Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Summer pictures, part 4: Antelope Island
On Jul 25, we took a day trip with my parents to Antelope Island State Park. It's an interesting place, an island in the middle of the Great Salt Lake which is now connected to the mainland via a causeway. Here's the causeway looking back from the island:
There are a number of freshwater springs which emerge in the hills, even though the island is completely surrounded by salt water. Here's a model of the island at the Vistor's Center:
The island was originally used for grazing cattle but at some point last century (I forget the date), someone decided to introduce a herd of bison. The bison took well, and have been living there since; the herd is about 500 now.
There are also a number of pronghorn, of which we saw a few:
At the southern end of the island there's a historic farm, with a barn, farmhouse, etc., on display:
There are a number of freshwater springs which emerge in the hills, even though the island is completely surrounded by salt water. Here's a model of the island at the Vistor's Center:
The island was originally used for grazing cattle but at some point last century (I forget the date), someone decided to introduce a herd of bison. The bison took well, and have been living there since; the herd is about 500 now.
There are also a number of pronghorn, of which we saw a few:
At the southern end of the island there's a historic farm, with a barn, farmhouse, etc., on display:
# posted by John Colton @ 10:32 PM 
