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Show Wednesday, November 17. 2004 Eeginal Travel it bKiiii valley & norsesnoe bw ings about 50 miles west of the Salt Lake International Airport of Interstate 80 at exit 77 is an area of deep, natural springs, and for historical buffs, the Hastings Cutoff at Horseshoe Springs. It is marked as one of the many breaks in the California Trail A treasure trove for artists and photographers. Skull Valley is a quick trip outside the busy Wasatch Front. For more information, visit www.utahcrossroads.org or vww.hotspringsenthusiast.comutah.htm. Photographs are by Daily Herald staff photographers Frank Bott and Jeremy Harmoa Just trrtM" )t tfrttfiif- ir."i" hitum"- -' trfc r'T" Jfv"iif- i"- -1' Horseshoe Springs The natural springs has a boardwalk trail that allows visitors to walk around the springs and enjoy the clear water. i" rsjP "SSTVr -- " .5 4 i4f1t '1, if' ' J ( - . 4 J' - i - f - t. trail marker, donated by Union Pacific Railroad to Utah Crossroads Chapter of Trails Association, indicates the Hastings Cutoff. A Buffalo roam the open range of Skull Valley on the Goshute Indian Reservation. In the background is a view ofDeseret Peak draped with clouds, flanked by Stansbury Mountains on the left and Onaguis Mountains on the right. the Oregon-Californ- ia II I- 1 An old diesel station is located just off of Interstate 80 at exit 77. It's a landmark of sorts for travelers heading to Skull s . la - v 'j- - 1 x Valley and Horseshoe Springs. At right, rusted remnants of activity rests around the grounds of the station. ! |
