Saturday, July 24, 2021

Antelope Island - the Great Salt Lake

We came down out of the mountains and onto Antelope Island (which, due to low water levels, is actually now a peninsula). Our luck with the fire smoke finally ran out as there was a thick haze over the entire area all day.

It was about 95ºF on the island in the middle of the afternoon. We are at a primitive campsite, so we were really glad to have our lithium-ion battery so we could crank up the A/C and take a little afternoon nap.

There is a large herd of bison on the island, and we watched them graze for a while. We went for a swim in the Great Salt Lake, then hiked up to a ridge to watch the sunset. The fire smoke made for a very interesting photo. It looked like one of those double sun planets from the movies. 

Elena in the Great Salt Lake

Sunset through the smoke and reflecting off the lake.

Antelope Island

Tomorrow we head up to cooler weather in the Grand Teton National Park. 

- Paul

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