Steve and I just returned from a weekend vacation to Midway, Utah. Midway is in the Heber Valley, just over the ridge from Park City. It was a complete vacation with less than an hour of travel time. Now, that's the way to do it. No cancelled or delayed flights, no sitting in airports.
Friday -- we arrived early in the afternoon, walked around the grounds of the Zermatt hotel, watched a movie, and then enjoyed an awesome dinner at Blue Boar Inn. Steve ate the Bison Steak. I had rack of lamb. The crab, avocado, and tomato salad was perfect, as was the beat and chevre salad. The chocolate cake was good, but certainly not the highlight of the evening's meal. If we had planned further in advance, we should have stayed at Blue Boar, rather than Zermatt. Zermatt tried to put together a nice resort, but failed in some of the more important parts, like having the rooms face out to large concrete parking lots rather than the mountains and not creating a space to get an afternoon cocktail. They had a large bakery and gelateria, but no lounge other than three chairs sitting in a corner right by the kitchen in one of their restaurants. It was a mormon-designed resort, for sure.
Zermatt is on the left - Blue Boar Inn is on the right
Saturday -- We slept in , ate some yogurt and oatmeal, and then headed out for a day of activity. We started our tour with a 3-hour mountain bike ride through the trails of Soldier Hollow. Steve said the trails were kind of "boring" because they were a "grind," but he enjoyed the workout and it was the perfect way for me to get an introduction to mountain biking. Some climbs and descents on gravel trails, but nothing too technical or scary. I liked it. After biking, Theresa (our guide) took us to the Deer Creek Reservoire for lunch and kayaking. The out-bound portion of the kayak trip was against the wind and pretty difficult. However, the in-bound trip with the tail-wind did not seem much easier...probably because our arms were tired from rowing. After getting back to the hotel, we took a much needed nap and then enjoyed a tasty meal at Snake Creek Grill in Heber City. Steve had the halibut; I had the pork scallopini. We shared a cup of cauliflower garlic soup, some mushroom crostini, and the black-bottom banana cream pie. Excellent food, quirky location and decor, and good wait staff. I now know why you need a reservation for this restaurant. It was worth it.
Mountain Biking, followed by kayaking.
Sunday -- We woke up early, really early (5am) to meet the guys from Hot Air Balloon Adventures. Cool experience. Our balloon took off from the Heber Air Strip and landed in some field close to the Jordanelle Reservoire. After that, we gorged ourselves at a pretty nice Sunday buffet at Zermatt. We had reservations for the Timpanogas Cave Tour, but decided to postpone that adventure for another date. We wanted to go home and see Leo. We took Guarsdman Pass home, rather than the highway. Great scenery from the mountain road.
The Hot Air Balloon Ride
We are now back home. We have already unpacked and started the laundry. Steve is tending to the garden. I am getting ready to mow the lawn. Vacation is over.
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