Blogs from Park City, Utah, United States, North America
Day 27 - Park City, Utah
Published: October 10th 2011North America » United States » Utah » Park City
October 8th 2011
Today was cool. Quite literally too, although not as cool as yesterday. In terms of how great the day was though, I must say, it was quite cooler. First of all, I had no plan. Didn't know what I was going to do. Then I had a chat with Rachel, one of my internet friends who lived just twenty miles up the road in Park City. I had also arranged to make a day trip either tomorrow or the next day with my hostel roommate, Stefan. So, the day's plans began to come underway. I decided I would hire a car. I would be meeting Rachel today, and driving to the Arches tomorrow with my new roommate. There seemed to be no easier way to get to Park City today. So I had to be at ... read more
July 7th 2009
So we decided that there really isn't much to do in Salt Lake so we headed up to Park City today. It's not that far from SLC, about 30 miles. It is really beautiful up there. It must be amazing in the Winter with all of the snow everywhere. We took the girls to a little amusement park that had an alpine slide and rollar coaster. Of all the the hikes we've done in the desert of utah, why is it that I got sunburned in Park City?! Despite that fact, Park City is really nice. It reminds me a lot of Whistler or what I imagine Aspen or Breckenridge to be. We had lunch at a brewery that had really good food. After most of the day we came back into SLC and took the ... read more
Mixing with the celebrities - Park City, UT - January 2009
Published: October 11th 2010North America » United States » Utah » Park City
June 30th 2009
Well the title is a little misleading since we did not really see any celebrities (does Montell Jirdan count?). Nikkie fell in love with (well I think she has always loved film festivals, but this just pushed it along) film festivals after going to the San Diego Film Festival last year - where her best friend Bekah works. So I figured I'd surprise her with a trip to Sundance. As always I blew the secret a couple days before we were suppose to leave (I have a habit of doing it). We flew out to Salt Lake late Thursday night and stayed there and drove into Park City early Friday morning. This whole Film Festival thing was a bit confusing to us and we really had no clue as to how to get tickets. Just on ... read more
February 28th 2009
The second stop on our US tour was Park City, Utah. I was married in the 90s to a woman named Nicole who had two children when we met. The marriage was a package deal. Those two children Jeremy and Tarryn are grown now and I have remained in contact with them after Nicole and I divorced in 2001. Jeremy is 26 years old and Tarryn is 24. Tarryn was almost three years old when I met her mother. Tarryn married a man named Daniel before I moved to India and now they live in Utah with their two children named Abriauna and Brayson. Brayson is 18 months old and Abriauna is 4 years old. Jeremy was almost 5 when I met his mother. Jeremy married a woman named Rebecca before I moved to India and ... read more
February 21st 2008
From the tropical bliss of Bora Bora we flew via LA and an unusually friendly US immigration experience (the official joked that I looked like a terrorist - at least I think it was a joke) into Sante Fe, New Mexico and a particularly cold western American winter. This marked the start of the eagerly awaited (especially by me) skiing leg of the trip. As Vic remarked on the pretty adobe buildings, I was more interested in the record snow that has been dumped across western USA so far this winter. Apparently we have La Nina to thank, also responsible for the unusually hot and dry weather we had in New Zealand. Thanks darlin'. In Sante Fe we stayed in a converted adobe farm house from 1800 as we did in our next destination, Taos. The ... read more
Day 3 The Canyons & Olympic Park
Published: February 11th 2008North America » United States » Utah » Park City
February 8th 2008
Day 3 The Canyons Today Natalie and I split up for the day. I visited the Canyons and she went to visit Olympic Park. The Canyons received 10.5 inches of fresh powder. The visit to Canyons was memorable in the fact you took one gondola to reach the village, then another one to ski. The canyon offers the most terrain compared to the other two resorts. Natalie visited Olympic park and took a guided tour of the facility. She saw the bobsled, luge, skeleton track, and Nordic jumps. Later, in the evening we met up with my friend Ann and her boyfriend Greg for dinner at The Blind Dog. It was an enjoyable meal. ... read more
February 7th 2008
Day 2 Park City Resort No snow in the forecast today. The drive takes 30 to 45 minutes from Salt Lake City. Not a bad drive, if the weather cooperates. Today, we visited Park City resort and had high winds and white outs, while skiing. This caused delays at several of the lifts. It ended up being, so windy I had to purchase a neck gator at the top of the mountain. A few highlights of Park City was getting a tour of the mountain from a mountain host. The host takes you all over the mountain and provides a bit of history about the mountain. I also got a chance to ski a portion of the 2002 winter Olympic Giant Slalom course. After, skiing we visited Main St. in Park City. We decided to have ... read more
June 23rd 2007
Let's see, so much to write about. It's funny, when you set out on a trip and intend to do one of these blogs you figure you'll make an entry pretty much every day. What we've found is that you find yourself otherwise occupied during the day and pretty tired at night. Nonetheless, here is what could be the final entry before we get home. The first day in Salt Lake was pretty low-key. We were so late getting in we just crashed in the hotel until about noon, then picked up the rental car. We went downtown and had lunch at a cool brew pub called Squatter's in SLC. The thing about SLC is that you can only get a drink at a few places. Brewpubs serve beer as long as you order food. ... read more
June 3rd 2007
Today's trip was after 5 hours of hard work this morning, in which I made pretty good progress on the presentation with the Powerpoint chart you saw in the last installment. So, walked out into the looooong corridor outside my room, got into the car, and started driving.... One of the things definitely to remember about the drive from SLC to Park City is the really big outlet center on the way. Then drove some more, got to Park City, and sat on a wonder ful deck at the base of the ski area to have lunch. Got ice cream, and then walked up and down Main Street, which is pretty much nothing more than a bunch of trendy restaurants and art galleries. Food for the physical and spiritual, I suppose. Lots of motorcycles parked ... read more
