On vacation in Park City, Utah

Danica, Anneliese, Alexa and I are in Park City, Utah on vacation this week. We drove out on Saturday, and it was an easy 9 hour drive from Denver. Park City is a ski resort town about 30 minutes outside of Salt Lake City where the 2002 Winter Olympics were held. Why go there when there are great mountain towns in Colorado? Well, we've been there, done that, and wanted to go some where different, but not have to fly. We were able to rent a nice condo, which is great for the girls. We can eat in frequently, which is nice since the girls have Celiac disease.

On Sunday, we went and had lunch with my friend Gary Dunn, who lives in Ogden, Utah. I met Gary while working on a contract that brought me to Ogden for a year in 2002/2003. Gary is a great guy, and it was nice to see him again. After that we went to the pool at our condo, and the girls enjoyed some swim time. Here are Anneliese and Alexa afterward, ready for bed.



Monday brought us to Utah Olympic Park, which was home of the 2002 Winter Olympic ski jumping and bobsledding events. They have an alpine slide there, which is one of Danica's favorite things to do. The alpine slide is stainless steel, and it is a bit smoother than your typical concrete or fiberglass slide. It was also very fast. The girls had a blast on it.
















Afterward, it was back to the pool to cool down.



Today we took the kids to Hogle Zoo, which is very nice zoo in Salt Lake City. They have a baby elephant, Zuri that the girls were very excited to see.



And what zoo wouldn't be complete with out a carousel of animals?





The weather has been fabulous, and we are really enjoying our stay in Park City.