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| We found more hills and rocks... some with faces staring back at us. |
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| On a brochure we found at the camp ground office, we noted a site called Crystal Geyser a few miles from the town of Green River. On the way out to the geyser, we passed some more scenic picture taking opportunities. |
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Near the geyser, a giant dog-rock stood guard. |
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| We arrived at the site over some rough gravel roads expecting just another ho-hum tourist attraction, but were overwhelmed at the awesome beauty that awaited. It seems that back in the mid 1930's, an oil well was drilled here on the banks of the Green River, and instead of acquiring oil, the driller's got pressurized water... in the form of a geyser. The eruption of the geyser occurs two or three times a day, and as we pulled into a parking area, it was beginning its "thing". |
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The high mineral content of the water has caused a brilliant orange build-up on the rocks as it flows into the Green River. |
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To the side of the main geyser were two intriguing pot-bubbling fountains. |
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The sun was intense the next afternoon, and the eight year old had this thing about getting showered by the geyser. But alas... the geyser didn't want to geyse. After about a 30 minute wait, the four year old stated impatiently... "Do you want to go, or do you want to wait?" The eight year old replied... "Neither... I want this thing to go off!" So we decided to collectively focus our concentrations on making the geyser let go, and within less than a minute the bubbling started in earnest and it shot skyward with all its beauty and fury... and, boy was it cold !! |
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| On our last evening in Green River, we witnessed yet another classic western sunset, the type that we marveled at through out the whole trip. |
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GREEN RIVER... RE-VISITED 6-27-03
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GREEN RIVER, UTAH |
| For rock collectors, Green River, Utah is the Mecca... right in the heart of Nature's bounty. |
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| SIGNS of the TIMES- This lone picture was taken in a deep canyon somewhere in New Mexico. There was no town nearby to describe it in the Images Section, so we just dropped it here at the end of Green River, UT. Such a classic picture needs only the imagination to realize its significance. The hardy soul who climbed down the treacherous canyon walls to plant the sign is to be commended for the "Image" he or she created. |
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