Out & About in Park City, Utah
Park City, Utah: Our delivery duties behind us, we spent the
day exploring the Park City area. Mary sent a photo today, letting us know she is right
on-task installing the window coverings:
Dave drove the car to a trail-head to run five miles over a very hilly
course. I can't stand to run hills decided to jog on
the trail we can see directly below our motorhome.
I made a bad decision. There is a trail running along the
little creek. We have been watching people walking, hiking and running
on the trail over the past few days. So, I laced up my NIKEs and hit the
trail. The trail was incredibly narrow and twisted here and there and
the sage brush scratched my legs! I was miserable... but kept going.
Luckily, after a mile, there was an detour into a neighborhood and I was
able to finish my exercise without further damage.
I miss my treadmill.
We spent the rest of the morning driving in the mountains above Park City,
Utah. Amazing views, amazing homes, amazing ski slopes and amazing
resorts. One especially impressive resort, the
Montage
Resort & Spa is under construction and set to open in December. The
Montage looks like a mountain castle. Most of the resorts feature ski-in/ski-out
access from your room or condo.
The highest point on our drive today (in the Honda,
of course) was
Guardsman's Pass at just over 9,600 feet! This
view looks east. We continued on a circular route
down the valley and back to Park City.
We stopped for lunch at
Cafe Rio Mexican Grill, in the new
Redstone development in Park City. (Redstone is one
of those big outdoor malls with big-box stores and
smaller shops and restaurants and, of course, a
multiplex cinema.) Mary had told us about Cafe Rio,
and we wanted to give it a try.
Mary was right (and coincidentally,
Mary and I ordered the same thing - a grilled
chicken taco). The tortillas are the best part of
the meal. So flavorful. Cafe Rio is a Salt Lake
City-based chain in Utah, Nevada, California,
Colorado, Idaho and Arizona. You order at the
counter and walk-down the production line as your
meal is prepared before your eyes, then placed in an
aluminum pan. (Gosh, I hope they recycle.)
DT ordered a chicken quesadilla and
loved his lunch too. The restaurant does not serve
alcohol and the soft-drinks are divided by
with/without caffeine.
Down the street from Cafe Rio, we stepped inside the
mostly-Utah-only bakery chain,
Kneaders.
Sugar cookies at Kneaders in Park City, Utah
We were only looking for a few sandwich rolls (which we
did purchase), but I couldn't help photographing their lovely pastries
and cookies.
Fresh fruit tarts at Kneaders in Park City, Utah
Photos are calorie and fat free!
Then DT went back to the RV and I found a salon for a pedicure! Would
you even believe I sat in a chair next to a woman vacationing here from
my own home town? What are the chances? (DT would say 100%.)
For dinner tonight, we went downtown Park City to
Cisero's. It was
mediocre, at best. My martini wasn't even cold. Our meals were quite
uninspiring. Do not eat at Cisero's in Park City. (Just my opinion and I
could be wrong.) PS: the service was excellent and energetically
cheerful.
Until my next update, I remain, your Park City correspondent.
RV Park: Park
City RV Resort. We have a full-service campsite
with 50 amp. Pool, hot tub, free wifi, bathhouse,
laundry and tent sites.