Today was our final day in Utah - who would have thought we would have spent 5 days here? It really is a beautiful state and Park City is no different. We woke up this morning and headed back over to the Moab Diner & Ice Cream Shoppe. Yesterday we drove past a fun little place called Wicked Brew, a drive-through coffee stand, so we decided to pass on the diner coffee free refills today and hit them up after breakfast for our drive to Park City. We picked up some Shot In the Darks...regular brewed coffee with TWO shots of espresso...yum. The flavor of the coffee was so good that I need to call them to find out what they use (or just check their website...) However, once noon rolled around, we were both feeling more than a little jittery...no regrets, though.
We arrived in Park City around 2:30 and checked into our Holiday Inn Express, about 7 miles out of downtown. Park City, if you didn't know, is a resort-filled ski town that really winds down in the spring and fall seasons, so it's pretty quiet right now. The mountains are pretty much bare and all the ski lodges are empty. It's a lovely little place though. Our first stop after checking in was to visit the Olympic Park, the site of many of the 2002 Winter Olympic Games. They have a really cool (free) museum - first floor is dedicated to the history of skiing here in Park City and the second floor is all about the Olympics, with displays and memorabilia from each sport. There are also fun interactive exhibits where you can try ski jumping and downhill skiing (with pinballs, but still...it was kind of addictive.)
Outside the museum is a walking tour where you can see some of the game sites, including the luge/bobsled track, the free-style ski practice area and the ski jump track. They even offer a zip line ride down the ski jump hill, but we passed since it was almost as pricey as a visit to Graceland :)
After the museum, we headed downtown and parked on Main Street, which is full of really cute stores and restaurants...surely a result of being both an ex-Olympic site and home to ritzy skiers part of the year. We were kind of surprised to see most places were still open, even in the off-season and it was nice to be there when it was quiet. We decided to stop at a local brewpub, Wasatch, for a pre-dinner beer...our bartender was actually from Rochester.
For dinner, we went to Butcher's Chop House & Bar. We had read yesterday on tripadvisor.com that during the off-season here, many of the restaurants put 2-for-1 deals in the local newspaper, available Saturday and Wednesday. So, lucky for us, it's Saturday and our Holiday Inn Express had free papers in the lobby. We had an amazing dinner completely above and beyond what any two people on a 40-day road trip should ever enjoy. Sadly, our time in Park City is short-lived, so we'll be moving on tomorrow morning.
Today was our final day in Utah - who would have thought we would have spent 5 days here? It really is a beautiful state and Park City is no different. We woke up this morning and headed back over to the Moab Diner & Ice Cream Shoppe. Yesterday we drove past a fun little place called Wicked Brew, a drive-through coffee stand, so we decided to pass on the diner coffee free refills today and hit them up after breakfast for our drive to Park City. We picked up some Shot In the Darks...regular brewed coffee with TWO shots of espresso...yum. The flavor of the coffee was so good that I need to call them to find out what they use (or just check their website...) However, once noon rolled around, we were both feeling more than a little jittery...no regrets, though.
We arrived in Park City around 2:30 and checked into our Holiday Inn Express, about 7 miles out of downtown. Park City, if you didn't know, is a resort-filled ski town that really winds down in the spring and fall seasons, so it's pretty quiet right now. The mountains are pretty much bare and all the ski lodges are empty. It's a lovely little place though. Our first stop after checking in was to visit the Olympic Park, the site of many of the 2002 Winter Olympic Games. They have a really cool (free) museum - first floor is dedicated to the history of skiing here in Park City and the second floor is all about the Olympics, with displays and memorabilia from each sport. There are also fun interactive exhibits where you can try ski jumping and downhill skiing (with pinballs, but still...it was kind of addictive.)
Outside the museum is a walking tour where you can see some of the game sites, including the luge/bobsled track, the free-style ski practice area and the ski jump track. They even offer a zip line ride down the ski jump hill, but we passed since it was almost as pricey as a visit to Graceland :)
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