the Salt Lake. After 6 miles on this road, it ends at Parrish Lane, in Centerville. Turning left, I head due east towards the mountains. Passing Main St. the road starts it climb up the alluvial fan at the base of the mountains. Parrish Lane starts out as a four
lane road then reduces to two lanes past Main St., then gets continually narrower the closer you get to the mountains. As the
homes pass away, Parrish Lane becomes a no name, one lane old paved roadway. It turns and rises quickly at this point as it winds
up the mountain. The road ends at a cal-de-sac where there is a sign with information about the Bonneville Shoreline Trail.
The Bonneville Shoreline Trail runs north and south for about 20 miles in Davis County. The Bonneville Shoreline Trail is, at the
upper bench, at about 5,200 feet in elevation. It is the shoreline remnant of ancient Lake Bonneville, the forerunner of The Great
Salt Lake. There are actually two shoreline benches, one at about 4,900 feet and the upper at 5,200 feet. The trails are on the
benches that were made from the shoreline of the old lake. These benches were formed as the wave action of the Lake Bonneville
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