mdh84 Member Team Member Joined: Feb 2009  NV, USA Posts: 187 Feedback: 0% (0)	Posted: 8/5/2012 10:03:27 PM THE IMAGE ABOVE IS A PAID ADVERTISEMENT The family and I will be in the Salt Lake City area for a weekend later this month. I am trying to figure out where to get a hotel and want to know if there are any places/areas of town to avoid. Also, any cool hikes or anything nearby, we may have some extra time to enjoy the outdoors on one of the days. Thanks!
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medicmandan Member Moderator Joined: Jun 2002  UT, USA Posts: 18753 Feedback: 100% (11) Link To This Post	Posted: 8/5/2012 10:42:07 PM Our family always stays at Little America. Nice hotel close to the interstate. It's also on the TRAX line which will take you to many things downtown.
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mdh84 Member Team Member Joined: Feb 2009  NV, USA Posts: 188 Feedback: 0% (0) Link To This Post	Posted: 8/5/2012 10:56:20 PM That place looks really nice. I'll keep it in mind
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Posted: 8/6/2012 3:02:46 PM How long/strenuous of a hike are you looking at? City Creek Canyon is just northeast of downtown Salt Lake. Ensign Peak is directly north. Both are reasonably short and enjoyable hikes with kids. If you want a more involved hike, Mt. Olympus is one of the most popular hikes in the valley. It's much more strenuous. 3.8 miles each way, 4200 feet of vertical elevation, with a bit of scrambling at the top. Take 3 liters of water to be sure.

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Zedhead Member Team Member Joined: Dec 2007  UT, USA Posts: 4757 Feedback: 0% (0) Link To This Post	Posted: 8/6/2012 9:19:13 PM Little America is a great place to stay with the family. One of my favorite hikes to show off the alpine views we have here is Cecret Lake located near Alta and Snowbird ski resorts up Little Cottonwood Canyon. There are lot's of moose in the area.
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mdh84 Member Team Member Joined: Feb 2009  NV, USA Posts: 190 Feedback: 0% (0) Link To This Post	Posted: 8/8/2012 10:08:51 AM Looking for a relatively short/easy hike. Thanks guys I will check those out.
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Posted: 8/8/2012 10:14:23 AM [Last Edit: 8/8/2012 10:17:07 AM by medicmandan] Originally Posted By Zedhead: Little America is a great place to stay with the family. One of my favorite hikes to show off the alpine views we have here is Cecret Lake located near Alta and Snowbird ski resorts up Little Cottonwood Canyon. There are lot's of moose in the area. Thanks for that website. I think I'll go see a B-25.

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Zedhead Member Team Member Joined: Dec 2007  UT, USA Posts: 4759 Feedback: 0% (0) Link To This Post	Posted: 8/8/2012 2:50:50 PM We wanted to on an overnight trip up Timp a few years ago, but it was a really hot day and we were happy to just set up camp instead of pretending we were mountain goats.
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Posted: 8/10/2012 11:32:24 AM Originally Posted By medicmandan: Originally Posted By Zedhead: Little America is a great place to stay with the family. One of my favorite hikes to show off the alpine views we have here is Cecret Lake located near Alta and Snowbird ski resorts up Little Cottonwood Canyon. There are lot's of moose in the area. Thanks for that website. I think I'll go see a B-25. Looked around his link for more info on this but came up with nothing. Willing to share more?

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Posted: 8/10/2012 11:55:29 AM Originally Posted By onesureshot: Originally Posted By medicmandan: Originally Posted By Zedhead: Little America is a great place to stay with the family. One of my favorite hikes to show off the alpine views we have here is Cecret Lake located near Alta and Snowbird ski resorts up Little Cottonwood Canyon. There are lot's of moose in the area. Thanks for that website. I think I'll go see a B-25. Looked around his link for more info on this but came up with nothing. Willing to share more? It's on the Timpanogos Hike.

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onesureshot Member Joined: Jan 2002  UT, USA Posts: 1137 Feedback: 100% (41) Link To This Post	Posted: 8/10/2012 1:45:02 PM Interesting. We just camped at Timpanooke night before last, lol. Of course a 2 and 5 year old probably would not be the best hiking companions to try and reach the crash site, but I will have to put it on the list of places to go. Thanks.
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