Two hikers climbing a rocky dirt trail in a dry, mountainous landscape with a lake and snow-capped mountains in the background.
A person riding a bicycle across a flat, expansive landscape with a clear blue sky and mountains in the distance.
Two people are paragliding over a vast desert landscape with patches of water and distant mountains in the background.
Two hikers walking through a grassy desert landscape near a body of water, under a clear blue sky.
Woman wearing outdoor gear holding a snake in an open field near a wooden structure under a clear blue sky.
A mountain range with snow-capped peaks in the distance, shrouded in mist over a calm body of water under a clear blue sky.
Close-up of a textured rock with orange and gray lichen, a desert landscape with sparse vegetation, and distant mountains under a clear blue sky.
Two hikers walking along a trail on a dry, grassy hillside overlooking a vast lake and distant snow-capped mountains under a clear blue sky.
Person standing with a bicycle on a wet, reflective beach at sunset or sunrise, with a bright sun in the sky and distant mountains on the horizon.

Jason Curry, deputy director of the Utah Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands, and Marisa Weinberg, a minerals and surface lease analyst, use electric bikes to cross the dry lakebed of the Great Salt Lake to access Fremont Island. The 3,000 acre island was handed over to the state in 2020 after The Nature Conservancy and an anonymous buyer purchased the island from private ownership. Now subject to a conservation easement and open to the public, it remains difficult to access - or molest. Access is only via boat, when the water levels in the Great Salt Lake are high enough, by crossing several miles of mud flats, or by landing a plane on the island’s backcountry airstrip.

Photographed for Deseret News in 2021. Images were also donated to the state for use in the official property management plan.