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Does It Get Any Better Than This?




I took this picture last summer when we were vacationing at the Canyons Resort in Park City, Utah.  After hiking some of the Synderville Basin trails, I ventured to a great location on an elevated peak and soaked up this view of the Canyons Resort.  Pretty spectacular, don't you think?  (this is even the cropped version!) In the center of this picture, off in the distance, you can make out the base...

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Best Hike in Utah??




Is Mt Timpanogos the best hike in Utah? I've heard that the trails to the summit of Mt Timp (as the locals call it) are the most popular in Utah. Yesterday, we hiked to Emerald Lake from the Aspen Grove trailhead. Granted, we didn't go all the way to the 11,750 ft summit, but Emerald lake is at 10,360 ft... still pretty high up! The hike was approximately 6 miles each way with an elevation change...

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Park City in the Summer

Wondering what to do in Park City in the summer? The list is long and I'm sure I'm missing a few things, but, here goes... mountain biking, hiking, white water rafting, amazing golf courses with spectacular views, horse back riding in the mountains, Olympic Park shows & adventures, boating, water skiing, tubing, fly fishing, miniature golf, free concerts at the Canyons and Deer Valley, frisbee...

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