Joel and Alison's Excellent Adventures Part 2

Joel and I need to get some MTB miles in to prepare for our 120 mike Kokopelli Trail ride next month. Antelope Island is a favorite as the trails are manageable and, depending on the day and time, you can have most of the Trails to yourself … except for the wildlife.

We planned an 8 mile loop, and as we neared the 6 mile mark, I was feeling pretty confident that all the bison were east of us. Nope! Turned the corner, and there were 3 huge bulls about 50 yards off the trail. Possibly doable to blast by on the trail except for the fact that #1 it was right in the middle of a 2 mile climb and I would have been going about 0.6 mph and #2 (see sign below) two of them turned directly towards us and became very interested in what we were doing.

So, our lovely 8 mile ride turned into a 12 mile ride with most of the additional miles uphill. Oh well, we need the miles and we made it back unscathed.