   Yes! I have marveled at the abstractions as well:

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   The lake covers 1,700 square miles but has a maximum depth of about 35 feet. It’s typically 3 to 5 times saltier than the ocean and fish free. The phytoplankton blooms in January followed by several species of diatoms.

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   tifotter

   Nov 2, 2007 at 5:49 pm

   Oh the smell of brine shrimp wafting over the Great Salt Lake on a crisp fall morning. I grew up in SLC and when I was a kid, there was a small theme park at the lake called Saltair. Bumper cars, arcade, candy… you could float in the lake and see how the salt kept you buoyant. It smelled dreadful because of the brine shrimp though. Dreadful.

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