Days 18 and 19

After kids day we drove to Park City, Utah, which is a jewel of a town nestled in the mountains east of Salt Lake City. It's mostly known as a ski town, but pretty fun in the summer too. They have a whole resort including a tram that takes you to the top of a hill and a summer "alpine" sled ride that feels like a speeding bobsled complete with high banked walls.

In the evening, Jim Dreyfous and family invited us over for a swim and dinner. The pool was a refreshing reprieve from the Utah heat (approaching 100). The kids had fun jumping on the trampoline, playing baseball and searching for snakes. And the parents used Google to debate esoteric topics like the oldest living species of bird (apparently cranes). Thanks Dreyfous's for our first home cooked meal on the trip and especially for the new s'more recipe using melted Valrhona chocolate--yumm!