Late last night I heard Jim Skaggs was taking a group on a run from Antelope Island to Fremont Island in the Great Salt Lake. The idea and opportunity was too weird for me to pass. There are no roads to Fremont island. It is in the middle of the lake. However, the water level is low and we could run across about 7 miles out and 7 miles back. Add on the distance to and from the marina on Antelope on the causeway. The lake bed was very stable so mud was not a problem. My feet stayed mostly dry on the way out. At the island we did a little exploring. We found a burial monument to the husband and wife who inhabited the island many years ago. The man died on the island, the only known person to have left this life from that place. There are wild boars on the island and we saw plenty evidence to their existence there, but we did not see any of them. The run out was warmer and more dry, with more visibility than we had for the run back. A rain/snow storm moved over and made the water level rise just a bit, so feet got plenty wet and cold. In spite of the cold I enjoyed the little adventure run across the lake.
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