Back to Wyoming

A volunteer at the Wyoming Welcome Center said the “tree” on I-80 in Utah was built by a man who found the drive boring and wanted to add something fun along the way.

Saul, a Sacramento friend, found this explanation.

http://www.utah.com/amusement/metaphor_tree.htm
Swedish artist Karl Momen created the 87-foot high tree between 1982-1986. He financed the project himself to bring bold color and beauty to the stark, flat, salty landscape. The sculpture is made of 225 tons of cement, almost 2,000 ceramic tiles and five tons of welding rod, and tons of minerals and rocks native to Utah.
Also called the "Tree of Life," the sculpture is located on the north side of I-80 about 95 miles west of Salt Lake City (25 miles east of Wendover).

A broken hose and a school bus/rock encounter changed our plans for staying in SLC, but we did enjoy the drive through the red and yellow hued mountains. Upon entering Wyoming we found a small herd of American bison. A sign explained the difference between bison and buffalo; buffalo being non-American. I still would like to know the difference between the large ones and the small ones (not age, but species).























We have returned to Anna Lee’s childhood home Rawlins where she again thanks her parents for getting her out of town.