Hidden jewel in plain sight
From Antelope Island State Park...Thunderstorms in the distance, gibbous moon, meteor shower, coyotes yipping — what's not to love about Antelope Island.
The most amazing thing about the rocky isle, connected to the Wasatch Front by a narrow causeway, is that so few people visit. I've met lifetime Utahns who have never been to this preserve of What the West Was even though they see its beckoning outline beyond the refineries every day on their commute to work.
My compadre and I came to the island, of course, for the big show: the Perseids Meteor Shower. It was an excuse to get out of the city and sleep under the stars again
The moon went down at about 2 a.m. just in time for the meteors to start streaking through the sky. (My view, unfortunately, was sometimes blocked by hordes of mosquitos who came to remind me of my place in the food chain.)
One question remains: Why don't I do this more often?
5 Comments:
You're right - Antelope Island State Park is a year-round gem; just minutes of the Wasatch Front, but a world away.
What's not to love about Antelope Island?
Biting flies. That's what. Makes just about any experience there miserable.
Ah, come on. The flies aren't there all the time. I ride my bike out there several times a season. Amazing place.
Glen, Antelope Island truly is an amazing place, I photograph it often. The stark solitude and quiet are amazing.
But please take a tip from a photographer - just get your horizon level, please. Water that tilts is like fingernails on a blackboard. You are forgiven if the tilting was the result of a certain liquid refreshment, of course.
Hi, Glen! I went horseback riding on Antelope Island in May w/ my parents. Not cheap, but the guide at the old ranch is awesome -- great stories from his many years as a ranger in the Uintas. You can hike Frary Peak to rise above the stink and the bugs. That was a good autumn trip. I kayaked a bit around the island last summer, but the sun was so intense I got sick. I want to paddle again in the winter; it must be beautifully stark that time of year. I once read that the bison have charged at kayakers who float too close in the shallow water. What a way to die: "Paddler Trampled by Buffalo in Great Salt Lake."
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