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With low lake levels, islands that were once problematic without a water craft, are now accessible by foot if you're willing to spend your day getting there and back. So after a successful hike out to Fremont Island a couple of weeks back, I decided to give Carrington Island a go yesterday. I was also able to convince a couple of my old backpacking buddies to tag along with me on this trek. Poor blokes! ![Smile :) :)](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
We started before sunrise on the north end of Stansbury Island, then made our way west along a causeway to Badger Island where we turned north and made our way across the mudflats to Carrington Island. Once on the island, two of us made our way up to Lambourne's Rock which is the high point of the island at 4727 feet.
At first Carrington Island was used to farm brine shrimp, before operations moved further south on the Great Salt Lake, and during WWII, the US Army used Carrington as a bombing range. Impact craters can still be seen today, along with pieces of exploded ordnance.
The total distance for the hike was 16 miles, and with a forecasted 80 degrees (record high for March 26th) for Saturday, it was kind of a warm go, especially when it is the first warm day, and you're used to hiking in upper forties and to mid-fifties lately.
Here are some shots of our hike:
![01.jpg 01.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/108/108575-c6ae2ecf49b118890cfabde3bfb51bca.jpg)
Sunrise over Stansbury Island
![02.jpg 02.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/108/108576-efb0981df627e85bea94af752c055442.jpg)
Fish food anyone?
![03.jpg 03.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/108/108577-d21b6501e973b45faa79fd95af335fd4.jpg)
Dredged channel for pumping operations
![04.jpg 04.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/108/108578-5323f1511bc058783be51103744a9f30.jpg)
Two 36 inch pipes discharging water into the south end of the Salt Lake
![05.jpg 05.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/108/108579-887de90405db63e2399580df7a544a11.jpg)
Carrington Island off in the distance
![06.jpg 06.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/108/108580-7f147f109be53e4ea4eb97de4db1be47.jpg)
Stansbury Range and reflection to the south. Deseret Peak the high point of the range
![07.jpg 07.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/108/108581-9e85e66fec3ff6d1e1e60d6ff784e1f3.jpg)
Weather station on Badger Island
![08.jpg 08.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/108/108582-5b8d3cac84cd501f8cb0425bba6c1276.jpg)
Looking north towards Carrington
![09.jpg 09.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/108/108583-ba868ff9f8e91a1ecc5376960ae30c10.jpg)
A little bit of spring growth on Badger Island
![10.jpg 10.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/108/108584-966d3a929b87b0a62ebb69a673eebb00.jpg)
Looking back towards Stansbury Island
![11.jpg 11.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/108/108585-accbff0e43f5b60e9e61e7dbe1673291.jpg)
Life on the mudflats
![12.jpg 12.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/108/108586-a4c951443770596532cc7efee1381688.jpg)
Looking northwest with the north end of the Lakeside Mountains in the distance
![13.jpg 13.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/108/108587-a55cf31032f125621401b268bdd7016d.jpg)
Moving rocks on the mudflats
![14.jpg 14.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/108/108588-e5c49118fbf1b95c479748ec167da13e.jpg)
Lord Business on the flats - a curmudgeon if there ever was one.![Smile :) :)](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
![15.jpg 15.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/108/108589-ebec9b4f35ec2d8e3dc140f079744706.jpg)
Heading towards Carrington
![16.jpg 16.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/108/108590-d01750d13c5623f7a259aee757d1cd15.jpg)
Coyote tracks on the mudflats heading southeast
![17.jpg 17.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/108/108591-c61899d23c25ca2ab29164bbca571c1b.jpg)
My hiking buddy, heading towards Carrington with the Promontory Range in the far distance
![18.jpg 18.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/108/108592-70c40ab00dafffc4859a9c047625d649.jpg)
Not sure what to make of a bucket on a cross
![19.jpg 19.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/108/108593-8662ff056c622fb9c198f1fce2906b4a.jpg)
We've left the mudflats at this point and are making our way north along the spit on the south end of Carrington Island with a small
shrub in a harsh environment
![20.jpg 20.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/108/108594-bfeb4c4198b2c614b76fafd05329d746.jpg)
Eagles nest
![21.jpg 21.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/108/108595-a026965dd040e55066f11eb828c0a588.jpg)
We ran into a lot of substantial cut boards which may have been part of the original brine shrimp operations?
