… en route to the Sun Tunnels in Lucin, Utah.
Lucin Utah
wanderlust …
… along Grouse Creek Road in northwestern Utah.
just lookin’ …
… at the Sun Tunnels near Lucin, Utah.
solstice gunsight …
… one of the Sun Tunnels in the dry, ancient, glacial lake desert near Lucin, Utah. I’ve driven there four times now — and I’ll keep going as long as I can … (Explainer.)
controls …
… a railroad shed housing signal equipment in Lucin, Utah, en route to the Sun Tunnels.
it’s not a phone booth …
… but when there’s a crisis in the desert only Superman can handle, this is all Clark Kent can find to change into his superhero uniform … near the Sun Tunnels in Lucin, Utah.
awaiting the solstice …
… at Nancy Holt’s Sun Tunnels installation near Lucin, Utah.
smile …
… in the sky over one of the four Sun Tunnels near Lucin, Utah.
no …
… death of a stop sign at Pilot Mountain Road and Route 30 near Lucin, Utah.
Nancy Holt’s masterpiece …
Holt created and placed the Sun Tunnels, near the deserted hamlet of Lucin, Utah, in 1976. She and her husband were progenitors of the land art (sometimes called earth art) movement in the ’70s. For more, see my explainer from last year’s visit.
sun tunnel solo …
The Sun Tunnels (their history and my first visit here) are so … well, elemental. They stand as remarkable contrasts to a remarkable landscape, the northwesternmost reaches of the bed of Glacial Lake Bonneville. I need to go back as often as I can before I pass on.
just perfect …
The Sun Tunnels near Lucin, Utah. For an overview, see this post from my visit last year.
back of beyond …
Lucin, Utah …
… on Pilot Mountain Road en route to the Sun Tunnels.
another Sun Tunnel …
And what are the Sun Tunnels?