Take I-80 west from Salt Lake City
through Wendover to Oasis,
Nevada.
At Oasis take Nevada Highway 233 through
Montello, Nevada (last gas, water, food, lodgings) back into Utah
where the road becomes Utah Highway 30. About
10 miles past the state line is a sign for Lucin. There are
two gravel roads on the right. Take the first one
for five miles to Lucin. Cross the railroad tracks and
continue
on the same road for about two miles. Turn
left and proceed about two miles and then right for 3/4 mile to
Sun Tunnels. There is a parking area at the
end of the road.
Nancy Holt, the owner of Sun
Tunnels, extends an invitation to
stop
by and experience the structure and to
even camp out on her land. "But please," she asks, "Leave
everything the way you found it."
Drive time from Salt Lake City is
about 4 hours.
All images below taken 23 JUN 2002.
(click on images for enlarged view)
Looking SE at the position of the December solstice sunrise.
Looking NE at the position of the June solstice sunrise.
Looking SW at the position of the December solstice sunset.
Looking NW at the position of the June solstice sunset.
Visitor jokingly checks for "cosmic energy" at the focus of all
4 pipes.
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The creator of Sun Tunnels, Nancy Holt, is said to have placed
holes in the pipes to represent constellations.
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Constellation holes as seen from the inside of three of the pipes.
Visitor waits for sunset.
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Sunset approaches
Sunset
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