The Great Salt Lake

I have been fighting a cold for the last few days and haven't had the energy to do anything. Lots of liquids and tons of rest. When I woke up this morning I still didn't feel good so I figured I would just sit around the house doing a whole lot of nothing. Well, later on this afternoon it really started to drive me crazy and I needed to do something. I decided I would head out to the Great Salt Lake to get some sunset pictures. Sunsets always make you feel better.

All day it had been overcast and it seemed like the cloud cover just started to fade away as I drove out there. I arrived at the lake a good half an hour before the sunset and wandered around the deserted Salt Air. I am always surprised at the length of the walk out to the water. It is always a lot further than I remember. It was nice to get out and walk around. I was plenty bundled up against the wind coming off the lake. I had figured it would be cold and I knew I would be staying out there long after the sunset.

I reached the edge of the lake just a few minutes before the sunset. Good timing! As I sat and watched the sun set I was touch by that familiar feeling of calmness I always feel at moments like this. Alone and quiet and watching the finale of the day it just sort of comes on. I think calmness describes it best. It is kind of like your mind and body being swept up in softness of the dying light and you relax. No stress, no people, nothing but you and the raw earth. I think we all need more sunsets in our lives.

Here is the link to the rest of the photos. I hope you like them.