Tag Archives | Utah adventure travel

Solitude cross-country skiing

Olympic cross-country ski training at Solitude Ski Resort in Utah

on December 24, 2012 in Adventure travel, cross country skiing, North America, United States

When you think of skiing in Salt Lake City, Utah it is natural to only think of downhill or Alpine skiing. The Big and Little Cottonwood Canyons in the Wasatch Mountains are world renown for downhill skiing and great ski resorts. Alt, Brighton, Snowbird, and Solitude Ski resorts lure ski enthusiasts from all over the [...]

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Zion National Park

Mini slot canyon in Zion National Park

on October 28, 2012 in Adventure travel, Daily Travel Photo, United States

My mouth was agape while driving through Zion National Park in Utah, and I had not even made it to the main canyon in the park. It was so spectacular that I had to go to the bathroom. I pulled off the road and looked for a tree. Instead I found this slot canyon. I [...]

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Mt. Zion National Park

Zion National Park Northgate Peaks sector

on April 4, 2012 in Adventure travel, Daily Travel Photo, United States

Zion National Park is known for its stunning canyons and fabulous views. Zion Canyon gets most of the hype as it has the most amazing views, but there are other areas in the park which are awesome as well. The Northgate Peaks, Wildcat Canyon, and the Hop Valley are spectacular as well. Stay tuned, TT [...]

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Snowbird Utah

Anticipation: Snowbird ski lift outside Salt Lake City, Utah

on November 30, 2011 in Alpine skiing, Daily Travel Photo

  When taking a ski lift at Snowbird or any ski destination there is a certain anticipation. You cannot wait to get up there and start hitting the slopes. This is the last day of November and for many skiers this day is like being on a ski lift. You cannot wait for December and [...]

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Brighton Ski Resort Utah

Learning to downhill ski at Brighton ski resort in Utah

on October 14, 2011 in Adventure travel, Alpine skiing, Featured

I have cross-country skied ever since I was in high school, so I am comfortable on skis, but I have never attempted alpine or downhill skiing. It is something I have always been curious about, but because of price and opportunity, I have never taken the plunge. Thanks to an invitation from Visit Salt Lake [...]

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Traveling Ted experiencing subscription outages

on March 5, 2011 in Adventure travel, Alpine skiing

Due to an update on wordpress there was a period of time where my subscriptions failed to go out. They have finally started to work again, but those that subscribe have missed 7 articles. I have provided links to those articles here along with a brief description and pictures in case you want to catch [...]

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Ski Salt Lake City, Utah and avoid the despair of a Chicago spring

on March 2, 2011 in Adventure travel, Alpine skiing

I once read a book by Chicago author Saul Bellow where a key character’s favorite line about our beloved air terminal was “without O’Hare there is only despair.”  On my way to a flight to Salt Lake City, Utah from O’Hare I clearly understood what Saul Bellow meant when he had this character utter these [...]

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Five reasons to adventure travel to Salt Lake City, Utah

on February 27, 2011 in Adventure travel, Alpine skiing

The author just returned from a whirlwind three day trip in Salt Lake City, Utah. Thanks to Visit Salt Lake, Brighton Ski Resort, Alta Ski Resort, Snowbird Ski Resort, and Solitude Ski Resort for being such great hosts. Read my Examiner article here where I promise to write about the adventure as I experienced it. [...]

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