![21b.jpg 21b.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/108/108596-1785dd44ed32558d2b8e78c9c3757225.jpg)
A joint
![21c.jpg 21c.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/108/108597-84d8edf00285afe7d2494aa292d2467c.jpg)
Another joint with bolts and washers
![22.jpg 22.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/108/108598-96a6557b78c05d44e47f2a285da324da.jpg)
Getting closer
![23.jpg 23.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/108/108600-dff16e882b04d77f7b406474ab279462.jpg)
The third in our party. He left about an hour earlier than we did so that he could stop and rest when needed along the way. The
Wasatch Range in the distance.
![24.jpg 24.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/108/108601-e522c1b9daa34a1bd7f76e2e9c917e15.jpg)
Lord Business is not a happy camper. The soft sand was wearing him out.
![25.jpg 25.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/108/108602-f433d7ccbd8e4290358b37a92193f63b.jpg)
Larry and Moe of the three stooges.![Smile :) :)](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
![25b.jpg 25b.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/108/108603-5f6eedcb62b4e5cb601a953273f8ded3.jpg)
Whatever these thorny shrubs are (I think it is a thorny milkwort), they are definitely not kilt friendly!
Ouch!
![26.jpg 26.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/108/108604-0647e7fc519842876cc4884e1ee6ed48.jpg)
Originally, my route took us straight up the slope ahead and on to Lambourne's Rock, but it turned out to be steeper than I had
anticipated, so we headed towards the west end of the island where the slope was more gradual and friendlier on my knees.
![27.jpg 27.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/108/108605-c0fdb8796d3ffb6c576daee72ef9b610.jpg)
We ran into numerous badger holes on Carrington
![28.jpg 28.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/108/108606-62645597667d54d6e23398e7ef611c69.jpg)
Hard to make out in this image, but the ground on the island was covered with common storksbill, giving it all a slightly pinkish
hue as we hiked along. Very pretty.
![29.jpg 29.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/108/108607-2afbae494bfd9fe181fecb2ddfce45cc.jpg)
Closeup of the storksbill
![30.jpg 30.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/108/108608-7bbc194dfd8ec9e7a226e383ad761961.jpg)
Scatman making his way up the first hill
![31.jpg 31.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/108/108609-aec9125f59c373e4714b0352346cd4e8.jpg)
Look back to the southwest towards the Lakeside Mountains
![32.jpg 32.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/108/108610-3c6a59fcec7278ca02dc6e9ac87687fe.jpg)
Just over the rise is Lambourne's Rock
![33.jpg 33.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/108/108611-9538d883e7fd406463cf4d50e5877fe6.jpg)
A look back to the south towards Stansbury Island with the Oquirrh Mountains to the east, and the Stansbury Range to the west.
SAC Bay below to the left, and a good shot of the spit that we hiked along to reach the main part of the island.
![34.jpg 34.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/108/108612-b1c5ad03f95779120b78bc7ee2eb8469.jpg)
Interesting white rock on our way to the summit.
