Monday, August 01, 2005


From left to right, Carson, Mark, and Cameron. This was the first day of mountain biking. We were at the top of Bald Mountain in Deer Valley. Behind the guys is the Jordanelle Reservoir.

Deer Valley has taken down its Sultan ski lift and is replacing it with a high-speed quad. We got to watch the helicopter running back and forth with buckets of concrete, pourin the footings for the new lift poles. They did all the footings in two days and the poles will be set in about two weeks.

Cameron on his bike up at the top of Bald Mountain in Deer Valley.

Carson on his bike.

For sightseeing, we drove up Gaurdsman's Pass over into Big Cottonwood Canyon. This picture was up above Empire Pass. Still snow on some mountains even at the end of July.

When you are on Main Street in Park City, you have to get your picture taken with the bear. Notice that both guys had been clothes shopping and each had a 3-pack of carmel apples.

We went to the Utah Olympic Park to watch the ski jumpers do an exhibition. The Olympic Park has facilities so that both the Nordic jumping (big hill, long ways) and the Freestyle (lots of flips and twists) can be practiced year round. Julie was with us but was sitting on a rock wall that is out of the picture.

They practice all the flips and twists on a mini tramp and a fairly complex harness. This girl was working to join the exhibition team and is a friend of Hilary Kahn's.

A twisting flip.

Lots of air and flipping as he goes.