Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Antelope Island
Told the kids yesterday afternoon that for Family Home Evening we were taking them on a surprise field trip. They were excited, let me tell you! I think the anticipation and wondering where we were going was just as exciting as the actual place...which ended up being Antelope Island. A place we'd long since talked about but never been to. We loved seeing the buffalo. At one point we had to stop the truck to let a herd buffalo cross the road...apparently if you are a big, lumbering buffalo, you get the right of way! Picking our way across the rocks and sagebrush out to the edge of the lake we encountered swarms of...gnats? Maybe? Swarms and swarms of them down on the ground. Every step brought up millions of them around our ankles. They didn't bite at all, it was just unnerving at first. Once into the water they were gone. The water was shallow and warm. We found oodles of flat rocks perfect for skipping. We watched the sun set at the edge of the lake. It was beautiful. And, more than anything, just fun to be experiencing it all together as a family.
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They also have a Hot Air Balloon fest out there you guys should go see, it's very cool.
Sarah - they're not gnats - they're brine shrimp. Either way, still the grossest part of Antelope island. the getting into the water. :)
Brine shrimp are teeny tiny like gnats?? They weren't in the water....just kind of at the edge. The water itself was actually pretty nice.
Those pics of the sunset are beautiful.
I've been stopped by a herd of cattle (oh, and deer too) in the road way but never buffalo. What a sight, seeing them up close. Do they just wander around the island? I always thought that they were behind fences. That's kind of cool.
We've been wanting to visit there for a long time, too. Now seeing your pictures I want to go even more. :D
What a fun family outing! We need to do that someday.
great photos Sarah - every one of them!! There are some great bike trails one the island too which I like because they are nice and flat, not hanging precariously onto the side of a cliff. One day you should go back for a bike ride.
Our engagement photos were taken there with the sunset!
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