Antelope Island State Park is renowned for having free-roaming bison. Eagerly scanning the surrounds on early morning spotting duty, I proclaimed ‘BISON!’ and pointed in the direction of the beach. Darren peered and raised a skeptical eyebrow. I zoomed in with the camera to confirm. Damn. Just a bison shaped rock.
Still, we did see plenty of bison wandering around.
We also got a decent hike in to Dooley’s Knob (who names these places!), with views out over the far-reaching opaque waters of Salt Lake in one direction and back down to the Basecamp in the other. And all this before breakfast.
Whilst the aim was to get some driving miles in to move us towards our more northern destinations, you have to break the journey somewhere. A brief stop in Idaho Falls allowed me to squeeze a little run in. Oh and a brief Idaho Falls brewery visit. The beer itself was un-memorable, but they had a rather nice sunny patio.
Darren had rather excelled himself with an overnight camping spot overlooking Henry’s Lake. After 300 miles and 6 hours on the road, not to mention a bit of a hairy drive the last few miles to the boondocking spot (we don’t need to go into that again, something along the lines of navigational challenges similar to yesterday), we were ready for a beer!
The wind was chilly but the evening light mellow, and not another soul around. I bagged myself prime position in the BC galley, taking in the million dollar views as I rustled up a chili con carne.
Part of the camping experience is enjoying the great outdoors. It’s sometimes difficult to remind yourselves of that when it’s so cozy inside the BC, and you have the panoramic windows to appreciate the view.
After dark, the earlier wind had dropped, and we stepped outdoors to check out the stars. I have neither the camera technology nor the patience to capture it, but the expansive night sky was awash with a multitude of stars. The brighter ones morphed into the more recognizable constellations, with a supporting cast of tiny pinpricks of light, negligible in isolation but together forming the backdrop to the Milky Way. Puts you in your place.