"Antelope Island" Antelope Island by themainbrain83

The Great Salt Lake itself has developed some sort of a bad name. Most people think it is a disgusting place, and honestly.............it can be. If you go late in the summer, the heat can intensify the smell of rotting brine shrimp past the point of comfort. But for the most part I think it is a nice place. Antelope Island is one of the many islands on the Lake, and is the one you see from Salt Lake City . Antelope Island would be particularly fascinating to people who like brine shrimp, bison, pronghorn antelope and barren grassland.

Totonka!

Buffalo live in Africa, so don't mistake this for one. This is actually a Bison. Like I was saying the Bison is the second best reason to come to Antelope Island behing brine shrimp.

I think they put a herd of Bison on the island for a movie they were shooting and then never removed them. Now people go out there just to take "the picture" and then leave.

Ohh and every year there is a roundup where you can take your horse on the island and be a cowboy for a day, while helping them round up their bison. I don't know why they round them up. Probably so its easier to make bison burgers, another island attraction. Theres a VT travel tip for ya. For only nine dollars you can take a car load of people to see the majestic and once-near extinct bison. Then when you run out of film, you can go chew on some.

Here is my buddy Chris looking super psyched after we spotted our first buffalo of the day. What a feeling!

• Pros:All You Can Eat Brine Shrimp!
• Cons:Much of the island is inaccessable