To the West, there is about 10-12 miles of sparse pasture land which is interupted by a mountain raising up to highlight the spectacular sunsets we witness. Grass, cattle, and a couple barbed wire fences are all that we look over to the mountain.
To the East is another 10-12 miles of greener pasture land which ends at an even larger mountain. Behind this mountain to the East is where we keep Salt Lake City hidden from our view. At night, we can see the glow of city lights like a halo above the mountain. At the North end of the mountain, we see glimpses of airplanes coming and going, but can't quite see the airport, or the city. 30 minutes of freeway driving at 75 MPH gets us to the airport, and 45 minutes gets us anyplace in the Salt Lake valley.
To the North about 5-10 miles lies the Great Salt Lake. I say 5-10 miles because it varies from year to year. In 1987 the lake was very full, and the water was about 5 miles from here. Now the lake is low and it is about 10 miles away. We cannot see the water, but we can see Antelope Island, and Stansbury Island which are in the lake. The freeway, and railroad were elevated in 1987 because the water went over them, so now they block our view of the water.
To the South, you find the little city of Grantsville about 3.5 miles down the road. One grocery store, one drug store one high school, one middle school, one elementary school, three gas and convience stores, three fast food drive ins, and no traffic lights. Before the freeway was constructed, all traffic going to and from northern California and Nevada came through Grantsville, and they then had a flashing yellow caution light at one intersection. Now with the freeway passing 5 miles to the North, the light was removed, due to lack of need.
There are about 20-25 houses
on my street which is five miles long connecting Interstate 80 with Grantsville.
Where my house is, there are no houses on the West side of the street,
and none behind us. We love the wide open feeling. One other
spectacle here is the lightening. Our view is unobstructed 12 miles
or more, East, West, and North, with many second story windows in our log
home to view from. I designed our second floor without interior walls,
so you can see all three directions from the whole upstairs large room.
Six 3'X 5' windows, one 4' octagon window, and two 4'X 5' windows provide
the view. This is where I "watch over" my land and livestock. I designed
and hand built our log house to facilitate the view. I am never sorry
that I planned it so carefully to absorb the view. I can see miles and
miles of nothing but miles and miles!