Tubing in Utah

Thursday, February 6, 2014
Traveling with the kids is always a mystery and adventure; I ask myself will the well behave kids be present or the unruly exhausting kids be present? Today as we depart for Park City, Utah it appears the well behaved kids will be with us.

Our early morning departure have the kids up early but everyone is excited about the adventure as we make our way to the airport after a run through Starbucks for breakfast. The security line at the airport wasn't bad, especially if you have TSA precheck stamped on your borading pass, which everyone did except me. The trick was on Brenda, since her and the kids were TSA prechecked, she got to take them through security while I watched them breeze through, not having to take liquids out, shoes off, etc. All the while I'm I'm having my bag searched, hands swabbed and x-ray taken.

We settle into our flight, Brenda and Mason in one area of the plane and Amber and I nibbling on secret snacks in another area of the plane.

Weather in Utah was wintry; overcast, cold and threatening of snow. After a long forty-five minute drive and lunch at McDonalds, we arrive on the outskirts of Park City at the Newpark Resort. After the customary "checking out" of the room (hot tub on the outside balcony) and down time, we change into our snow gear and prepare for the adventure to come, snow tubing.

Gorgoza Park (snow tubing) was fairly close to the hotel. We paid our fees and made our way to the hill. The place had two levels of tubing, since the kids were a little hesitant about the "big" hill we warmed them up with the lesser used "small hill". Once they got a taste of the tubing, it was nothing but the big hill after that. 

- Amber enjoying the airplane -