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Having recently retired we are fulfilling our long time dream. We began our camping life with a tent in 1969 adjusting as each of our three sons arrived over the years and gradually progressed to a 32' Class A in 2007. Even after our sons became too busy with their own interests, we continued dreaming over the years. The Louisville, KY 2003 Great North American RV Rally and the book "Movin' On" convinced us that a motorhome after retirement was really for us! In 2007 we sold our home and disposed of most of our belongings and awaited the wife's retirement on February 1, 2008. We were out in our first motorhome ten times in our first summer in 2007, with our grandson joining us eight of those ten times. Since he must stay behind with his mom and dad to continue school, we told him he can join us on vacations (by car or plane) anywhere we are as we travel the US. Imagine the history lessons he could acquire! However, Mom and Dad don't look at it that way, especially the flying. Fortunately we don't miss work one bit!! We just miss the friends there. We have many hobbies to keep us busy when we decide to sit still for a day. Hope to see you on the road.

Monday, June 15, 2015

ANTELOPE ISLAND S.P. on GRAND SALT LAKE in UTAH

Gary did go to Hill Aerospace Museum with the hope of seeing the B-17.  He enjoyed the museum as always, but the B-17 was not there and they could not tell him what museum it was in.  So he hopes to see it on another day.




Retiree, Bill Thomas, from VA after 21 years,
talking with children

















On Saturday, June 13th, our son and daughter-in-law's anniversary, we spent the day going out on to the Grand Salt Lake to Antelope Island.  There is one road going out to it and several winding roads traveling over some of the valley side of the island.  The Island is 15 miles long and 4.5 miles wide at it's widest.
View looking from the island back to the mainland.
The very sandy beach for those interested in swimming in the very salty lake.  It is said that the bottom is in some places four feet deep with salt. 

In 1948 Fielding Garr and his six children came to Antelope Island and began cattle ranching. Garr, a stonemason built a home and several other buildings out of adobe brick and stone.  There was a bunkhouse and the ranch house was enlarged later.
In 1850 the Church of LDS designated the island as a range for church cattle herds that supported the Perpetual Emmigration Fund which is a rotating fund to assist new converts in the Eastern United States and Europe in paying for their immigration to Utah.
The ranch changed ownership several times over it's 133 year history of ranching. and is now property of Utah for a State Park.














There were horses pastured there.

Case tractor.  Damon, thought you might like this.

Dodge truck.
Very early day camper! Definitely not motorized.

Inside of the camper.

Ranch house, the end on the left was the original
portion of the house.

Spring house

Fireplace inside of the house

Blacksmith;s shop

Wood and metal shop.
















This particular Saturday a portion of the ranch was being used for Sunset Stake 11-year old Scout Day Camp.
Troop 322
 We continued our drive about the Island, also checking out the two camp grounds.  Beautiful views!!
Road below that we just traveled.  It was a 23% grade!

View from the Island of snow topped mountains on the
mainland, beyond the sand and the lake. Water was
down about two feet at this time of year.

Campground below.  Each had a pavilion covered table,
but no hook-ups.

View looking at mountain on the island, the lake and
 mountain on the mainland in the distance.
We also saw a herd of Bison as well as a few antelope. There is supposed to be about 800 Bison so I am sure we saw only a portion of them.




 It was a good afternoon drive!!  Hope you enjoyed it as much as we did.
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