August 26 - Heading to Utah National Parks

We left our glorious-yes, glorious site at Bear Lake: Big Creek Campground which was bitter sweet because that place was…well…glorious!

Headed to Salt Lake City for groceries and used the interstate for the first time in a long while. Staying off the interstate has allowed us to go through tiny towns and hamlets and see iconic and cultural sights we would have missed. Being on the interstate can also be a bit stressful with many more vehicles and large trucks AND high winds at high speeds. The speed limit in parts of Wyoming and Utah are upward of 80MPH! That’s way too fast for me and my 25 foot RV that is basically a cardboard box on a chassis.

Arrived at Antelope Island Bridger Bay State campground just outside of Salt Lake City around 4pm. To say that this was a wildly different experience than expected would be an understatement. 

I imagined The Great Salt Lake to be a place that when I arrived I would run to the beach and wade through some VERY SALTY WATER. . . and then lay myself down in that water and float. Yes, I'd heard or read somewhere that the buoyancy of this Salt Lake would hold me up without any effort at all. Well, this image was shattered because the Lake is almost non-existent due to drought. We set up camp and Jodie and I walked almost a mile out to the water's edge. Over the years this lake has receded in a way that is truly unbelievable. The woman at the gated entrance said that in 1989 she remembered the booth being under water. Well, this is NOT the case now. Drought in Utah is BAD and unfortunately, the Great Salt Lake is no longer great.  So very SAD. Needless to say, we did not stay any longer than one night.

One saving grace was the sunset. Beyond words.