Delta

Delta Utah is so called because it is located at the site of an ancient river delta where the Sevier River flowed in Lake Bonneville.  

It subsequently became a mining town when silver was discovered in Nevada.  

Later it became the site of a Japanese internment camp in one of the darker eras of US history. 

Today Delta is home to the University of Utah Cosmic Ray Center.  For us it was where we joined US-50, the loneliest road in America. 

Delta Utah on the shore of Lake Bonneville

Snow caps the Wasatch Range as we leave Vineyard.

Heading away from the tall mountains back into Basin and Range territory.

The Great Basin Museum is a county museum in Delta.  It has an impressive collection of artifacts reflecting many aspects of the areas history, just like the sign says.

An outhouse that is part of a restored cabin from the 1800s

An automated threshing machine.

A machine from a shoe store where you can view an an x-ray image of your foot.

Ever wonder why you "dial" a phone number?

The Topaz Museum is an excellent exhibit telling the story of Japanese Americans who were removed from the west coast of the US after the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor.  

Layout of the internment camp in Topaz.

A "gymnasium" building from Topaz.

Topaz has a large park right next to the civic center and library.  I cornered Mr. Twain to discuss the jumping frogs we had seen when we drove through Calaveras County on our way to Topaz Lake.

Me and Mark discussing frogs.

Me relaxing in my new, albeit temporary, backyard.