![35.jpg 35.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/108/108613-35ca1125eef3d7d3df8d8cad00acb95b.jpg)
One of the numerous impact craters
![37.jpg 37.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/108/108614-055b1868dec220e24364a6077b79ba42.jpg)
Old pieces of exploded ordnance still on the island
![36.jpg 36.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/108/108615-1f90cc396a535c96e1e3f6729ce7b98e.jpg)
Some sulfur buckwheat blooming near the top
![38.jpg 38.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/108/108616-597496534d0ac5482fc94a430aae5c78.jpg)
Hat Island
![39.jpg 39.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/108/108617-4681c56cb5ae9ef4d18f551e562ef2b2.jpg)
Stoddard Point, with Fremont Island and the Promontory Range in the distance
![40.jpg 40.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/108/108618-ac2d85649932dcf19a337daf2b66ecca.jpg)
Summit shot on Lambourne's Rock
![41.jpg 41.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/108/108619-0408730afd4f00c1c00b52d0f04a192c.jpg)
Apparently Lord Business just stays pissed off. Does he ever smile?![Scatman :scatman: :scatman:](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
![42.jpg 42.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/108/108620-c3399d47081f18d86bbc369aa37eee49.jpg)
Bird nest on the northeast side of Lambourne's Rock
![43.jpg 43.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/108/108621-f1f3ac1b309a5372cb08f06a29e2ed52.jpg)
Another impact crater
![44.jpg 44.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/108/108622-db69792c731af9e901d008007ad0a41d.jpg)
Heading back to meet up with Danny
![45.jpg 45.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/108/108623-c2bf8d7ea038f66dd1c96d96771941ce.jpg)
Danny is still alive!![Thumbs Up :thumbsup: :thumbsup:](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
![Thumbs Up :thumbsup: :thumbsup:](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
![46.jpg 46.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/108/108624-b6ff632a2c6c3fdbb6ebd8a0ea58a482.jpg)
Back across the mudflats
![47.jpg 47.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/108/108625-8857b05b62f1eac2483df7aee6b5ecea.jpg)
A BCP greeting for @Rockskipper
![48.jpg 48.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/108/108626-d8b6a1409462f6076c845281b263d330.jpg)
And for those you don't understand the west facing greeting, here's an east facing one for you.
![49.jpg 49.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/108/108628-71999e1d6127a138ccd9c593d7a85108.jpg)
Looks like there might be a brush fire on the east side of Antelope Island
![50.jpg 50.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/108/108629-e8dba54a7410a592dfcbb48091be6c82.jpg)
Interesting how the salt builds up behind the small tumbleweed.
![51.jpg 51.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/108/108630-6041d06a40e6be540d1d6ba439f6f7ac.jpg)
Some waterfowl as we return to Badger Island
![52.jpg 52.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/108/108631-a29ea4a06167cf769d7cf24744885bf2.jpg)
Another look at the outflow pipes
![53.jpg 53.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/108/108632-dfc5c7d2e33d4832c8defd63fd137547.jpg)
And the pumps on the other side (north) of the causeway.
The End.
We started before sunrise on the north end of Stansbury Island, then made our way west along a causeway to Badger Island where we turned north and made our way across the mudflats to Carrington Island. Once on the island, two of us made our way up to Lambourne's Rock which is the high point of the island at 4727 feet.
At first Carrington Island was used to farm brine shrimp, before operations moved further south on the Great Salt Lake, and during WWII, the US Army used Carrington as a bombing range. Impact craters can still be seen today, along with pieces of exploded ordnance.
The total distance for the hike was 16 miles, and with a forecasted 80 degrees (record high for March 26th) for Saturday, it was kind of a warm go, especially when it is the first warm day, and you're used to hiking in upper forties and to mid-fifties lately.
Here are some shots of our hike:
![01.jpg 01.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/108/108575-c6ae2ecf49b118890cfabde3bfb51bca.jpg)
Sunrise over Stansbury Island
![02.jpg 02.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/108/108576-efb0981df627e85bea94af752c055442.jpg)
Fish food anyone?
