Kevin took an afternoon off and we went exploring on Antelope Island for the Friday of Spring Break. We’ve been out there before, but there is always something new to see.
As we drove across the lake, Tommy asked if we were going to the beach. So we decided to go to the beach.
It isn’t Hawaii, but it is technically a beach.
Tommy was satisfied.
We haven’t stopped at the beach before with the boys, so this was new for them. The water level is really low right now, so it was quite a walk to get to the water.
And once we made it there, I had them taste it. They weren’t really fans of that.
We promised to bring them back sometime to try swimming in it.
Our next stop was a hike up Buffalo Point. I’ve done the hike many times and Ricky has done it once or twice for scouts but it was new for the others. Billy is a big fan of hiking … fast hiking. He wants to get there and get there as fast as possible. Unfortunately for him, his mother is a slow hiker … the kind of hiker who stops and looks around and walks a little and stops to look around. I like to enjoy the journey. Kevin is a fast hiker, but with Bobby in a pack on his back, his pace was more my speed that day. Poor Billy spent most of the hike being told to slow down or wait up.
See? In this picture, he’s “waiting up” …
When you get to the top of the point, there are fantastic views and really fun rocks to climb over. We didn’t go to the farthest out rocks for two reasons … Rusty and Tommy weren’t quite as steady on their feet as I would like them to be for rock scrambling. And two, a storm was starting to blow in so we needed to head back.
But we were still able to enjoy the views …
And scramble around some rocks …
As we headed back for home, we found some sleeping bison. This picture isn’t zoomed in at all. He was huge. And very close to our van!
The boys had so much fun. I think there will be many more hikes in our future.