Silly Sunday in Park City, Utah

After a two and a half day road trip we finally made it to Park City. We have a special love of this place for all kinds of reasons; the beauty, the climate, and fond memories of time spent here. That love exists both in the summer and the winter.

Our first full day was a Sunday. In Park City, throughout the summer, each Sunday Main Street closes down to vehicle traffic and a market opens up. It is called “Park Silly Sunday Market.”

Look who we found! What made it even better is we were here with A. and family!

Check out the website here for: Park Silly Sunday Market

Loved the local artists and artisans that filled the market. There were some yummy treats right next to beautiful artist’s work.

What other town has Rolex sponsor their town clock? There are great shops all up and down Main Street, as well as established art galleries. Most of the best restaurants are only open for dinner. There are still a lot of fun choices that serve breakfast and lunch.

Such a pretty town!

Like a lot of mountain towns, Park City takes advantage of the summer months to show of the quaintness and beauty of their town. There were hanging baskets and flowers everywhere!

Found some more family! At great shot looking down on Main Street. It was a very busy day but the weather was beautiful so we were happy to be enjoying the town.

The area around Park City was an old mining area, mainly silver but also gold and lead. After the great depression the mining industry in the area never fully recovered. Following that Park City and Deer Valley became more known for the skiing and today is a premiere spot for all winter sports. We think the summer is pretty great as well.

Back to the market; there were just so many treats that it did not take long for two “littles” to ask for something to eat. The food stall was from a local bakery called: Volkers Bakery. Everything looked so delicious.

They settled on a chocolate croissant. It was twice as big as J’s head!

But he was nice and shared it with his little brother W.

The best chocolate croissant ever!

They ate every bite. And then asked for more ;)

Now it was time for some more walking around town.

Soon it was time for our “little’s” to head back for naps and afternoon rests. We wanted to stay in town so we thought it would be fun to take the chair lift to the top.

This lift goes right from outside the Bridge Cafe restaurant, right on Main Street. It’s called the “Town Lift” operating throughout the summer. The ride is about 45 minutes up. From there you can hike down, hike higher to another lift or walk about 5 minutes and descend on the “Payday” lift to the resort.

Note not a cloud in the sky as we started, but then, as often happens in the mountains, the weather changed. We went from one drop to a total downpour. It seemed the rain cloud was right over the chair lift and that was it! At some point, it got very cold. But then about 2/3 of the way up the sun came up and dried us all out.

Once at the top, we walked around and found one of the old silver mines. This one was the Silver King Mine that at one point, boarded over 100 men at the top of the mountain, who worked on the mine in the late 1800’s through the early 1900’s. In the mid 1900’s, the grandson of one of the owners of the mine, was instrumental in the original development of what ultimately became Park City Mountain Resort.

View back down the mountain and looking at another part of an old abandoned mine.

We exchanged photo ops with another couple. The hair is still somewhat damp from the rain!

Last photo, now coming down the “Payday” lift into the resort area. A great summer day spent in Park City!