We departed Salt Lake City this morning and headed east on I-80 to the pretty ski village of Park City. We spent some time walking up and down Main Street. The town used to be a gold mining town and nearly turned into a ghost town until it was brought back as a major ski village in this area. In 2002 Park City hosted the Winter Olympics and the town turned into an upscale place with nice boutiques and restaurants.
We drove south on highway US 40 to Heber City where we stopped at the Tourist Center to ask about a place to eat lunch. The lady there suggested a nice out-of-the-place deli where we had an excellent lunch. Then we headed down scenic US highway 189 to Provo and drove straight through the center of town and the campus of BYU. We continued south on US highway 89 through Fairview, Ephraim and Manti where we saw the imposing Mormon Temple, the third temple to be built by the Mormons after they reached Utah.
We continued on to Salina where we will spend the night. Salina’s main claim to fame is that Butch Cassidy was raised nearby. That and Mom’s Café where we had a greasy-spoon type of dinner.
Tomorrow on to Arches and Canyonlands National Parks.
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