AURA

As you may know, I love this place in the middle of Utah’s Salt Lake. It’s a place the great hairy beasts can call home. And it’s the closest place there is where you have a good chance of seeing any. They’re descended from the only ones that hadn’t crossbred with the cattle the Spanish brought, the only purebreds left after Buffalo Bill. It’s just lucky that a few enviro types put a dozen or so on the Island when it looked like they were finished, and now there are about 600.

SINE and CORONADO

Population.

AURA

Some people have even talked about letting them populate the plains again. I wouldn’t mind that at all. Sine’s even put in a link about it. Don’t worry; it doesn’t bite.

They got the dozen or so from Yellowstone that’s about five hours farther north, but it’s harder to find them there since it’s so big and bison aren’t as numerous as once upon a time. If somebody just wants to see what they’re like, there are now a few at Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge that you pass heading to the airport from downtown Denver. So that’s an easy one if you’re over there. Or, if you’re going to Taos, Ted Turner’s Vermejo Park Ranch has a bunch, but they’re hard to find too since his ranch is almost as big as the state of Rhode Island. But if you’ve got deep pockets, it’s just a little north east of Taos Ski Valley.

CORONADO

Poor guy’s gotta’ make money somehow. All I heard about was Jane Fonda. I guess he’s been pretty busy, huh? Too bad he’s not over here; we could ask him for an amphitheater or two.

SINE

They say bison meat is better for you than beef. But, that's okay. I am not missing anything. I never had it. China has no bison. Friends tell me Mongolia Yak is related to bison, though I never have Yak, either. Bison went back and forth over Bering Sea land bridge for long time till bridge under water.

CORONADO

So it was inevitable people chasing bison would end up in America.

SINE

No boundary line. Indians do not have slant eyes. Maybe Russians?

AURA

We’re not going to have bison at our Café.

CORONADO

Why not? - I’ve had it. I like it. It costs more than beef, though.

AURA

Forget it. Veggies are healthier.

CORONADO

Yeah, veggies.

AURA

If you’re going to jerk around with the stock market, I suggest you check out companies like Beyond Meat, or Impossible Foods. You could stop by White Castle with me and Sine sometime and try their Impossible Burger made of wheat and potato. We’ll get you onboard yet.

CORONADO

That sucker started in Wichita, man. How’d I ever get started with you two.

SINE

Antelope Island, if you’re still listening, is connected with Utah Rt.l27. 1-15 exit 335, then west to the Park.

●Antelope Island

●American bison evolution

●Ted Turner’s bison ranch tour

●Meat goes Vegan

●10 day weather forecast