One of the reasons I was feeling pressure about homework on July 4th was because Gary and I were heading for Park City with my brother, Mike and his wife Andrea at the end of the week. Mike was in Logan working with some graduate students on energy projects for 6 weeks (they live in Lubbock, Texas, where he is a professor of economics). Andi joined him for his last two weeks and we decided to take advantage of that opportunity and spend a few days together. It was planned fairly last minute, but it turned out wonderful. Jessica and family stayed with Jena so it was just the four of us.
For a "off the internet" RV park, we had a beautiful location near a stream and the Weber River:
Our evening walk along the river...
A large nest with a parent bird and at least one or two baby birds.....
Looking down into the valley around Coalville, Utah.
We are so not good at self pictures but we were there at Park City Mountain Resort. We bought a pass and did the Alpine slide a few times, the Alpine Coaster 3 times (our favorite) and took the chair lift up the mountain side to enjoy the view.
Our first ride of the day was the Alpine slide--
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| Picture as we headed up the chair life |
Andi isn't a big fan of heights but found that the chair lift wasn't too bad. We took pictures of our feet so that Mike could sent it to her sister to prove she had actually done it.
View from the stopping point for the Slide.....
Heading into the trees to get to the beginning of the slide. I have a similar picture with Gary's mom and sisters from a number of years ago.
Andi and Gary are ready to go on the other slide across from us.
View of the Resort from the Alpine Coaster where we went next.
It is a fun ride. It is a rollercoaster built on the mountain side. It takes about a 6 minute ride up and about 2 minutes down. You are in a car by yourself and you are whipping through the trees as you head down. It is quiet except for people screaming. We all loved it and waited in long lines (up to 45 minutes for three rides down the hill. You should try it yourself sometime.)
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As you are pulled up the hill you travel on the lower track but
as you come down the hill, you are on the upper track. |
After lunch we headed up the chair lift for a view from the mountain top.
And another attempt at a selfie---
Once we got to the top, Mike, Andi and I decided to hike down while Gary went back down on the chair lift (his feet were already killing him).
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An outhouse at the top of the mountain
clever if you like "bathroom" humor. |
Despite the warning, the trail wasn't too crowded and we loved our walk down the hill and through the trees.
The first part of the trail was in the trees and amazing as you can see from the above photos. It got harder and more in the sun during the last part of the trail as the trail widened and became rocky. We ended up near the top of the Alpine slide and took it down the rest of the way. Meanwhile, Gary enjoyed a nap in the shade.
And one more trip down the Alpine Coaster before we headed back to our campsite.
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| Gary |
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| Mike |
And to finish off a great day at Park City, we cooked our foil dinners in the oven while we played games.
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