We woke up early (still on Florida time) and brought a picnic to Park City Mt. Resort. Kyle rode a chair lift and hiked through the mountains for the first time with us. Jackson enjoyed playing Paul Bunyan and picking up the biggest walking sticks he could carry (large logs). Chris and I kept wondering aloud how fast these young men are growing up and savored the moment. I feel like I have this tiny window of opportunity left when my son still wants to go on vacation with me, so I'm enjoying it as much as I can.
After 3 hours of hiking, we let the boys ride the Alpine Slide (luge) and the Alpine Coaster while we sat with our dusty feet up and tasted a local beer. Beautiful weather--sunny and 75.
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| Park City Mt. Resort plaza |
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| After taking the Crescent chair lift up (the same one used by skiiers in the winter), we started walking down Tommy's Two-Step trail. We smelled the pine and identified wildflowers along the way. |
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| This building is the Silver King shaft house. It housed the hoist, machine shop, pumps, and offices. A lot of old mining structures still exist along the ski/hiking trails. We hiked along the same runs you ski on in the winter. |
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| This is the Silver King company mill. The first building was destroyed by fire; this second one was built in 1921. Before Park City was a ski resort town, they made their money off of silver mining. Ore from the mines was processed in this mill before shipping it out to be sold. Most of the silver was mixed with other metals, and by the 1950s it was becoming harder and more expensive to extract the silver out. So the town needed a new way to maintain the economy, and a ski resort was born. |
Kyle and Jackson at the top of the lift, before we hiked down.
view from the lift
The Alpine (roller) Coaster
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| Hiking is dusty and hot today. Need to rest. |
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