The sign in the first picture is about a half dozen miles from the Spike. It is the only time I ever saw the words "spiral jetty" in the real world. The "9 miles" it refers to are on that narrow gravel road in the background. It's a rather bizarre looking area. I expected a deserted oddity and was surprised to see five cars parked above the jetty when I arrived with a family from one of them scurrying toward down the slope. I hurried to get a picture of the jetty devoid of humans and thought I had succeeded. Not so. Even before the family reached it, I detected motion and suddenly realized that my sense of scale was all wrong. Some dots that I had unconsciously dismissed as shore birds common on normal lakes (This is on the Great Salt Lake.) were, in fact, people. More cars arrived and more people walked to and on the jetty. When I left there were nine cars in the lot, at least twenty people on the jetty, five more ready to start down the slope, and an older couple contentedly watching from the cab of their pickup. I tend to avoid weekend visits to attractions when possible because of possible overcrowding. That would certainly have been the wrong thing here. If you're thinking of a Golden Spike and Spiral Jetty excursion, I suggest a Saturday.