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Floating Island: Gate 74 Re-visited


After spending the night at Crater Island I stopped off at Floating Island on my way back to Wendover. I wanted to re-visit a place I had seen five years earlier: Gate 74 of the Utah Test and Training Range (UTTR). The gate is on the island's northeast side, in a miles-long barbed-wire fence that keeps people out of the bombing range.

My first visit was blessed with sunshine and heat, but this one was cursed with an overcast sky and cold wind. In spite of the dreary conditions, my walk was fulfilling. Geotagging of most images is approximate.

Sleek, solitary Sienna sits silently near summit
Sleek, solitary Sienna sits silently near summit		 Gate 74 on a dreary day
Gate 74 on a dreary day		 Joe Tripod's abilities know no boundary
Joe Tripod's abilities know no boundary		 Fence corrosion on the mud flats
Fence corrosion on the mud flats		 Sinking into the mud of Floating Island
Sinking into the mud of Floating Island
Suddenly I had a sinking feeling
Suddenly I had a sinking feeling		 Decided to turn around
Decided to turn around		 Floating Island causeway
Floating Island causeway		 Muddy shoes---after they had een cleaned
Muddy shoes---after they had een cleaned

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