No thanks, Barrett, I have an Explorer that is 4WD. There are lots of areas that are relatively undisturbed, but the "dunefield" is actually immersed in scrub vegetation. Samples are full of sticks, dead bugs, "natural" contaminants that will have to be screened-out. You'll need a fine mesh to do it, many of these grains are sub-millimeter in size, although a portion range larger. 2-stage screening is probably warranted. There were at least a half dozen cars and trucks out there "recreating" while we were there, that is, apparently not connected to the commercial salt, mineral, and gravel businesses. The large "flats" with no vegetation has been churned into a fine powdery dust, so the best samples probably will come from the vegetated areas. Were it not for the dust and commercial traffic, the area would make a good observing site with much less light pollution than Stansbury, albeit more than Lakeside, which is another 20 minutes or so further west. The mountain blocking the low eastern sky also blocks direct light intrusion from the Wasatch front. On Thu, Jul 3, 2014 at 6:56 AM, BWFlowers <BWFlowers@comcast.net> wrote:
That's a shame . Would a 4WD vehicle help out any? If so, we could take my Jeep out and see if we can find something less disturbed... I've been wanting to go out there sometime anyway. -Barrrett