We met up with Grandpa and Grandma Elwood plus Evy and Bradley at Antelope Island one sunny Friday in early April (the 8th). It was our Friday Fieldtrip and their spring break and we had a great time exploring the visitor's center, wading in the Great Salt Lake, spotting bison and porcupines from the car, and even stopping to visit Grandpa Blanchard at the Ranch, where he showed us the owls, the sheep shearing barn, and provided carrots for the kids to feed the horses. What a fun day, only made funner by a stop at Burger Bar in Roy for dinner! Yes!
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| Visitor's center poser. |
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| Cal and Ev got right to work on their jr. ranger booklets. |
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An imposter spiral jetty over at the beach where we
parked and walked out to the lake. |
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| Rock skippers. |
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| Salt water wader. |
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Grandma had been studying the Great Salt Lake with
her science kids, so she was just as excited as the rest
of us to dip her toes in. |
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| It was a long walk back to the car! |
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Grandpa B is the owl spotting expert at Garr Ranch
on Friday afternoons. |
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He's also friendly with the horses, so he
took us over and gave the kids a bag of
carrots to feed to the animals. |
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This is Cal's impression of a sheep waiting
to be sheared. |
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The sheep shearing set up was pretty mechanically
impressive. |
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| Thanks for the tour, Grandpa! |
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| Dinner time! |
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