| Thanks to Ann M. |
| A rock coil measuring 1,500 feet long and 15 feet wide juts into the rosy waters that hug the northeastern shore of Great Salt Lake. It may look archaic, but this is in fact Robert Smithson’s 1970 earthwork, Spiral Jetty. Using some 6,000 tons of black basalt rock and soil from the adjacent shore, the man-made spiral mimics the natural pattern of a crystal formation—alluding to Rozel Point’s abundance of salt crystals and red algae. The site-specific creation is one to experience first-hand, as visitors can follow the circumvoluted path to the innermost point, encompassed by blood-red waters and ancient volcanic mountains. |