No idea about the cause but if you do come up with an explanation that first one would make an excellent EPOD. patrick On 12 Nov 2014, at 19:39, Brent Watson via Utah-Astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> wrote:

Here are a couple of shots of the north arm of the Great Salt Lake I took while on our "crater" adventure yesterday. Can anyone explain whay the lake is this color, and what the white lines and streaks are? I think I know the answer, but want to hear what you all have to say.

http://i1138.photobucket.com/albums/n534/brentjwatson/GSLFoamsmall.jpg

http://i1138.photobucket.com/albums/n534/brentjwatson/GSLFoam2small.jpg

Not sure, Brent, but if you can find out I believe this would be a fine submission for the Earth Science Picture of the Day (goes by EPOD). Good luck, Joe ________________________________ From: Brent Watson via Utah-Astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2014 7:39 PM Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Why? Here are a couple of shots of the north arm of the Great Salt Lake I took while on our "crater" adventure yesterday. Can anyone explain whay the lake is this color, and what the white lines and streaks are? I think I know the answer, but want to hear what you all have to say. http://i1138.photobucket.com/albums/n534/brentjwatson/GSLFoamsmall.jpg View on i1138.photobucket.com Preview by Yahoo http://i1138.photobucket.com/albums/n534/brentjwatson/GSLFoam2small.jpg View on i1138.photobucket.com Preview by Yahoo _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Send messages to the list to Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com The Utah-Astronomy mailing list is not affiliated with any astronomy club. To unsubscribe go to: http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Then enter your email address in the space provided and click on "Unsubscribe or edit options".