Great Salt Lake Series: Islands LbNA #45572
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Add Location| Owner: | N/A |
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| Plant date: | Feb 8, 2009 |
| Location: | |
| City: | Magna |
| County: | Salt Lake |
| State: | Utah |
| Boxes: | 1 |
| Planted by: | Roamin' Romans
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| Found by: | The Gingerbread Man |
| Last found: | Jun 6, 2015 |
| Status: | FFFFFFFFFFF |
| Last edited: | Feb 8, 2009 |
Great Salt Lake Series: Islands
Difficulty: Easy hike over level, rocky ground
Hike Length: 0.4 miles (each way)
No pets or bikes allowed on the trail
May not be accessible when lake levels are high, or when there is snow on the ground.
NOTE: If you’re going out in search of this box, you should also look for the “Great Salt Lake Series: Black Rock” box. It’s about 5 miles farther west (don’t worry, you can drive there). If you’re coming from the East, do this one first. If you’re coming from the West, do the other first.
From Salt Lake City, take I-80 West to exit 111 (7200 West). Turn right (North) on 7200 West, and then turn Left (West) on North Temple. Follow North Temple about 5 miles until the road starts to curve to the left. Turn right into the small, rock-lined parking lot with the sign for the “Lee Creek Area”. Park here (in case that wasn’t obvious).
This is a popular area for bird-watchers and sunset-gazers. According to the sign, the area is open from Sunrise to Sunset. I imagine that either a sunrise or a sunset from here would be magnificent.
Squeeze through the green gate (it was a little tough for me, and may be tough for others) and follow the trail northwest into the lake. Unless it has been an exceptionally wet year, your feet shouldn’t get wet. In the most wet years the coastline may be up near the parking lot. In dry years, the coastline may be miles away.
Continue walking on the trail, taking in the beauty of the Great Salt Lake (there’s not much else to do on the walk). After about a third of a mile the trail widens and splits, forming a giant Y. From here you can see the lake’s 2 biggest islands: Antelope Island to the northeast, and Stansbury Island to the Northwest. In the summer you can also see sailboats gliding across the water.
At this point, look on the southwest (left) side of the trail. Down the slope just a little bit (hopefully still out of the water), and behind some short bushes, is a red slab of concrete resting among gray concrete slabs (it looks a little like the state of Nevada. Maybe it looks like the State of Nevada wearing a hat, and looking in a mirror to admire the hat).
There is a triangular slab of concrete just downhill of the red slab, and there should be a treasure waiting around behind the right side of that triangular piece (there might also be snakes or something, so you might want to poke a stick in there first).
Difficulty: Easy hike over level, rocky ground
Hike Length: 0.4 miles (each way)
No pets or bikes allowed on the trail
May not be accessible when lake levels are high, or when there is snow on the ground.
NOTE: If you’re going out in search of this box, you should also look for the “Great Salt Lake Series: Black Rock” box. It’s about 5 miles farther west (don’t worry, you can drive there). If you’re coming from the East, do this one first. If you’re coming from the West, do the other first.
From Salt Lake City, take I-80 West to exit 111 (7200 West). Turn right (North) on 7200 West, and then turn Left (West) on North Temple. Follow North Temple about 5 miles until the road starts to curve to the left. Turn right into the small, rock-lined parking lot with the sign for the “Lee Creek Area”. Park here (in case that wasn’t obvious).
This is a popular area for bird-watchers and sunset-gazers. According to the sign, the area is open from Sunrise to Sunset. I imagine that either a sunrise or a sunset from here would be magnificent.
Squeeze through the green gate (it was a little tough for me, and may be tough for others) and follow the trail northwest into the lake. Unless it has been an exceptionally wet year, your feet shouldn’t get wet. In the most wet years the coastline may be up near the parking lot. In dry years, the coastline may be miles away.
Continue walking on the trail, taking in the beauty of the Great Salt Lake (there’s not much else to do on the walk). After about a third of a mile the trail widens and splits, forming a giant Y. From here you can see the lake’s 2 biggest islands: Antelope Island to the northeast, and Stansbury Island to the Northwest. In the summer you can also see sailboats gliding across the water.
At this point, look on the southwest (left) side of the trail. Down the slope just a little bit (hopefully still out of the water), and behind some short bushes, is a red slab of concrete resting among gray concrete slabs (it looks a little like the state of Nevada. Maybe it looks like the State of Nevada wearing a hat, and looking in a mirror to admire the hat).
There is a triangular slab of concrete just downhill of the red slab, and there should be a treasure waiting around behind the right side of that triangular piece (there might also be snakes or something, so you might want to poke a stick in there first).