For those of you who may be unfamiliar with the Great Salt Lake, it's not exactly a swimming destination (although it used to be!) -- the water is super salty, hence how the lake got its name, and is really shallow in most parts. But Sara said she wanted to go to the beach, so we did!
Sara was really excited about going, and before we left our house she collected some leaves, sticks, and sunflowers to take with her to the beach.
The sand was really crunchy from all the salt.
Sara was really excited to see the Saltair building and kept calling it "my castle". She really wanted to go inside! We had to keep telling her it wasn't open, which almost broke her little heart.
Walking with Daddy to the water.
This is what Sara did with her flowers, sticks and leaves when we reached the lake:
...and stuck the leaves and sticks into the mud.
Then we just walked around in the shallow water for a while until the sun set and it started to get cold. I was glad Sara was wearing her rain boots, because the mud was pretty slimy in parts. I know because I walked around barefoot in there.
It was a fun little adventure. Sara loved it! Too bad I only had my phone's camera with me--the quality of these photos is pretty bad. We'll have to go again one more time before the weather gets too cold.
p.s. It's too bad Saltair burned down so many times. The original structure looks amazing! (see below.) Plus, roller coasters, merry-go-rounds, ferris wheels, games, bicycle races, rodeos, bullfights, boat rides on the lake, fireworks displays, and hot-air balloons sounds like a lot of fun!
Saltair Pavilion, circa 1900