![03.jpg 03.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/108/108577-d21b6501e973b45faa79fd95af335fd4.jpg)
Dredged channel for pumping operations
![04.jpg 04.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/108/108578-5323f1511bc058783be51103744a9f30.jpg)
Two 36 inch pipes discharging water into the south end of the Salt Lake
![05.jpg 05.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/108/108579-887de90405db63e2399580df7a544a11.jpg)
Carrington Island off in the distance
![06.jpg 06.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/108/108580-7f147f109be53e4ea4eb97de4db1be47.jpg)
Stansbury Range and reflection to the south. Deseret Peak the high point of the range
![07.jpg 07.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/108/108581-9e85e66fec3ff6d1e1e60d6ff784e1f3.jpg)
Weather station on Badger Island
![08.jpg 08.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/108/108582-5b8d3cac84cd501f8cb0425bba6c1276.jpg)
Looking north towards Carrington
![09.jpg 09.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/108/108583-ba868ff9f8e91a1ecc5376960ae30c10.jpg)
A little bit of spring growth on Badger Island
![10.jpg 10.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/108/108584-966d3a929b87b0a62ebb69a673eebb00.jpg)
Looking back towards Stansbury Island
![11.jpg 11.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/108/108585-accbff0e43f5b60e9e61e7dbe1673291.jpg)
Life on the mudflats
![12.jpg 12.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/108/108586-a4c951443770596532cc7efee1381688.jpg)
Looking northwest with the north end of the Lakeside Mountains in the distance
![13.jpg 13.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/108/108587-a55cf31032f125621401b268bdd7016d.jpg)
Moving rocks on the mudflats
![14.jpg 14.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/108/108588-e5c49118fbf1b95c479748ec167da13e.jpg)
Lord Business on the flats - a curmudgeon if there ever was one.
![15.jpg 15.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/108/108589-ebec9b4f35ec2d8e3dc140f079744706.jpg)
Heading towards Carrington
![16.jpg 16.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/108/108590-d01750d13c5623f7a259aee757d1cd15.jpg)
Coyote tracks on the mudflats heading southeast
![17.jpg 17.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/108/108591-c61899d23c25ca2ab29164bbca571c1b.jpg)
My hiking buddy, heading towards Carrington with the Promontory Range in the far distance
![18.jpg 18.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/108/108592-70c40ab00dafffc4859a9c047625d649.jpg)
Not sure what to make of a bucket on a cross
![19.jpg 19.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/108/108593-8662ff056c622fb9c198f1fce2906b4a.jpg)
We've left the mudflats at this point and are making our way north along the spit on the south end of Carrington Island with a small
shrub in a harsh environment
![20.jpg 20.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/108/108594-bfeb4c4198b2c614b76fafd05329d746.jpg)
Eagles nest
![21.jpg 21.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/108/108595-a026965dd040e55066f11eb828c0a588.jpg)
We ran into a lot of substantial cut boards which may have been part of the original brine shrimp operations?
![21b.jpg 21b.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/108/108596-1785dd44ed32558d2b8e78c9c3757225.jpg)
A joint
![21c.jpg 21c.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/108/108597-84d8edf00285afe7d2494aa292d2467c.jpg)
Another joint with bolts and washers
![22.jpg 22.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/108/108598-96a6557b78c05d44e47f2a285da324da.jpg)
Getting closer
![23.jpg 23.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/108/108600-dff16e882b04d77f7b406474ab279462.jpg)
The third in our party. He left about an hour earlier than we did so that he could stop and rest when needed along the way. The
Wasatch Range in the distance.
![24.jpg 24.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/108/108601-e522c1b9daa34a1bd7f76e2e9c917e15.jpg)
Lord Business is not a happy camper. The soft sand was wearing him out.
![25.jpg 25.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/108/108602-f433d7ccbd8e4290358b37a92193f63b.jpg)
Larry and Moe of the three stooges.
![25b.jpg 25b.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/108/108603-5f6eedcb62b4e5cb601a953273f8ded3.jpg)
Whatever these thorny shrubs are (I think it is a thorny milkwort), they are definitely not kilt friendly!
![26.jpg 26.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/108/108604-0647e7fc519842876cc4884e1ee6ed48.jpg)
Originally, my route took us straight up the slope ahead and on to Lambourne's Rock, but it turned out to be steeper than I had
anticipated, so we headed towards the west end of the island where the slope was more gradual and friendlier on my knees.
