Many locals in Park City will tell you, “I came for the winters but stayed for the summers.” There is so much to do in Park City in the summer; hiking, mountain biking, outdoor festivals, concerts, and so much more. In fact, there is almost too much to do if you live here full time.

Kids grow up so fast, so make this summer count. My childhood memories of my grandparents include fireflies, box turtles, a Harlem Globetrotters basketball event, catching flounder from Nag’s Head pier in North Carolina, and buying Estée Lauder “Youth Dew” perfumed bath oil at the counter of a fancy department store. My grandchildren will have

Time is measured differently when you are with a six-year-old child. Instead of “morning, afternoon, and evening,” a day is broken down into a string of endless adventures.  When our grandchildren come to visit, I try to capture each and every one of those precious moments in my journals to remember them more vividly. As

I can’t really explain it properly. That moment when you learn to ski downhill, you just know it when you feel it.   You certainly know when you don’t have it: You feel awkward and unstable You lean back when you should lean forward Your skis cross and you can’t get them straight You can

You can’t change your past but you can certainly change your future. When Jay learned to ski at age 65, he was a man with a mission to change his life. He wanted to be the grandfather with the kids out on the slopes creating memories. Learning to ski at his age isn’t for the

Something magical happens when it’s really cold outside. I had no idea of this phenomenon until I moved to Park City, Utah, and learned to ski at Deer Valley Resort. In Northern California, even in winter, the temperatures rarely get below freezing. We’d be aghast when the bird bath was frozen. Heavy coats came on

You don’t see many snowmen in Park City, Utah. When my son Brian, age 28, came to visit from Virginia, his first instinct was to run outside and make a snowman. His inner child couldn’t help himself. That didn’t work out so well. The snow is different here. It’s not wet and sticky, it’s light