Day 30
After a quick morning swim, a photo op next to the falls, and a stop at the Idaho Potato Museum, we were on our way to Aunt L and Uncle J's in Salt Lake City!
The outskirts of SLC showed us our first traffic of the trip... After all the open space of Canada and Montana, the cars buildings of SLC were overwhelming!
After arriving and getting a tour of L&J's beautiful home, we went for a quick lunch of burritos, tacos, and quesadillas at an awesome restaurant that was once featured in Sunset magazine... They had the article hanging on the wall. ;)
Post lunch, was a behind the scenes tour at J's office. We got to see equipment being strength tested and made... Very cool! After checking out the company store, we went home and for a walk around the neighborhood.
L&J made us an excellent dinner starting with mix master J's margaritas! ;)
The fun continued after dinner as we drive to Snowbird to watch The Sandlot. After the heat of the day, it was cool and clear on the mountain. We all stayed cozy in fleece and blankets and really enjoyed the movie! (I had never seen it... And, M&M were so thrilled to watch a movie outside!)
Day 31
We started our day with a stop at Publick for coffee and tea and trip to the SLC Farmers Market for breakfast. We found bagels and croissants for M&M, and then sat down to biscuits made by a friend of L&J's... Yummy!
After breakfast, we were given a tour of downtown SLC including the state house and Temple Square. (I managed a quick run into Gymboree and took advantage of the $5 rack... Mary needed new clothes after playing in the fountain!)
Home for a quick snack/lunch, and then we were off to Snowbird for an afternoon of outdoor fun... Bungee trampoline... Mountain Coaster... Alpine slide... Ropes course... Tram ride... So fun! After the miserable weather in Banff and Montana, it was so nice to enjoy a warm, sunny afternoon outside... Even if it did mean a bit of sunburn and an emergency aloe purchase. ;)
Dinner was at a great Czech brewery called Bohemia! After dinner, we stopped at Nielsen's (recently voted Utah's best custard!) for dessert... Although M&M were hesitant at first (they are huge FroYo fans and weren't sure about this custard thing), we all enjoyed the treat!!
L&J planned an amazing day... Can't wait to see what tomorrow brings!
Day 32
We started today with homemade pancakes and a trip to the Museum of Natural History. The pancakes were amazing, and J promised to share the recipe. The museum was recently renovated and has fabulous exhibits on Utah geology and dinosaurs!
On the way home from the museum, we stopped for Italian sandwiches to go... Another yum!
There was time for a quick afternoon swim before heading out for a scenic drive through Big Cottonwood Canyon and on to Park City and then Sundance for dinner. The drive was beautiful and we again enjoyed cooler temps at elevation. Park City looked like fun (next visit!) and Sundance was beautiful... I can see why Robert Redford fell in love with the area!
I can't believe all the things we did this weekend, yet I know there is still more to be done! We're hoping to make a winter visit to SLC to see how Utah does winter! Thanks, L&J!
Day 33
When we planed the trip, over 500 miles of driving semed a small price to pay for a long weekend off the road... But, by Monday afternoon, we were all pretty done with the car! The scenery was beautiful, but we were all a little tuckered out and grumpy.
I had more than a few problems with the navigation apps on my phone... Connectivity is hard to come by in rural Utah and Arizona... Despite the issues, we arrived at our destination at about 5:30pm (thanks to the fact that AZ doesn't observe Daylight Savings Time). Dinner was take out pizza in the room, and then a quick walk to town for (we think) M&M's first trip to DQ! A grape slushie, a chocolate shake, and a health bar blizzard right all sorts of wrongs! ;)
Tomorrow we'll see what we came for... The Grand Canyon!
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