March 13 - Sentry Trail (Antelope Island)

A partly cloudy day with highs near 50 is predicted.

I decide to take off early from work and head up to Antelope Island with hiking Sentry Trail as the goal.

It's a cool morning with highs around 35 degrees and really no sunshine when I leave from work around 8:30am. It's a bit windy as well.

When I reach the causeway, nothing has changed except there is blue skies to the northwest of the island (but it appears to be moving my way).

Causeway is hawk free this morning. However, the gull numbers are increasing.

I reach the island and head south towards the Ranch.

It's a quick start as I see a single Pronghorn behind the Ranch.

Oh! He's not the only one; looks like 14 of them!!

And there are 2 bison just a bit south of them. Great start!!

Continuing on around the curve, there are several bison among the rocks,

After that, there are no visible critters until I see a large herd of bison tucked in near the Frary Homestead.

And then there's another herd a bit south of them tucked onto the mountains.

And still another on top of a plateau! Active morning ... in the distance.

I reach the Ranch, gear up and start walking down the road. Nice! They opened the dirt road! I can drive to the trail head! Love it!

I'm the only car in the lot as I start off towards Mushroom Springs. No critters in sight.

Nor do I see any critters along the entire hike. :(

But I do find the first signs of Spring with a couple of blooming Spring Parsley!! Woo Hoo!

Good day!