41 03' 28 N
112 15' 03 W

The view from Egg Island Overlook provides a panorama of the Great Salt Lake. This tremendous inland body of water provides life to the flora and fauna of the region.

Plant species in the vicinity of the Great Salt Lake have adapted to the hypersaline conditions. Species that adapt this way are considered halophytic or salt adaptive. They are capable of withstanding periods of flooding and drought, variations in soil and water salinity, extreme heat and dryness during the summer and extreme cold during the winter. Some of the halophytic species found in the Great Salt Lake region are Alkali Dropseed, Four-Winged Saltbush, Greasewood, Inkweed, Iodine Bush, Pickleweed, Salt Grass, and Shadscale. Many of these plants control their salt intake by excreting salt through their leaf glands. They often saturate the leaves, drop them, and regrow new ones to rid themselves of excessive salt.

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