With a fantastic trip to Alaska behind us, the van was loaded and headed to Park City for the next two and a half months. It seems that many of our Senior Community residents – and friends – have decided that heading north for the summer is a good idea and are now joining us for some of their summers. For those who have been there, they know how much fun the 4th of July is! And is even better sharing with friends;-) So this year we had lots of company – –
Sunday brings the Park Silly Market, which is a lot more fun to wander after breakfast at The Bridge – –
There is so much to do in Park City, but a real favorite is the demonstration at the Olympic Park where Olympic free style jumpers put on a show jumping into the pool. The Olympic Park is a year round training facility for several winter sports disciplines including bobsled, luge, nordic jumping and the free style jumping. Salt Lake has done an incredible job of maintaining the 2002 Olympic venues, which makes it ready for an encore. Hoping that comes true in 2030 or 2034!! We were quite lucky to see two gold medal Olympians from the recent Beijing Olympics in the show we attended.
Another very fun adventure is to head over to the Sundance Resort and enjoy all it has to offer, as the grounds are just beautiful. Last year they opened the Bearclaw Cabin at the top of the mountain for lunch. AND, it has the best smothered chicken burritos EVER!! It also has the most incredible views;-) So – hop on the lifts (it takes three to get there) and enjoy the ride and the scenery. There’s nothing better – except the burritos.
When one is done with lunch and back at the base of the resort, don’t miss the reflecting pond with the sculpture and the artist gallery. They have fantastic blown glass items;-)
A really fun stop on the way back to Park City is the St. Regis for an afternoon dessert and drink on their lovely patio. Be sure to say ‘hello’ to the St. Regis dog on your way to the funicular- –
Like I said – Bearclaw Cabin is a favorite so another trip was on the agenda when more friends arrived – –
The usual road for the return trip appeared to be backed up with an accident, so we ventured into Aspen Grove and took the Cascade Springs Rd home over the mountain. A good alternative as we happened on this Cow moose and her calf – always a treat – –
Of course the summer is also filled with plenty of golf and hiking. This year there was a hike around Mirror Lake up in the Uinta’s and a hike along Daniels Creek out state route 40 toward Strawberry. We conned friend Sally into joining us for that one – –
The end to our summer was quite beautiful and spent with lots of good friends, as the daughter of friends was married at their home up in one of the canyons. As you can see – they went all out even calling in the wedding moose – –
We are so attracted to animals and taking pictures of them, this blog post would not be complete without an array of this summers critters. So here they are – –
It was a fabulous summer and much cooler than Scottsdale. In fact this year the weather pattern was like the really old days with the monsoon storm almost every night. There was so much rain this year the yards never did get brown – green all summer! How fantastic is that?!?
But, everything comes to an end. And – a cruise is waiting! So home for a couple of days to repack and on the way to Greece. See you again soon –
E & G – Sending hugs to all;-)
Elizabeth & Gary's Magic Bus Tour 