Happy birthday older brother, Hank!!
We left Vernal on Sunday and arrived to Salt Lake City. Our plans where changed due to a health issue. Barry drove to Salt Lake while I was transported by ambulance there. My gallbladder is now part of Utah and I’m healing well. Crazy how it just happened. Both Vernal and Salt Lake hospital staff were so very kind and professional.
So, we won’t be hiking for a short while.
We travelled to Antelope Island yesterday. Very interesting to see over 600 bison roaming the island. Saw some proghorn, too.
We are staying at the Salt Lake City Marina. There aren’t any fish in the lake due to the salt content. Brine shrimp do survive here and many birds use this as a stopping place for their migration route.
The area is quite unique. The lake, at times, has an odor and the sunsets are gorgeous.
The area has this haziness along the mountains; from what I have read, it is from the California fires. This changes the sunset each night.
Barry investigated and rode his bike on the beach.
Saltair Palace was a swimming place in the 1800’s. It has burnt down twice and flooded once and is now used as a concert venue.
The water is very buoyant, people can float like a cork.
Barry and I will be heading to Panguitch tomorrow. We have Bryce and Zion Canyons to explore.
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