Little Sahara Recreation Area
January 04, 2014
Photographer: Patrick Wiggins
Summary Authors: Patrick Wiggins; Jim Foster
The photo above shows an aerial view of the Little Sahara Recreation Area in west central Utah. It was captured from the window of my Cessna 172 on September 23. The sand dunes at left center are over 200 m high. Note that the prevailing wind direction is from upper right to lower left – from southwest to northeast. A close up view of the smaller dunes is shown at left. This dune complex formed after the former Lake Bonneville receded 12,000 to 20,000 years ago. Compare this photo with a similar view taken in midwinter.
Photo details: Top - Camera Model: NIKON D70; Focal Length: 28.0mm (35mm equivalent: 42mm); Aperture: f/13.0; Exposure Time: 0.0016 s (1/640). Inset - Same.