Wendover, Utah: Metaphor, the Tree of Utah
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- Address:
- I-80 West, Wendover, UT
- Directions:
- North side of I-80 mile marker 26 on the north side, 25 miles east of Wendover, NV; 95 miles west of Salt Lake City.
- Hours:
- Daylight, no stopping.
- RA Rates:
- Worth a Detour
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A towering metal "tree" sculpture that's the only vertical thing for hours along I-80's path through the white desert of the Bonneville Salt Flats.
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I've seen this from the highway, but it's the first time I stopped. It's a nice stop with great picture opportunities. But don't go off the main parking lot! It was deceiving and we sunk in the muddy underneath!
[Cheri, 09/23/2024]
Just west of the Tree, someone has placed metal fins in the water to look like a shark. A little further west, there is a sea serpent.
[Amy, 04/25/2019]I drove a semi-truck from 1997 to 2011 and I've seen this oddity many times. Before this sculpture was fenced off to keep people out, there used to be a baby phoenix in one of the shells, like it was coming up from the ground. Someone must've stolen it.... I think it's sad that people feel they must destroy/deface things they see.
[Linda Conlon, 04/07/2015]
No way to stop! Just cruised by and snapped a pic.
[Kristen, 07/03/2013]Page of 2 [Next 2 items]
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