I woke up at 4:30 AM and was surprised to see that my mom was already wide awake. We made excellent time to Indy arriving in about 50 minutes and I got through check in and security in 15 - 20 minutes so once again I got to wait around gate B for my plane to take off. Eventually, the plane lifted off and I felt surprised to hear that it would take 3 hrs and 22 minutes to arrive in Salt Lake City. I mostly napped on the way. As we neared our destination, I looked out the window at the spectacular mountains and soon spotted the Great Salt Lake, my next destination.
We deplaned and I routed through he airport past baggage to the exit. I passed a very long line waiting for security. It felt nice outside. I soon found a taxi and road out to the Great Salt Lake. I felt rather discouraged when I saw it would cost me $27 for an 11 minute drive. Upon arrival, I hopped out next to the Saltair Pavilion and walked toward the water. The water level was obviously down so I next had to figure out how to get around all the shallow channels to the waters edge. I spent over half an hour walking through the slimy sand occasionally hopping over narrow channels and taking pictures until I reached a dead end. I tried another route and then decided I had no choice. I took off my shoes and socks and walked barefoot across the cold sand and shallow channels until I reached the waters edge. My feet warmed as I put my socks and boots back on. I took several pictures. I could see far across the damp sand and water to distant mountains. Across the lake I saw Antelope Island, Stansbury Island, Lake Point, and mountains. Back toward Salt Lake City, another mountain range loomed up into the low clouds. After taking more pictures and eating a triple-decker peanut butter and jelly sandwich I followed an old road back to the mainland. Then I walked along shore and took a few more pictures. At that point, I was ready to head back and called for a taxi.
Back at the airport, I had no wait at security. I found my gate and tried to nap while waiting on Alan and Jeff to arrive. Then we boarded another plane and spent 6.5 hours flying to Kona. We watched a couple crummy movies, Sky High and the Polar Express.
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Looking east across a channel toward Antelope Island.
Looking west across the dried up lake toward the mountains.
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Looking east across the dried up lake toward Antelope Island.
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Looking east across a channel toward the clouded mountains.
Looking west across the dried up lake.
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I finally made it to the edge of the lake.
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Looking toward the mountains to the west.
Looking toward Antelope Island.
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Looking across the dried up lake toward the clouded mountains.
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A light breeze creates ripples across the water looking toward Antelope Island.
Stansbury Island lies across the salty sand and Great Salt Lake.
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Frothy foam lines the shoreline. Antelope Island looms in the distance.
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Looking across the rippled water toward Stansbury Island.
Looking across the rippled water toward Stansbury Island.
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Looking across the grass toward Antelope Island.
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Looking across the dried up lake toward Lake Point.
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Looking across grassland and dried lake to Saltair Pavilion.
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Looking across grassland and dried lake to Stansbury Island.
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Looking across grassland and dried lake to Saltair Pavilion.