We decided to break our cabin fever we need to get out and explore. Why not explore close to our home?!
We started this weekend with Brigham City, Utah. We had lunch at Idle Isles Cafe. Idle Isle Cafe is on Main Street. The food is made from scratch, and fabulous. They give you homemade rolls and on each table is homemade apricot jam. Brigham City is known for its orchards and fruit freeway where you can stop for produce in the summer. This restaurant gives you a local touch by creating and serving apricot jam year round. The building is from the 1920. It has an unique ambiance you do not find very often. The place still has all of its original design from booths to bar and decor. It is a time capsule. You truly can see the past and be part of it for a little time.
After lunch, we stopped at the Brigham Railroad depot. It is now a museum, but it was a functioning railway station. It is over 100 years old. The train no longer stops, but passes it everyday. We were lucky enough to see a train passing as we visited the grounds. It is a step back in time to where this was a stop on the railroad. People would get on to the train to travel to Ogden or Salt Lake for the day or across the country. It takes to a time when horse and buggy were the daily transportation and the railroad was king.
We left the train station to visit the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge. The bird refuge is something that we have heard about for years, but never took the time to go see. Well today was the day for a visit.
The Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge is at the northern end of the great Salt Lake where the Bear River enters and creates a delta. The bird Refuge is 80,000 acres of State and Federal land. It is located in a major migratory bird path. The land is protected from development and ensure the wetland remain open for the birds which migrate or stay year round. There is a driving tour which gives you a chance to explore, view birds, and see a small part of the Refuge. You drive a one way 12 Mile loop on a dike. If the water is high you may not be able to get to the driving tour due to the road being submerged. This time of year is perfect for visiting due to the cool area not allowing insects to be a nuisance and the water level is not high.
We saw bald eagles, crows, sparrows, other birds, mallards, teals, pintails, hooded mergansers ducks, Canadian and snow geese, sandhill cranes, sea gulls, and more.
We capped the trip off by stopping at Smith & Edwards on the way home.
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