Where the deer and the antelope play…

This morning the fam and I drove up north to the Great Salt Lake (which I can’t believe we haven’t visited yet since we’ve lived here!). It was way more gorgeous than I even expected it to be, because it’s definitely more than just a glorified lake. It is seriously like stepping into the Old West. All around, we saw buffalo and jack rabbits and lizards and spiders and all sorts of creatures roaming free, and the reflection of the surrounding mountains off of the glass-like surface of the water was AMAZING. Plus it was hot as blazes, so we got the full effect. If only we had had a covered wagon…

This big blue sky is one of the biggest reasons Jamie wanted to move here….

There were spiders EVERYWHERE! I am not exaggerating. It was actually pretty creepy, because I hate things with lots of little legs to begin with, but to see so many of them hanging all over their webs was a wee bit eerie. Even so, I had to get some images…. you can’t deny the beauty of the intricate and delicate webs they weave.

Just in case you’re not sure which wild animal is charging at you from the top of the mountain…

Yellow sunflower against a brilliant blue sky? THIS is summer. A western summer, anyway. :)

My mom looked at this picture and said she couldn’t believe how old she and my dad are getting. I say, pffffttt….

Did I jump out of the car to run up close and get this image of the buffalo? Yep, because I’m just hardcore like that. :)