![27.jpg 27.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/108/108605-c0fdb8796d3ffb6c576daee72ef9b610.jpg)
We ran into numerous badger holes on Carrington
![28.jpg 28.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/108/108606-62645597667d54d6e23398e7ef611c69.jpg)
Hard to make out in this image, but the ground on the island was covered with common storksbill, giving it all a slightly pinkish
hue as we hiked along. Very pretty.
![29.jpg 29.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/108/108607-2afbae494bfd9fe181fecb2ddfce45cc.jpg)
Closeup of the storksbill
![30.jpg 30.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/108/108608-7bbc194dfd8ec9e7a226e383ad761961.jpg)
Scatman making his way up the first hill
![31.jpg 31.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/108/108609-aec9125f59c373e4714b0352346cd4e8.jpg)
Look back to the southwest towards the Lakeside Mountains
![32.jpg 32.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/108/108610-3c6a59fcec7278ca02dc6e9ac87687fe.jpg)
Just over the rise is Lambourne's Rock
![33.jpg 33.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/108/108611-9538d883e7fd406463cf4d50e5877fe6.jpg)
A look back to the south towards Stansbury Island with the Oquirrh Mountains to the east, and the Stansbury Range to the west.
SAC Bay below to the left, and a good shot of the spit that we hiked along to reach the main part of the island.
![34.jpg 34.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/108/108612-b1c5ad03f95779120b78bc7ee2eb8469.jpg)
Interesting white rock on our way to the summit.
![35.jpg 35.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/108/108613-35ca1125eef3d7d3df8d8cad00acb95b.jpg)
One of the numerous impact craters
![37.jpg 37.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/108/108614-055b1868dec220e24364a6077b79ba42.jpg)
Old pieces of exploded ordnance still on the island
![36.jpg 36.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/108/108615-1f90cc396a535c96e1e3f6729ce7b98e.jpg)
Some sulfur buckwheat blooming near the top
![38.jpg 38.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/108/108616-597496534d0ac5482fc94a430aae5c78.jpg)
Hat Island
![39.jpg 39.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/108/108617-4681c56cb5ae9ef4d18f551e562ef2b2.jpg)
Stoddard Point, with Fremont Island and the Promontory Range in the distance
![40.jpg 40.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/108/108618-ac2d85649932dcf19a337daf2b66ecca.jpg)
Summit shot on Lambourne's Rock
![41.jpg 41.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/108/108619-0408730afd4f00c1c00b52d0f04a192c.jpg)
Apparently Lord Business just stays pissed off. Does he ever smile?
![42.jpg 42.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/108/108620-c3399d47081f18d86bbc369aa37eee49.jpg)
Bird nest on the northeast side of Lambourne's Rock
![43.jpg 43.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/108/108621-f1f3ac1b309a5372cb08f06a29e2ed52.jpg)
Another impact crater
![44.jpg 44.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/108/108622-db69792c731af9e901d008007ad0a41d.jpg)
Heading back to meet up with Danny
![45.jpg 45.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/108/108623-c2bf8d7ea038f66dd1c96d96771941ce.jpg)
Danny is still alive!
![46.jpg 46.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/108/108624-b6ff632a2c6c3fdbb6ebd8a0ea58a482.jpg)
Back across the mudflats
![47.jpg 47.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/108/108625-8857b05b62f1eac2483df7aee6b5ecea.jpg)
A BCP greeting for @Rockskipper
![48.jpg 48.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/108/108626-d8b6a1409462f6076c845281b263d330.jpg)
And for those you don't understand the west facing greeting, here's an east facing one for you.
![49.jpg 49.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/108/108628-71999e1d6127a138ccd9c593d7a85108.jpg)
Looks like there might be a brush fire on the east side of Antelope Island
![50.jpg 50.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/108/108629-e8dba54a7410a592dfcbb48091be6c82.jpg)
Interesting how the salt builds up behind the small tumbleweed.
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Some waterfowl as we return to Badger Island
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Another look at the outflow pipes
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And the pumps on the other side (north) of the causeway.
The End.
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