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Bonneville Salt Flats

How Did That Happen?

The awe inspiring scenery in Utah never fails to impress. But how did it happen? This app brings the answers in an easy to understand manner. You don’t have to remember geologic eras, or periods or even geologic epochs!

Professor Randy Skinner has been teaching introductory geology to college students for 30+ years and has prepared and recorded these narrations. You will definitely learn something new about every geologic feature covered in this app.

Red rock formations in a desert landscape with a mountain range covered in snow and clouds in the background.

OFF GRID USE

Open The Earth’s narrations can still play even when no cell service is available. It’s easy to download all narrations, or individual narrations. Just follow these steps:

Download Individual Narrations

Step 1 - Go to View Map

Screenshot of a map showing various active location pins across Utah, including Salt Lake City, Ogden, Provo, and surrounding areas, with an app interface titled 'Open The Earth'.

Step 2 - Select the pin you want to download

Step 3 - Select “See More Information”

Photograph of a salt flat at Bonneville Salt Flats with a distant mountain range and clouds in the sky.

Step 4 - Select the download icon

Salt flats with cracked surface at Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah, with mountains in the background.

Step 5 - Check mark confirms narration is downloaded

A vast salt flat with a dry, cracked surface and mountains in the background under a partly cloudy sky, part of the Bonneville Salt Flats.

Step 6 - Repeat steps 2 through 4 for additional narrations

HINT

You can filter the Map VIew for downloaded narrations by selecting the download filter option you desire.

Mobile app interface for 'Open The Earth' showing a map of Utah with Salt Lake City, Provo, and nearby areas, search bar, download buttons, and activity controls at the bottom.

Download All Narrations

Step 1 - Select ‘Download All’ on the Map VIew. Downloading all narrations and photos may take up to three minutes depending on download speeds