On the south end of Antelope Island there is a very level ridge that stands out from a distance. It was part of the old Lake Bonneville shoreline, a distinctly level part of the north-south spine of ridges that make up the island. In the middle of this 1 or 2 mile level-line is a spike that emerges (actually probably 2/3 of the way north of the spine) called "The Sentinenl".
On a sunny March Sunday I decided it was time to see what the view from this perch looked like, so I drove out to Antelope and parked some miles north on a trailhead mostly intended for horse riders. Heading south and gradually climbing the east bench of Antelope toward The Sentinel it wasn't long before I encountered Buffalo (Bison) and a couple of Antelope. The Bison are a lot like cattle. They're curious to see what's coming near them, but they'll scatter when you get close.
I also learned the hard way that winter had made my camera batteries seem more charged than they really were, so these pictures were all taken with a cheap phone camera.
Buffalo urgently moving away from guy with phone camera:
Looking east at Frary Peak from the east bench:
A couple of groups of Buffalo from higher on the bench:
Nearing the top of The Sentinal, looking west toward Stansbury Island
Looking south from on top
Hiking back to the car, through lots of yellow grass, with the Wasatch in the background to the east
On a sunny March Sunday I decided it was time to see what the view from this perch looked like, so I drove out to Antelope and parked some miles north on a trailhead mostly intended for horse riders. Heading south and gradually climbing the east bench of Antelope toward The Sentinel it wasn't long before I encountered Buffalo (Bison) and a couple of Antelope. The Bison are a lot like cattle. They're curious to see what's coming near them, but they'll scatter when you get close.
I also learned the hard way that winter had made my camera batteries seem more charged than they really were, so these pictures were all taken with a cheap phone camera.
Buffalo urgently moving away from guy with phone camera:
Looking east at Frary Peak from the east bench:
A couple of groups of Buffalo from higher on the bench:
Nearing the top of The Sentinal, looking west toward Stansbury Island
Looking south from on top
Hiking back to the car, through lots of yellow grass, with the Wasatch in the background to the east
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