July 18, 2008
As I continue to mention to all of my guests that come to Utah to rent Mount Majestic’s ski homes in Brighton and Solitude in the winter months, our area of Utah is full of adventure and nature during the summer months, as well. In the winter, “Ski Utah” is the common tagline. In the summer, I should coin the phrase “Hike Utah”.
For example, today, my friend Linda and I hiked down to Solitude from Brighton to attend the Wasatch Wildflower Festival which was started to not only celebrate the blooming of wildflowers but to show people how to care for them and to expose them to the finiteness of the ecosystem. Included in the festivities were art shows, theater, live music, food and, of course, hikes and walks which Utahans enjoy with great regularity.
This year is a particularly good year to attend the Wasatch Wildflower Festival because the Wasatch Mountains have had a lot of moisture this past spring. The many 6-8 inch snow storms we had in May and June have yielded green shrubbery and wildflowers with bright and strong colors of every sort.
We chose to take the moderate wildflower walk by boarding the Sunrise lift to the top then enjoyed a short walk to Solitude Lake. We were met by many curious ground squirrels and enjoyed a few hours of meeting people from San Diego, Hartford and even a big group from Minneapolis who were in Utah for a family reunion. We chose to hike back down the hill to the bottom so we could get an ice cream at the Stone Haus Restaurant before heading back home.
July 20, 2008
Other members of my family embarked on a tandem trip over the pass to Park City and then on to Francis, Kamas, Oakley and then back to Park City for dinner and a sleepover at the Washington School Inn which is one of the famous bed and breakfasts in this area of Utah. My daughter is the resident vegetarian in the family and chose Thai cuisine for refueling. All were sore and tired from a long afternoon of biking but fun was had by all.
