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| Goodbye Palisade, loved our Visit! |
Well, the time had come to say goodbye to the plateaus of Colorado and the beautiful Book Cliffs. We have loved our stay here but would have loved it more if we could have visited the wineries! That was such a cruel joke to be surrounded by so many vineyards and not do any tasting tours. We will be back, Palisade, to taste your fruits of the vine!
As we continue our journey in Utah, we will be heading north into the Wasatch Mountains area of the Rockies. Our destination is about an hour southeast of Salt Lake City at River's Edge at Deer Park in Heber City, Utah. Once again, the 5-hour drive was just amazing. The view out my window was always changing and scenic.
River's Edge at Deer Creek
Heber City is located in Summit County and is 45 miles SE of Salt Lake City. Come to find out, Summit County is one of the wealthiest counties in the United States. You can find tons of things to do here such as skiing, snowboarding, snowmobiling, hiking, boating, and horseback riding without all of the crowds. Park City, which is located 20 miles north of Heber City, is the site of numerous concerts and festivals, including the world-famous Sundance Film Festival.
This area is known as the Wasatch Back which is also part of the Rocky Mountains. Wasatch is a Ute Indian word that means "mountain pass" or "low pass over high range."
River's Edge at Deer Creek RV Park, unknown to me when I booked the site, is at the base of Jordanelle Reservoir and Dam. It was just a little unsettling for me that the dam towered 235 feet above the park! Thankfully, all was well during our stay.
Antelope Island State Park
Since Dennis has the Monday off due to Memorial Day, we decided to drive up to Antelope Island located on the other side of Salt Lake City. This ended up being over a 2-hour drive for us but we thought it was worth the trip.
Antelope Island got its name back in the 1800's from the Indians who would hunt antelope on the island. However, today this 42 square mile island is the home to bison, sheep, porcupine, badgers, coyotes, bobcats, and panghorn, but no antelopes.
After a 2-mile hike and seeing tons of bison, we found this small sandwich shop open at the beach area and decided to grab a bite to eat before headed back to the 5th wheel. D got a bison burger and I got my trusted grilled cheese.
If you are in the Salt Lake City area,, this state park is definitely worth your time to visit. Along with wild animal sightings and the beaches, it also offers camping and hiking trails.
Loveland Living Planet Aquarium
On Friday we headed out to Draper, Utah to visit The Loveland Aquarium. Being from Georgia - who boasts of having the largest aquarium in the world at 550,000 square feet - it's always nice to visit others and compare. I do have to admit right of the bat, I happen to prefer the Tennessee Aquarium to the Georgia Aquarium.
The Loveland Aquarium, located in Draper is about 20 south of Salt Lake City, is 136,000 square feet, and opened to the public on March 24, 2014. Our ticket time was for 4:45 PM which gave us plenty of time to get there after D got off work. We found the aquarium easy to get around and plenty of helpful employees to answer all our questions. Since they were limiting the amount of people due to Covid-19, we were able to spend as much time viewing all of the animals and fish.
I think the most interesting thing I saw was the electric eel. They had a live meter that would emanate sound whenever he was active. Scary and awesome at the same time! The eel was huge! It was easily 8 feet long and 65 pounds.
All aboard the Heber Valley Railroad
On Saturday we decided to take a train ride on the historic Heber Valley Railroad. The site boasted of spectacular views of Heber Valley and the shoreline of the Deer Creek Reservoir.
The ride also included a very quick train robbery when it stopped at the Soldier Hollow platform about midway of the trip.
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All in all, the trip was 2 hours and can't say it was totally worth it but hey... when in Rome.
As we continue our journey in Utah, we will be heading north into the Wasatch Mountains area of the Rockies. Our destination is about an hour southeast of Salt Lake City at River's Edge at Deer Park in Heber City, Utah. Once again, the 5-hour drive was just amazing. The view out my window was always changing and scenic.
River's Edge at Deer Creek
Heber City is located in Summit County and is 45 miles SE of Salt Lake City. Come to find out, Summit County is one of the wealthiest counties in the United States. You can find tons of things to do here such as skiing, snowboarding, snowmobiling, hiking, boating, and horseback riding without all of the crowds. Park City, which is located 20 miles north of Heber City, is the site of numerous concerts and festivals, including the world-famous Sundance Film Festival.This area is known as the Wasatch Back which is also part of the Rocky Mountains. Wasatch is a Ute Indian word that means "mountain pass" or "low pass over high range."
River's Edge at Deer Creek RV Park, unknown to me when I booked the site, is at the base of Jordanelle Reservoir and Dam. It was just a little unsettling for me that the dam towered 235 feet above the park! Thankfully, all was well during our stay.
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| The big tan wall in the background is the Jordanelle Dam |
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| The 152,570-acre reservoir |
Antelope Island State Park
Since Dennis has the Monday off due to Memorial Day, we decided to drive up to Antelope Island located on the other side of Salt Lake City. This ended up being over a 2-hour drive for us but we thought it was worth the trip.
Antelope Island got its name back in the 1800's from the Indians who would hunt antelope on the island. However, today this 42 square mile island is the home to bison, sheep, porcupine, badgers, coyotes, bobcats, and panghorn, but no antelopes.
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| The 7-mile Causeway over to the Island |
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| The Great Salt Lake |
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| Bison roaming around as far as you can see |
After a 2-mile hike and seeing tons of bison, we found this small sandwich shop open at the beach area and decided to grab a bite to eat before headed back to the 5th wheel. D got a bison burger and I got my trusted grilled cheese.
If you are in the Salt Lake City area,, this state park is definitely worth your time to visit. Along with wild animal sightings and the beaches, it also offers camping and hiking trails.
Loveland Living Planet Aquarium
On Friday we headed out to Draper, Utah to visit The Loveland Aquarium. Being from Georgia - who boasts of having the largest aquarium in the world at 550,000 square feet - it's always nice to visit others and compare. I do have to admit right of the bat, I happen to prefer the Tennessee Aquarium to the Georgia Aquarium.
The Loveland Aquarium, located in Draper is about 20 south of Salt Lake City, is 136,000 square feet, and opened to the public on March 24, 2014. Our ticket time was for 4:45 PM which gave us plenty of time to get there after D got off work. We found the aquarium easy to get around and plenty of helpful employees to answer all our questions. Since they were limiting the amount of people due to Covid-19, we were able to spend as much time viewing all of the animals and fish. I think the most interesting thing I saw was the electric eel. They had a live meter that would emanate sound whenever he was active. Scary and awesome at the same time! The eel was huge! It was easily 8 feet long and 65 pounds.
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| Clouded leopard in the Asia Exhibit |
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| Heading to the Gentoo penguins in the Antarctic Adventure Exhibit |
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| Moray Electric Eel in the South America Exhibit |
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| 40 foot Ocean Explorer Tunnel |
On Saturday we decided to take a train ride on the historic Heber Valley Railroad. The site boasted of spectacular views of Heber Valley and the shoreline of the Deer Creek Reservoir.
The ride also included a very quick train robbery when it stopped at the Soldier Hollow platform about midway of the trip.
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All in all, the trip was 2 hours and can't say it was totally worth it but hey... when in Rome.
| After a fun-filled week of exploring, Sunday has come and it's time to pack up and move on. Today we head to Rexburg, Idaho to check out Yellowstone National Park among other places. |
Amazing pictures!
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