After skiing Canyons for a day, we decided we would head out of Utah for California! The resort was nice, but with no fresh snow, or any in the extended forecast, we decided to get closer to home. After skiing Canyins and watching the NFL playoff games, we headed north west to Brigham City where we once again found a cozy Walmart Parking lot. We almost, have developed a warm fuzzy feeling for walmart and their hospitality, but not quite.
The reason for staying in Brigham City was its proximity to the Golden Spike museum. This cool place in history is located north of the Great Salt Lake near Providence, UT. Patrick was reluctant to drive out into the middle of the desert for some historical marker, but after visiting, he was glad he did. It really is amazing to think about the importance of that place and the symbol of a united continent. It allowed for the true development of the west. While the location is anti-climactic, the museum is very interesting. Below is a video from a time lapse Patrick took while on a hike on the old rail bed, to an area called the Big Fill.
After the visit, we headed west and made it all the way across Nevada by evening. We found a cheap ($20!) hotel room in a Casino in Reno and spent the night in style. Our goal for the next day was to ski all the Vail California resorts. Since the snow level was so low, we figured it wasn’t worth spending an entire day at any one resort. With that goal, we set out early and achieved our goal by 1 PM. David boarded the last resort, Kirkwood, shirtless! It was that warm! Pretty surreal for January at Kirkwood…
We then pushed home and made it back to Santa Cruz for dinner. We had a great 3+ week trip as ski bums. Now we will prep the boat for our Mexico adventures! Stay tuned.
After the visit, we headed west and made it all the way across Nevada by evening. We found a cheap ($20!) hotel room in a Casino in Reno and spent the night in style. Our goal for the next day was to ski all the Vail California resorts. Since the snow level was so low, we figured it wasn’t worth spending an entire day at any one resort. With that goal, we set out early and achieved our goal by 1 PM. David boarded the last resort, Kirkwood, shirtless! It was that warm! Pretty surreal for January at Kirkwood…
We then pushed home and made it back to Santa Cruz for dinner. We had a great 3+ week trip as ski bums. Now we will prep the boat for our Mexico adventures! Stay tuned.
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