![]() Drought Monitor noted that 100 percent of Utah was experiencing at least severe drought 50 percent of the state was in exceptional drought, the highest category. Like much of the American West, rainfall has also been sparse here for the past two years. Snowfall was modest to deficient in many areas last winter, and recent research showed that snow cover in the mountains around the Great Salt Lake melts at least a week earlier now than 20 years ago. The low lake levels are due to recent trends in precipitation and long-term trends in consumption by humans. With this week’s historic low, it spans about 950 square miles, a 44 percent loss of surface area. When full to its historic average level of 4,200 feet (1280 meters), the lake spreads across 1,700 square miles. The lake is divided by a causeway for the Union Pacific Railroad.Īccording to water elevation data from USGS (plotted above), the Great Salt Lake stood at 4191.0 feet (1277.4 meters) as of August 12, 2021. (Landsat also acquired images of the southern end of the lake during a similar dry spell in 2016.)Īccording to USGS, water levels in the southern part of the lake are usually a bit higher than the northern half because more tributaries flow into the southern section. Note, too, the depletion of water in Clyman Bay and Bear River Bay. Orange-brown areas along the edges of the lake indicate shallow water, while bright tan and white fringes suggest newly exposed portions of the lakebed. The Operational Land Imager (OLI) on Landsat 8 acquired images (above) of the north end of the Great Salt Lake on July 29, 2017, and July 24, 2021. Geological Survey (USGS) gauge at the Saltair boat harbor at the southern end of the lake recorded the average daily level at 4191.3 feet (1277.5 meters) above sea level, the lowest mark since measurements began in 1875. There’s a bit of black and white film scattered throughout, so see if you can pick it out.In late July 2021, the Great Salt Lake in Utah reached its lowest water level on record, and it has continued dropping since then. Enjoy experiencing just a tiny bit of their day through photos. It is always an honor to be part of photographing such a beautiful experience with such cool people. Kelsey and Travis really let go of tradition and what you’re “supposed” to do and really focused on the experience they wanted to have and that they wanted to provide for their guests. The entire day was relaxed, fun, and intentional. The rain clouds kept their distance the entire time making for a gorgeous backdrop.Īfter the ceremony everyone rode the party bus back to Butcher’s Chop House for a late dinner and cake cutting. ![]() The ceremony flowed beautifully, and afterward the guests enjoyed champagne and first dances out in nature. BUT FIRST-their adorable dog Frankie made her debut as the “flower girl” and had her moment of bolting out across the wide open landscape and running her heart out and then coming back to join everybody for the ceremony. Everyone lined up while Travis waited for his bride to walk down the outdoor aisle lined with those they are closest to. ![]() Kelsey and Travis kept their guest list small which gave such a meaningful feel to the experience. Something Kelsey really wanted to focus on was the experience of her guests, and she wanted each of them to have their own mini shoot at the Salt Flats. It was most of the guest’s first time here and it was so fun to watch all of their faces as they took in one of my favorite landscapes in Utah. After getting ready, each of them had a first look with their parents before their own first look as a couple, and then everybody loaded up on a party bus and headed out to the Salt Flats. Kelsey’s dress was UNREAL, and I loved how she brought meaning into it by having the top two buttons of her dress be one of her mom’s dress buttons, and one of her sister’s dress buttons. Surrounded by mountains and storm clouds, Kelsey and Travis each got ready in their own rooms, surrounded by beautiful details of raw edged wooden mirrors, aspen wallpaper, and soft touches of gold as they prepared for a first look before everyone headed out to the Salt Flats. The day started out at the Hyatt Central Park City on a typical October day in Utah with a light sprinkling of rain. We connected over our love for movement and candid, documentary style photos, as well as a love for black and white images, which was definitely a focus throughout the entire photographic experience. There was such a beautiful focus on enjoying the entire process, going with the flow, and really being present in the whole experience and it was a joy to photograph. Kelsey and Travis’s intimate, destination wedding at the Bonneville Salt Flats remains one of the highlights of 2021.
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