"Cantelope" Island

We decided to have a little family adventure yesterday but we didn't want to go too far. Shawn and I are slowly discovering some of the natural beauties of Utah. We found one on Antelope Island in the middle of the Great Salt Lake. We saw more bison and their calves than we did Pronghorn Antelope, but that's alright. We were lucky that we got to drive by and see so many. Shawn said the lady at the visitor center told him the herd is usually on a different side of the island...the side you have to hike to (no cars) in order to see them. Lucky us!

It was also reported to have really bad bugs (no see-um biting gnats) yesterday. The blowing wind kept most of the bugs away and kept temperatures moderate. It was sunny enough to need sunblock every two hours but cool enough to enjoy a "dip" in the salty water. (Actually, we skipped some really good rocks out there!)

The kids enjoyed seeing the animals but loved looking for brine shrimp in the lake. It was a great day to get away from civilization and return to nature. And John kept looking for "Cantelope" the entire time we were there...that and the...

"Um...what are those things called?"(john)
"Bison. They're called bison, John." (mom or dad)
"Yeah, the bison."

Fun day!