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Interesting weekend
16 years ago
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So, this past weekend was interesting.
My parents, on their way back to VA from Cali stopped over for a few days here for the first time, which meant me playing tour guide basically.
But it wasn't too bad. They got in Thursday afternoon and I had them meet me at my work for a quick tour. Later that night they came over to my place to see where I live, meet my animals then go to dinner.
Friday around noonish I took them up to the capital building then we just kinda drove around. Went out to the state marina so they can say they've seen the Great Salt Lake.
Saturday's when we actually did something fun. We looked around at what was happening and found out there was a dog sled race up in Park City (about 20-30 minutes from downtown SLC). So, we went up there. Lots of cute pups around. Each team was a little different in the size of the dogs and the number.
It was a "stage stop" race, and this was the last stage I think. Once a team was ready to go they lined up and went along at certain intervals.
Some of the dogs, this one in particular seemed really well behaved.... until his team mates start getting hooked up.
Park City is also where a lot of the facilities for the 2002 Winter Olympics were situated. As it happened, several Olympic teams were in town using said facilities to practice for this year. The entire complex is open to the public now so we got to go up and see a couple of sleds make a run down the track. The only way I could get a still image of a sled was to go over to the uphill section where they coast to a stop.
It was a fun weekend. I saw two things I'm not sure I'd have ever had a chance to see otherwise, at least not without a lot more money and effort.
And now, it's back to the same old grind.
OH, btw, I got my cold air intake installed Thursday, after a bit of confusion. It's actually made a noticeable difference in the car's sound and pick-up, I approve :P
My parents, on their way back to VA from Cali stopped over for a few days here for the first time, which meant me playing tour guide basically.
But it wasn't too bad. They got in Thursday afternoon and I had them meet me at my work for a quick tour. Later that night they came over to my place to see where I live, meet my animals then go to dinner.
Friday around noonish I took them up to the capital building then we just kinda drove around. Went out to the state marina so they can say they've seen the Great Salt Lake.
Saturday's when we actually did something fun. We looked around at what was happening and found out there was a dog sled race up in Park City (about 20-30 minutes from downtown SLC). So, we went up there. Lots of cute pups around. Each team was a little different in the size of the dogs and the number.
It was a "stage stop" race, and this was the last stage I think. Once a team was ready to go they lined up and went along at certain intervals.
Some of the dogs, this one in particular seemed really well behaved.... until his team mates start getting hooked up.
Park City is also where a lot of the facilities for the 2002 Winter Olympics were situated. As it happened, several Olympic teams were in town using said facilities to practice for this year. The entire complex is open to the public now so we got to go up and see a couple of sleds make a run down the track. The only way I could get a still image of a sled was to go over to the uphill section where they coast to a stop.
It was a fun weekend. I saw two things I'm not sure I'd have ever had a chance to see otherwise, at least not without a lot more money and effort.
And now, it's back to the same old grind.
OH, btw, I got my cold air intake installed Thursday, after a bit of confusion. It's actually made a noticeable difference in the car's sound and pick-up, I approve :P
