West Desert Images, Facts and Information:
Located in the northwestern Utah, the 7.7 million-acre West Desert is uniquely different from any other part of the state. Much of this area is a part of the Great Basin region, a place of isolated sky island mountain ranges separated by desert playas and wide-sweeping sagebrush flats.
The Pony Express Trail crosses through the West Desert in both Tooele and Juab Counties.
This vast arid area is appealing to those of use who seek nature, solitude, and the peace found in nature.
I hope you enjoy my West Desert photos.
Tooele County – Inversion at sunrise
Title: Tooele County – Inversion at sunrise
Location: West Desert, Tooele County, Utah
Date: 1/5/2013
View of the marshes at Fish Springs NWR with the Fish Spring Mountain Range in the background
Title: View of the marshes at Fish Springs NWR with the Fish Spring Mountain Range in the background
Location: Fish Springs National Wildlife Refuge, West Desert, Juab County, Utah
Date: 5/25/2011
Marshes at Fish Springs are so beautiful
Title: Marshes at Fish Springs NWR are so beautiful
Location: Fish Springs National Wildlife Refuge, West Desert, Juab County, Utah
Date: 5/25/2011
Fish Springs National Wildlife Refuge entrance sign
Title: Fish Springs National Wildlife Refuge entrance sign
Location: Fish Springs National Wildlife Refuge, West Desert, Juab County, Utah
Date: 5/25/2011
On the Fish Springs National Wildlife Refuge
Title: On the Fish Springs National Wildlife Refuge
Location: Fish Springs National Wildlife Refuge, West Desert, Juab County, Utah
Date: 5/25/2011
Almost to Fish Springs NWR Headquarters
Title: Almost to Fish Springs NWR Headquarters
Location: Fish Springs National Wildlife Refuge, Juab County, Utah
Date: 5/25/2011
Pony Express Road to Fish Springs looking east
Title: Pony Express Road to Fish Springs looking east
Location: West Desert, Utah
Date: 5/25/2011
Wispy clouds heading to Fish Springs NWR
Title: Wispy clouds heading to Fish Springs NWR
Location: West Desert, Utah
Date: 5/25/2011
Mountains on the way to Fish Springs NWR
Title: Mountains on the way to Fish Springs NWR
Location: West Desert, Utah
Date: 5/25/2011
Road through the West Desert of Utah on the way to Fish Springs NWR
Title: Road through the West Desert of Utah on the way to Fish Springs NWR
Location: West Desert, Utah
Date: 5/25/2011
High above Simpson Springs
Title: High above Simpson Springs
Location: Simpson Springs, West Desert, Utah
Date: 5/24/2011
View above the Simpson Springs campground
Title: View above the Simpson Springs campground
Location: Simpson Springs, West Desert, Utah
Date: 5/24/2011
Billowing clouds above Simpson Springs
Title: Billowing clouds above Simpson Springs
Location: Simpson Springs, West Desert, Utah
Date: 5/24/2011
Stormy skies with virga over the valley from the campsite at Simpson Springs
Title: Stormy skies with virga over the valley from the campsite at Simpson Springs
Location: Simpson Springs, West Desert, Utah
Date: 5/24/2011
Volcanic Tuff at Simpson Springs
Title: Volcanic Tuff at Simpson Springs
Location: Simpson Springs, West Desert, Utah
Date: 5/24/2011