We arrived in Salt Lake City June 29 about 1 pm.  Cousin Joyce said that they had 7" of snow in the mountains on Father's Day and that the ski resort were still open - Snow on the mountain

After checking into our KOA and eating lunch, we headed north to the Great Salt Lake and Antelope Island.
Unfortunately, this was our first rain the whole trip -- it could have waited until nightfall.

Antelope Island is 15 miles long and 4.5 miles across at its widest point - a total of 28,022 acres.



Visitor Center

We saw seagulls (Utah's state bird)

and swallows

and Canadian Geese

The island is reported to have a herd of 500-700 bison.  We only saw a handful, but the others may have been on the other side of the mountain.  The first ones we saw were these - real or fake???

If you guessed fake you were right - if you didn't then I assume you never seen a bison in real life.  Here they are.

At least the sign for them!!!

Here's a couple of shots of the Great Salt Lake looking across to the city.

We couldn't go over this mountain with the motorhome. We are assuming the rest of the bison, deer, bighorn sheep and antelope were on the other side.

Frary Peak - 6596' - highest point on the island

The Great Salt Lake Valley

This is the causeway you cross to get to Antelope Island. We are guessing it was about 5 miles long.

We traveled along one side of the island, approximately 8 miles to the Fielding Garr Ranch.  Fielding Garr established the first permanent residence on the island in 1848, which is Utah's oldest Anglo-built structure still standing on its existing foundation.  You can tour the ranch.  We were afraid to take Bernie's scooter out in the rain so we just drove by.  There are beaches, with showers, restrooms, and snack bar.  It was a long walk to the water, so we just watched as others took the plung.

In the evening, we hooked up with cousin, Joyce and some of her children for dinner.  We went to this neat Italian restaurant where the small portion serves 2-3 people and a large portion serves up to 6 people.  So Bernie and I shared a ceasar salad and lasagna and still brought home leftovers.

Here's a picture of the clan.

Standing right to left - Heather, Eden - daughters;  seating, right to left - son, John, daughter, Liz and her husband, Kelly; Joyce and her newest adopted daughter, Marajanee.  A good time was had by all - swapping stories!!!