It was at least 35 degrees, maybe warmer. Sky was a brilliant hue of dazzling blue. Airforce jets making white lines overhead, all day long. We had decided to go sledding when we first got up this morning. Kind of a no brainer- since it was so warm and clear. Breathtaking was the sky, the air, the fabulous sunshine. The mountains seemed especially close today.

After an amazing couple hours of sledding, we loaded up our gear and headed UP to check out Big Cottonwood Canyon. This is the road that you travel up, and I mean up, to get to several of the most popular ski resorts in Utah. We were not alone. Hundreds of eager cars, trucks, suv's. Some heading to Solitude, some to Brighton, some farther to resorts in Park City. Skiers, snow boarders, cross country skiers, hikers, ice climbers. Others, like us, just wanted to check out the Mountains, as well as the accompanying features- red rock formations and conifers, animal tracks and spectators.