What is the proper response when a buffalo charges you? Most people have never thought about it. March 21st 2015 marked the 10th Annual Antelope Island Buffalo Run put on by founder and race director Jim Skaggs. The increasingly popular trail run was held at one of Utah’s many one-off destinations, Antelope Island, a barren…
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Top Utah Outdoor Adventures of 2013
Those of us who live in Utah sure are lucky. We reside in the absolute best place in the country for outdoor recreation. Our state is so full of amazing scenery and outdoor opportunities that it’s near impossible to whittle down all the trips one took in a 12-month period to just 5. But taking…
Only in Utah: Herding Bison on Antelope Island
The Antelope Island Bison Roundup is as real as it gets. Every October, just as the fall air begins to really settle into the Great Salt Lake Valley, Antelope Island plays home to one of the greatest adrenaline fixes the old west ever knew. Sure, the island also has good mountain biking and even skiing,…
Ski touring Frary Peak on Antelope Island
The rangers were waiting for us. We had just finished a day of ski touring on Antelope Island on the Great Salt Lake, and one ranger in particular screamed up in his pickup, and slammed his government-issue long bed to a stop behind our cars, preventing our escape. He jumped out so fast you’d think…
Mountain biking the Great Salt Lake’s Antelope Island (video)
Mountain biking on Antelope Island is like riding on another planet. The strange landscape, covered in rocks over a billion years old, surrounded by a dead, salt filled lake, is an other-worldly place to pedal a bike. This fact alone is reason enough to make the drive to the Great Salt Lake and explore Antelope Island by bike.