Antelope Island is the largest island in the Great Salt Lake and also happens to be where I spent my Labor Day afternoon. I hadn't really heard of it before we made plans to go, but I am definitely glad it made the list.
You drive onto the island via a man made road and it is a pretty neat drive. Naturally, it smells pretty bad at some places. Anyone who has been near a large salty body of still water can attest to that.
We went up to the Visitors' Center and the park guides there gave us some good ideas of what to do. We picked up a list of great hikes on the island, ranging from 'nature walks' to full on 12 mile hikes.
As for us, we made a trip to the "beach" and I even ventured into the salty water. (That wasn't really my decision, but I guess I appreciate that I got the full experience.) The bugs down by the beach were insane. They were just little tiny gnats, but I have never seen them in masses like that. (See Video)
We also got to see a lot of wildlife, such as bison, antelope- go figure!, and quail (which looked like genetic mutants- huge!). It was nice to drive around and see the beautiful scenery and try to spot the wildlife.
Oh ya! And Sea Monkeys! Haha.
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