Antelope Island

Trying to take advantage of my unemployment, so on Shane's day off we took a drive up to Antelope Island!

Having never been to Utah before we moved here, everything is new and exciting. I knew that the Great Salt Lake would be large and salty, but driving onto the island blew me away. I felt like I was back on the East Coast! The salty smell and ocean breeze (well lake breeze) was overwhelming and unexpected. Seagulls were everywhere! I guess I didn't really know what to expect, but it made me feel peaceful and at home. 

We did very little research before taking this drive. We assumed antelope would be on the island, but had no idea what else to expect. You pay $10 per car to get onto the island, and make sure you have gas so you can drive around and explore!

Behind this Bison to the left you can see the path you take out to the island. Weird they have this big Buffalo here right? Hum??

The first stop we made was to Bridger Bay. You can park your car and walk out to the beach. If you want to float on the Great Salt Lake, this is the place they are directing you (on this island anyway). Being the tourists that we are, we were ready to float. Bathing suites and water shoes were on! This was happening!

We trekked down through salty sand plains until we reached the beach. This is where we saw something odd... as the seagulls at the edge of the shoreline would move a giant cloud of black smoke would puff up. Weird right? We got closer to the water to find out what it was and were not happy with the answer. Millions of flies! If you come within five feet of the shoreline you are sure to be swarmed by them. We unfortunately found this out first and and ran holding our breaths and plugging our noses away from the madness. People on their way out stopped to watch and then promptly turned around having scene enough. Notice in my picture above that there is a family in the water. I am thinking once you get past the flies you are safe and I am sure they are having a jolly old time out there, but we were unimpressed and really no longer in the mood to float around peacefully in the lake. I would recommend not taking the walk out to the beach and just enjoying the beauty from a distance. There is much more to this island that you can enjoy. Spare yourself from being attacked by the flies!!

Next stop was up to Buffalo Point! Here you get a beautiful view of the lake. Maybe even a good photo op!

Continuing on our journey we went back to the other end of the island and drove down Antelope Island Road. 

?? Buffalo ?? On an island right off of Salt Lake?? No...

WHAT!

This is when I finally got to see my first buffalo! Followed by hundreds more!

Oh and antelope :)

I had no idea how awesome this day would be! I was in buffalo heaven!

After a few hours of driving around we had a storm moving it and it was time to go.

I would absolutely recommend stopping here if you are near the area. It makes for a great day trip!

Park City for the day

The boyfriend had the day off today so we decided to get a few things done.

We started early and managed to get our drivers licenses, registrations and new plates!

Since we knocked out our check list we took an hour drive to Park City to visit my friend Erin, and check out this amazing little ski town. I have a feeling we will be taking many weekend getaways out here! The drive there and back from Orem is quite scenic, so I don't think we will mind making the trip! 

After an hour drive, we made it to Park City, UT

Beautiful Day! Beautiful City!

Had to take this photo! 

Need a lift? 

Speaking of Park city has free public transportation ( on the Bus.. not the Ski lift.. unfortunately )

Banksy Original! This made my day!

Pizza and tacos at Davanza's with these two pleasant folks!

Reunited and it feels so good!

So this is what a ski slope looks like without the snow...

Sunset on a rooftop

Deer Creek Reservior, on the way home

Waterfall :)

Bridal Veil Falls

Bridal Veil Falls

The Big Move : The Tucson Travelers Leave Tucson

Well folks, our life just took another crazy turn in a fun and exciting direction. For those that don't know, Shane and I left Lowe's in 2012 to take an extended vacation (why I started my blog in the first place) and then pursue new careers. Shane got a job working as a part-time USPS carrier and we tried really hard to make it work for about a year but he was getting 8-16 hours a week and a full time position was not looking hopeful any time soon.  In 2014, we made a lot of changes to our life to help create a better future for ourselves. Shane made the choice to go back to Lowe's and take the fast track back into management. After several applications for various positions around the United States, Shane got an interview with a store in Utah! Long story short, he killed the interview and within 2 1/2 weeks we were saying goodbye to Tucson and Hello to Orem!

This crazy move sparked my adventurous side and I am so excited to explore my new home. My goal is to try and share a checklist of destinations and provide my experiences in doing so. I am currently unemployed so this was easy to start, but I will be getting a job soon. Our adventures will be spread out, but I will make a point to share them on here! Hope my experiences come in helpful to someone! Stay Tuned for fun updates and (checks) off my checklist!

For now.. Here is a photo story of my life the last few weeks...

One of my new favorite websites/apps RoadTrippers.com

Our journey we took once with a U-Haul towing my car, and again with Shane's truck...

A farewell dinner with the family at our favorite Mexican restaurant. 

Shane's best friends helped us load the U-haul all day!! They are amazing

On the road. Oh did I mention we had two cats to travel with as well.. The first trip was a long 13+ hours.

Our first time checking out Shane's new store. Felt like it was worthy of a snapshot!

Weekend two... The drive back up in Shane's truck. I had my camera so I was able to take a few pictures from the road!

We weaved in and out of storms all the way up Arizona. On the bright side storms bring rainbows!

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We stayed the night in Page to break up the trip a little bit. View from our hotel.

Shane enjoying the view

Leaving Page

Welcome to Utah!

Loving the colors

I thought this looked like a fish

changing scenery

What we look like on a road trip!

We're here! We arrived with our last load of stuff on Shane's 30th birthday! Figured we would take a drive down to the lake and found a beach. Not sure if I am a fan of getting in this water but it sure looks pretty! 

Checking my first task off my list! I really wanted to ride the Front Runner so we took it into Salt Lake to pick up my car from the airport! The front runner was big, clean and a fun ride, but the green line (the one we had to transfer on to go east/west to the airport) was gross and smelly. I will try to avoid that one..