Spiral Jetty: Lost City of Atlantis Discovered In Utah

If you are looking for a work of art, unlike anything you have ever seen before, look no further. Spiral Jetty is a twirling illusion fastened with basalt rock, created in the Great Salt Lake by Robert Smithson in 1970. I've asked myself countless times what was going through Roberts head when he decided to create this work of art. What kind of man decides to move over 7000 tons of black basalt to create a spiral.. on water?! It almost seems normal for most Utahn's.

This must visit location can be tricky to find. In fact, the spiral work of art is only visible when water levels are below 4195 feet. And due to it being on the Great Salt Lake, water levels are always changing. Could it be?! Is this the Lost City of Atlantis, said to have disappeared below the ocean floor in a single day? Well I like to pretend so, with its geological beauty known as black basalt.

Each rock sparkles with a variety of changing colors. That's right, it may be black, but due to its contact with the salt waters, the rocks actually change colors, including into a beautiful crystalized, sun-reflecting white. If this place wasn't already hard enough to find this exotic location above the hidden waters, another issue arises. With constant color change, the location is never known to look the same. One year it may look more black, and the next year it may look more white. But if you truly have an issue with finding giant spiral on the edge of the Great Salt Lake, you have issues.                                             

Spiral Jetty is probably one of the most interesting places anybody could ever visit. I doubt someone could find another place where a man carried thousands of ricks to make a spiral formed shape. One thing is for certain, Mr. Smithson could not have picked a more perfect spot. With his human made art, he has defined beautiful. With its unique colored rock, level changing salt water, and glowing skies, this place truly is a Neverland of Utah.