Green River, Utah

Headed for Green River Utah, once we crossed over the Nevada border in Wendover, we realized how close we were to the Bonneville Salt Flats.  This is somewhere we have wanted to see for awhile. 

Not really much of anything here without an event going on.

Metaphor: The Tree of Utah, sometimes called the Tree of Life, is an 87-foot-tall sculpture that was created by the Swedish artist Karl Momen in the 1980's.

There is more to Green River, Utah than just the truck stop at the freeway.

Melon Days

An annual tradition since 1906, Melon Days attracts thousands of people from all around to celebrate all things melon in September. Cancelled for 2020.  The parade includes a giant melon float, and the park is full of booths and activities like watermelon eating and seed-spitting contests—fun for the whole family.

Green River also has a nice State Park with a nine-hole golf course and a campground right on the banks of the Green River.

For a glimpse at the early exploration of the Green River by men who lived to tell the tale.

Bullboat

A small boat made by American Indians and frontiersmen, made by covering a skeletal wooden frame with a buffalo hide. It was used for traveling and fishing. 

Black Dragon Canyon 

In the San Rafael Swell not far off I-70.

A mysterious red pictograph panel lies within Black Dragon Wash.

Petroglyphs and pictographs represent two distinctive methods for producing rock art. Petroglyphs are carved or pecked into an exposed rock surface, while pictographs are painted onto those surfaces.

Remnants of a very long rock wall used to catch water for cattle.

Lunch spot

This looked like a walkway to someones house but there was no evidence of one.

Devils Race Track

Figuring out the best line to take.