Arches National Park Utah

Moab, Utah is about 300 miles south of Heber City and located

near several National Parks and one state park.

Arches National Park has many natural sandstone arches, unusual rock formations including spires, fins and balanced rocks.

Entrance to the Park with Moab in the background.

The park lies on top of an underground salt bed. Over time the sediments became rock and the salt dissolved.

 Park Avenue viewpoint

Park Avenue reminds you of downtown buildings of sandstone.

Courthouse Tower 

Three Gossips

Sheep Rock...note the sheep on top of tower.

Picture in your mind the left formation connected to the right rock tower.

Petrified Dunes were once sand dunes and now are solid rock.

Balanced Rock

Pothole Arch near Garden of Eden

Cache Valley is a green oasis in the desert.

Wesley Wolfe built this cabin in 1898.  

He and his son homesteaded this ranch after the 

Civil War.

Hiking trail to Delicate Arch.

Half way point for hikers. 

End in sight for these hikers after the three mile hike.

Delicate Arch is 45 ft. in height and 33 ft. wide. 

Well known state of Utah symbol.

Hot afternoon stopped our hike. 

Our picture taken from a viewpoint.

Cascade Springs near Heber City, Utah

Cascade Springs oasis can be reached by a five mile dirt/gravel road in Midway 

or by scenic highway 189 to Provo, Utah.

Turning onto road 92, we passed through an aspen forest 

and Sundance Ski Resort.

Maple trees add color to the evergreen forest.

Cascade Springs has a half mile trail through the springs 

with paved paths and raised boardwalks. 

Popular spot for families and bikers.

Artesian water bubbles from the ground producing 7 1/2 million gallons a day. 

Year round temperature of water is 48 degrees.

Water cascades over travertine terraces and pools.

Town of Midway in sight.

Road used by ATV's and bikes. Riders ride up the side hills for excitement.

End of the line at the golf course.

Park City, Utah

Park City Utah is located east of Salt Lake City in the Wasatch Mountains.

The city began as a silver mining town and nearly faded into a 

ghost town before it became a popular snow skiing area.

Park City has a Historic Main Street district.  

 Summertime draws tourists who enjoy the 

100 boutique shops and 50 restaurants.

 Outdoor restaurant decks are popular.

No Name Saloon and Grill even has a roof top patio. 

In the late 1800's there were 22 saloons on Main Street.

Ski lifts on the hill behind Main Street.

Park Silly Sunday Market is a big weekly event during the summer and fall.

Booster Juice booth keeps you healthy by blending your juice drink. 

This boy peddled fast to make his drink

This spot was the location of the the Silver King Mines in 1901. Horse drawn wagons and sleds were used to haul silver ore off the mountain. More than 1,000 miles of tunnels lie under Park City's mountains.

Heber City and Midway, Utah

Autumn weather hit Yellowstone with a bang on our last day.

A low of 36 degrees convinced us to move south to Utah. 

Heber City and Midway are neighboring towns located

in a peaceful alpine valley in the Wasatch Mountain Range.

The towns are 50 miles east of Salt Lake City and 20 miles south of Park City.

The current town hall in Heber City was a former church.

Heber City was founded by 18 Mormon families in 1864.

Heber City town center has a large park for family enjoyment.

In Midway, this barn was built in 1902 by an 

English emigrant who operated a dairy farm.

Building materials used were local red pine and native rock.

The historic railroad was built in 1899 to carry pioneers who settled in the valley.  Between the 1930-40, the train transported sheep to the community.  

    In 1970's the train was renamed the "Heber Creeper" and converted to recreation use for tourists to tour the valley.

Cool evenings & mornings is adding red colors to the hillsides

Homestead Resort and the Crater Springs Golf Course 

located next to The Crater, a mineral spring attraction.

Staircase leading to the top of the crater which is a 55 ft tall dome shaped limestone rock estimated to be 10,000 years old.

A vent hole protected by iron fence with viewing bridge.

Golf course and subdivision surrounding crater.

Ground level tunnel to geothermal spring.

The crater attracts scuba divers, paddle board yoga classes and swimmers

who enjoy mineral bathtub water at 90 degrees year round.

Karen on the left gathering information from the manager. 

Twenty three skiing events were held at Midway's Soldier Hollow 

during the 2002 Winter Olympics.

Two hundred thousand spectators watched cross country, 

biathlon ski portions of the Nordic combined events

Today this area is the Soldier Hollow Golf Course.

Two 18 hole golf courses.