Saturday afternoon, when the rain stopped and the skies opened up to a beautiful Spring day, we grabbed the kids and my sister and headed to Antelope Island State Park. At 42 square miles (106 sq. km) and rising to 6600 ft (2010 m) the island is located in the north eastern part of the Great Salt Lake. Although easily accessible by a causeway just 40 miles north of Salt Lake, it remains one of the area's hidden treasures.
John Fremont and Kit Carson were the first Euro-Americans to step foot on the island, and promptly misnamed it after the pronghorn sheep roaming all over the place. I suppose Antelope Island does have a better ring to it than Pronghorn Sheep Island.
Along with the pronghorns, the island park is now home to bison, mule deer, big horn sheep, and other smaller mammals like jack rabbits. The only "natural" predator are the coyotes and birds of prey. It offers some amazing scenery, and was described by the boys as being, "awesome!"
If you've never been, here's what you're missing!
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| One of the 500-750 bison on the island. |
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| Beach bums |
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| Beach with reeds |
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| Beach and mountain |
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| Best pic I could get with my phone of "antelope" |
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| Need I say more? |
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| Got him! |
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| Wasatch range reflected in Great Salt Lake. |
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| Rock outcropping. | | | |
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| View of the rocky hills from beach. | | | |
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| Did we mention 500-750 bison? |
Wonderful pics! I've never been. On my list now.
ReplyDeleteKaren