Park City Fun and a 5,000 square foot house carved into a mountain by brothers!

Park City and a quick stop in Moab Utah

Between Olympic Park and Park City Mountain Resort, we spent a lot of time and money.

Olympic Park – two days

Starting at Olympic Park, the kids first did the airbag jump. Kenzie landed wrong so it didn’t feel good. Then, Craig and the kids did the alpine slide. Zoe didn’t love it. The next day, we convinced them to let her ride down with me (if you are 48” or taller, you are supposed to go by yourself – since she was a little close and they could see her stress, they allowed her to go with me). We all went and she loved it. The girls both did the ropes course (Jr. one) while Connor played on the playground. I love they had something for him, since he wasn’t tall enough for the course. Both girls did great. A guy behind them talked about how challenging a couple parts really were. The last photo, the slides, was the coolest part. We sat and watched a variety of skiers (from little kids to guys training for the Olympics) jumping them or doing flips off them! I will post a video on FB since I can’t attach it here. So mesmerizing to watch!

Park City Mountain Resort and a stop for lunch

If I had to pick only one, between Olympic Park and Park City Mountain, I would pick Park City Mountain. If I had to pick only one activity to do, we all agree the mountain coaster would be it! Everyone loved it so much, we did it twice! Zoe and Connor weren’t tall enough to do it themselves, but they still loved it! We also did the alpine slides here, they were longer than the Olympic Park and there were 4 of them. 2 pairs side by side – which made it better for Zoe, since they wouldn’t let her ride with me. I was able to stay at her speed right next to her. The kids also did the trampoline jump (only had to be 30 lbs so they let Connor). They were so good with Connor, also! He let Connor stay extra time since he was trying so hard to do a flip. The guy was so kind with him trying to help instruct him. Connor made it 1/2 way, but never quite got there. The girls were doing lots of flips. We did the gem mining after and the guy there was friends with the guy helping Connor do flips. He was watching and hoping he would make it (so were some random people around us that were all clapping and encouraging him – it was so sweet). The gem guy gave Connor and the girls a little extra. Girls also did a seated zip line. The bigger one was closed. This one was honestly too short to be worth the cost.

We stopped for a bite to eat at Stein Erikson Lodge. Definitely recommend a stop here, even if just for a desert or drink.

Park City Museum

Zoe convinced us to go to the museum and it was such a cool place. Interim Director graduated from Florida State and the guy working with him, well, surprise – he was from Jax and Craig knew him haha!! What are the odds? It was such a cool place – went over how it changed from a mining town to a snow resort.

Fun Fact – my mom used to be a phone operator (Jacki)

So close to the Arches yet so far away…

Moab, Utah – we were so close to the aArches (literally drove by the entrance) . We couldn’t easily get a rental car and after thinking about the kids excitement level over rocks, we decided to skip it. It was just a one night stop – the RV park called us a week before and offered two more nights. When we booked, they only had the one night. We decided we would just keep to the one night and let the kids skip a National park. Instead, we played in the pool and met lots of really cool people. One of the groups told us about the Hole N the Rock home we could tour (and drive the RV to). So, we decided we would leave early the next morning and stop there. What a treat. A 5,000 sq foot home carved into the mountain. The history is pretty cool. The dad who had the property had big visions, but was kind of not worth much. He also had 5 boys. They had a small wood house that basically served as a kitchen. They slept in tents so he decided to blast and carve out a room for the boys to sleep. His boys kept at it over the years. It became a diner and a home for one of the boys. His second wife helped finish it. Such a crazy story. You aren’t allowed to take photos inside, but if you google “hole n the rock home” you can see some. Even had a tub and running water. It was only $6 a person and a quick tour so worth it if you are visiting Arches. The kids stayed about as impressed as they have been with our other selections. It did have a small zoo that you could feed the animals. Not very impressive but, the camel was fun. You give him the carrots and he just follows you as much as he can.