Farmington Bay

I have been craving the outdoors - and ironic since I'm in one of the most magnificent states in the Union for outdoor recreation and sightseeing.
Carl and I did go with friends for a cookout in Big Cottonwood Canyon a while back and love being in the Wasatch Mountains (just outside my window to the East - about a 15 minute drive). On the way down the mountain we literally almost ran into a bull moose! Came within about 6 feet!

This last weekend we tried something a little tamer - a 25 minute drive through gorgeous countryside to Farmington Bay. It's similar to Upper Newport Bay (Back Bay) in Cali but massively bigger, and the salt source is the Great Salt Lake.

We went to see the Bald Eagles but their nests are being protected so we can only get back on foot which we weren't prepared to do that day. We'll be going back this weekend. We did see some cool birds on the 2 miles or so we walked off the dirt road. Mostly Canada geese but also Northern Harriers and lots of waterfowl. Sandhill Cranes and Great Blue Herons have gigantic nests on poles made by the wildlife conservationists - which are often also the hunters here in Utah.