Evening light begins to fade.

Taken on March 12, 2009

The sun dips behind the mountain range, but still bathes the top of the Pinnacles in its warm glow.

Taken on March 12, 2009

Shadows creeping as the sun sets above the mountain range to the west.

Taken on March 12, 2009

5-shot, stitched panorama of the former Searles Lake Bed where the 500+ tufa towers formed underwater between 10,000 -- 100,000 years ago.

Taken on March 12, 2009

More than 500 tufa spires rise up from the basin of the ancient Searles Lake bed 10-miles south of Trona, a depressed mining town. Similar to Mono Lake, these tufa towers formed underwater as calcium carbonate precipitated out of the water over time, only to be exposed later as the lake bed dried up. The towers range in age from 10,000 - 100,000 years old.

Taken on March 12, 2009

Tufa towers soaking up the waning evening light at Trona Pinnacles.

Taken on March 12, 2009

Ancient tufa towers at Trona Pinnacles rise up from the valley floor.

Taken on March 12, 2009

View to the North-Northeast of Eden Landing, formerly used by Cargill for salt production and now undergoing active restoration back to tidal wetlands.

Taken on November 15, 2008

2-shot, stitched panorama showing some of the flooded channels at Eden Landing. The bases of several former windmills are visible on the left side. Enlarge to see the seagulls delineating the submerged channels.

Taken on November 15, 2008

The former salt ponds at Eden Landing are among the first to be restored by Save The Bay, part of a larger project to restore over 15,000 acres of south bay wetlands.

Taken on November 15, 2008

Artist D.V. Rogers triggers his shake table by stomping on the geophone---a small instrument for measuring ground motion---embedded in the ground.

Taken on November 9, 2008

Amy and me standing in the center of the Spiral Jetty, giving a sense of scale. The earthwork is 15-feet wide and 1500-feet long. Note the "tiny" knockoff in the bottom of the frame.

Taken on October 13, 2008

Abstract image on the edge of Great Salt Lake next to the Spiral Jetty. The lake is at its lowest point in 13-years.

Taken on October 13, 2008

The Spiral Jetty looms over its "mini clone" (bottom right). I am walking the kite into the wind in the top of the image 'cause the camera was flying the kite and dropping (note the slack line). Stitched shot from 2 images.

Taken on October 13, 2008

After sunrise wind speeds dropped steadily, to the point where I was having difficulty keeping my lightweight SLR aloft. This particular shot was taken about 20-feet above the surface.

Taken on October 13, 2008

View looking south towards Salt Lake City from about 50 feet above the surface.

Taken on October 13, 2008

2-shot stitched panorama of the Spiral Jetty. The pink hue evident in the water and salt crystals comes from salt-loving bacteria that thrive in the extremely salty water, which is up to 8 times greater than the salinity of seawater.

Taken on October 13, 2008

Self portrait in the desolation of the northern arm of Great Salt Lake adjacent to the Spiral Jetty. The dramatic, threatening sky behind me never rained on our parade, leaving us high and dry while we camped out waiting for sunrise the next morning.

Taken on October 12, 2008

In a 3-hour race to get to the Spiral Jetty before sunset, we were disappointed to observe the sky filling with clouds as we approached. But we couldn't have asked for better conditions, even though the sun never really peeked out of the clouds. The drama of the brewing storm was breathtaking and created phenomenal conditions for photography. What's more, the clouds cleared after sunset, exposing the full moon for night photography.

Taken on October 12, 2008

Built in 1970 when the lake level was unusually low, the Spiral Jetty has spent most of its life submerged underwater. It was exposed in 2004 before being partially covered again in 2005 due to record-high mountain snow pack melting off in the spring. The lake is currently at a 13-year low due to drought.

Taken on October 12, 2008