Sept 26 - Gravel Pit to Beacon Hill (Antelope Island)

 Partly cloudy day with highs in the mid-70s.

Heading up to Antelope Island to hopefully hike Sentry Trail.

I arrive on the causeway after 7:30am. It's not partly cloudy, it's mostly closed. But it looks great as the sun is rising.

Behind the Visitor's Center to the gate, I see one bison walking south on the lake shore

and several lone male bison in the vicinity.

One is just crossing the road before I roll up.

But those are the last bison (or any critter for the matter - even the Burrowing Owl are even hiding or started their migration) I see until I reach Ranch where there's a small herd of bison in the overflow parking. I pull in to check them out.

This is why many of the signs are bend (scratching/head butting posts)

Also, there's another small herd at Mushroom Springs; no hiking Sentry Trail today.

I turn around and head north to the Gravel Pit.

I pull into an empty parking lot and start my hike on this cloudy 64 degree morning.

Lots of mosquitoes out this morning. Thankfully, they are only in pockets.

Nothing happening on this hike; quiet and not critters. There's are no visible critter in the White Rock meadow either. :(

I head up to Beacon Hill where I find critters. Horses down below running the trail. Pretty cool!

Time to head back. 

Run into a Park Ranger driving in his car. He says "Hi!" and continues on.

I continue on as well. As I'm heading down the switchbacks to my car when I spot something moving on the hill in front of me. It's a lone Pronghorn!! Love it! That's the way to end a hike!

Back at my car, I head north passing yet another lone Pronghorn and several lone bison on the way out!

Good day!