Midges and Midgets
Lots of BMCUers were concerned about the Antelope Island Run. The questions started coming in via email early in the week. After all, the local TV news reported that black clouds of bugs were just waiting along the shores of the Great Salt Lake to clog your radiator and spoil your wax job. The pictures were just frightening.

But not everyone was scared away, as we had 13 cars make the trip. Some even followed the recommendations from the news reports and coated the front of their cars with cooking spray so the bugs wouldn't stick. Turns out that the midges weren't that plentiful, either because the wind had picked up that morning or we were just lucky, I'm not sure. The day turned out to be absolutely gorgeous. Very few clouds appeared, and not a drop of rain. It was a great drive.

We followed the plan just as we published in the newsletter: first, we collected the Salt Lake cars and drivers at the capital, then up I-15 to the Burger King in Layton at Antelope Drive and Main to collect the northern BMCUers. After some quick lunch buying, we drove to the causeway, paid the entrance fee, and toured on out to the island. We stopped for lunch under a covered pavilion at the beach, and marveled at how little water and how much beach as a result of the low lake level. After lunch, we had a quick game of Antelope Island and Great Salt Lake trivia (as in `How deep is the Great Salt Lake?' and 'Who gave the Island its name?') -- with prizes, I might add. Our drive took us to Buffalo Point, then to Garr Ranch (OK, we had a quick detour to the Buffalo pens, just because somebody took a wrong turn). A few folks had never been to the Island, so now they can say they saw it all!

We just can't say enough about what a beautiful day it was. The drive to the Ranch is always a blast. Next year, we may drive to the Ranch first and have lunch at the picnic tables in the shade of the huge cottonwood trees near the ranch house.

Along for the run were Pugs and Diane Pivirotto, Will Holoman, Todd and Connie Pixton, Mary and Larry Bishop, Wade Ashby, Mike and Becky Chambers, Phil Bates, Julie and Don McEligot, Rich Goodman, Jesse Meade, Bob and Valerie Lux, John Progess, Steve Nelson, Alden and Kenzie, Gary Lindstrom, and Nathan Massie.

Oh, by the way, the title didn't really tell the truth. We didn't have a single Midget. But, we did have a few Bs, a Spitty or two, an Austin Healey, two As, a TF, a couple of `wedge' cars (a TR7 and a TR8), and even a way funlooking new Mini!