Above Salt Lake...

I can't take credit for this amazing picture, taken above Salt Lake. My daughter took it at the top of one of Park City's ski runs, or I should say snowboard runs.
After two days humoring me and going along for the ride around Salt Lake City, see here, we headed up into the Wasatch Mountains, and in about forty minutes were in Park City...

Where much of the 2002 Winter Olympics took place and where in a few weeks the slopes and streets would be filled with actors and "beautiful people" for the Sundance Film Festival.

But a week ago, they were filled with my beautiful people, daughter #1 brushing up on her snow board "toe side" skills, whatever that means....

And Daughter #2 doing some Nordic and X Country skiing with her dad....

 After dropping everyone off on the mountain, I intended to "get some work done" for the afternoon, but ended up going back to the hotel and taking a nap, Holiday planning is exhausting for the mom. But after a few hours , everyone was ready for a break...

and  we warmed up at Atticus Coffee and Books.... 

Which has the coolest painted floor.

It was rather a long time before one daughter, I won't say which, admitted she had just realized the coffee shop was inspired by Atticus from TO KILL A MOCKING BIRD, this after I pointed out the dozen cut out black birds hanging from the ceiling and the Boo Radley peanut brittle and yes, both girls have read the book in school.... and seen the movie.

 Oh my, think the brain just gets shut off for the Christmas break.

Everyone warmed up,  some went back to the hotel for another nap, not saying who and some went back to the slopes, now lit up against the coming dusk...

And then a little while later, we met up again and drove back to Main Street, this time surrounded by colored lights against the snow... 

                                    where we found food and drink at the Wasatch Brew Pub.

And then came Sunday and it was time to go home, so we drove back down the mountain, but timed it just right to hit Salt Lake City's  IN- N -OUT. Yup, they have one, the Salt Lake Basin must be only's a days drive from America's best burger and fries distribution centers. There are only three choices for burger combinations and fries, that is it on the menu, but yum....

Even though it was a little weird to have IN-N-OUT in the snow. Places we usually get it- Arizona, Nevada or California where you can spot the burger joint by the towering crossed palm trees....I don't think palm trees would grow in Salt Lake.