Near the Green River, Emery County, Utah
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Near the Green River, Emery County, Utah
Looking across the Green River (barely visible bottom of the frame) to the winter fallow fields and geology of Emery County, Utah
Emery County, Utah
Old abandoned farm homestead. Near the Green River, Emery County, Utah.
Sinclair gas station, Green River, Utah.
Open range corral used during cattle roundups. Near the Green River in Emery County, Utah.
Happy Fence Friday!
Near the Green River, Emery County, Utah.
Near the Green River, Emery County, Utah. Happy Fence Friday!
Sand Bench, Emery County, Utah.
Emery County, Utah
Near the Green River, Emery County, Utah
Rural Emery County near the Green River, Utah.
Unfortunately I associate the river's colonial name "San Rafael River" with acts of Judeo-Christian veneration that are not meaningful to me. So my visit here was not as happy as it could have been.
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In Emery County, Utah, on August 25th, 2022, the San Rafael River as viewed from a bridge west of Utah State Route 24, on a road shown on some maps as San Rafael Valley Spur, on land owned by the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources.
The San Rafael River flows to the Green River, which flows to the Colorado River.
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Desert siltwaters and desert riparian: the San Rafael River, ooh la la.
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In Emery County, Utah, on August 25th, 2022, the San Rafael River as viewed from a bridge west of Utah State Route 24, on a road shown on some maps as San Rafael Valley Spur, on land owned by the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources.
The San Rafael River flows to the Green River, which flows to the Colorado River.
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In Grand County, Utah, on August 25th, 2022, Swasey's Rapids on the Green River as viewed from a Bureau of Land Management recreation area at Swasey's Beach.
There's Gunnison Butte, on the opposite riverbank in Emery County. The Green River flows to the Colorado River.
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In Grand County, Utah, on August 25th, 2022, the Green River at the mouth of Gray Canyon, as viewed from a Bureau of Land Management recreation area at Swasey's Beach.
There's the Beckwith Plateau, on the opposite riverbank in Emery County. The Green River flows to the Colorado River.
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The yellow lines were painted too far apart from one another, but I didn't even need them: I drove in the middle of the road without bothering to try to stay in my lane. Moreover, I refused to yield to oncoming motorists.
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In Emery County, Utah, on August 25th, 2022, a view to the east on a road (shown on some maps as San Rafael Valley Spur) west of Utah State Route 24, on land owned by the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources.
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I plan to send this one to the Transportation Heritage Library of the Intermountain West.
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In Emery County, Utah, on August 25th, 2022, the remains of a bridge across the San Rafael River west of Utah State Route 24, as viewed from a road shown on some maps as San Rafael Valley Spur, on land owned by the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources.
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Near Goblin Valley, Emery County, Utah
Above ground natural gas pipeline, Emery County, Utah.