Utah NE
Folder: Other West
What I label the northeast portion of Utah, which isn't exactly accurate since it isn't based on dividing the state into quadrants, but instead its based on the interstates. This is the area north of I-70 and east of I-15. Some areas along I-70 are in both this and the southeast album.
Flaming Gorge UT (#0045)
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Looking up the Flaming Gorge reservoir, which is 91 miles long. I had not realized until visiting here that Flaming Gorge is the Green River and that the reservoir is part of the Colorado River Storage project.
Flaming Gorge UT (#0041)
Flaming Gorge reservoir UT (#0038)
Flaming Gorge Dam UT (#0043)
Flaming Gorge Dam UT (#0048)
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Flaming Gorge dam, 455 feet from top to river bottom. Relatively unique in current times, the top of the dam is US 191, a key route for eastern Utah.
Flaming Gorge Uintas Byway WY (#0049)
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From an overlook south of Flaming Gorge dam, on US 191. The body of water on the right side of the picture is the Red Fleet Reservoir.
Flaming Gorge Simplot phosphate mine UT (#0052)
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The body of water here is not a reservoir used for recreation, irrigation, or drinking.... it's a tailings or slurry pond from a very large phosphate mine just south of Flaming Gorge.
Flaming Gorge Simplot phosphate mine UT (#0056)
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The mine has a very long converyor belt system, transporting ore from the mine to a processing point where it is mixed with water to create a slurry and then pumped 96 miles to a processing plant in Rock Springs, WY.
Flaming Gorge Simplot phosphate mine UT (#0058)
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The conveyer belt on the right, strip mined areas across the middle, and the tailings pond barely visible on the left.
Flaming Gorge Simplot phosphate mine UT (#0057)
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Tailings pond from an observation point created by the mine (Simplot). The observation point had very detailed and understandable placards (see adjacent example) describing the mining operation and reclamation processes.
Flaming Gorge Simplot phosphate mine UT (#0053)
Flaming Gorge Simplot phosphate mine UT (#0061)
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If you look quite closely at this, you can see the converyor belt going across the picture and up the hill to an area that seems to be in the process of reclamation. The satellite picture gives a good sense of the hugeness of the operation.
Flaming Gorge Simplot phosphate mine UT (#0064)
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Apparently new mining areas opening up on the east side of US 191. See the satellite picture to get a sense of the size of the mining operation.
Flaming Gorge Simplot phosphate mine UT (#0063)
Price UT (#0066)
Price UT (#0068)
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It looked as if downtown Price was still a shopping and entertainment area. Here, an apparently active and traditional appearing JC Penny.
Price UT Price theater (#0069)
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Per cinematreasures (link below), the Price theater was built in 1938 and still is a single screen theater. Next to the Price is the former Star theater (see adjacent pictures) cinematreasures.org/theaters/13830
Price UT Star theater (#0071)
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The Star theater (see adjacent pictures) was built in 1923-24 by five Greek brothers who had immigrated to the U.S. The theater was built for stage (vaudeville) performances, which explains the Greek drama masks on the front. The building is now a retail space. The following link has links to articles about the theater from the 1920's: utahtheaters.info/TheaterMain.asp?ID=384
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