Tubing in Park City

The joke is that I don't ski because my body doesn't like being thrown down hills at high velocities, therefor... I TUBE.

Michelle and I took the kids to the local Gorgoza Tubing Park for a couple hours on Sunday. And we had a blast. This is a much slower pace resort with lifts that drag you and your tube up the hill. At the top, you can fly solo or lash all your buddies tubes together and go flying down as one big screaming mass of flesh. :)

If you've never been... do it...

Winter in Utah

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Well after being here for almost a year, I knew Park City gets a lot of snow. This past weekend proves it.

2.5 FEET!!

Spent the weekend shoveling the driveway a number of times. Might be time to breakdown and get a snow blower for sure. It's not even winter yet. The ski resorts are in full swing all around the area with all the snow.

We're planning on visiting the Tubing Park just down the road and spend a couple hours sliding down the hills without breaking any bones. :)

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Family Summer Photo

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This is the photo we decided to use for this year's Xmas card. It was taken in the backyard of Michael and Karen Basch's house in Park City.

Moving to UT

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The day has finally come. The whole family is joining me in Utah. Michelle has retired from the Army after 20 years and we decided to move the whole family out west.

So we loaded up the rest of our belongings in a 26' Uhaul, put the Mustang on a trailer and drove the 2200 miles west to Park City, UT.

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Matt Gets his Black Belt

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A proud moment for sure. After years of momma dragging Matthew to karate, it finally pays off when he is awarded his Black Belt. In the photo he is shaking hands with Sensei Sr. Now that he's in Utah, we need to find him a location that practices his style of karate... Tang So Do.

We're all proud of him. Congratulations Matthew!!

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2007 Army 10-Miler in DC

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It's that time again. October is here and it's time for the Army 10-Miler. This year, almost the entire Mason gang participated. Michelle, Kim, Kendall, Cadie, Diann and Richard all took part in Team Mason.

Running For Rick was the theme. Everyone finished in fine fashion and no one passed out.

The run starts out at the Pentagon, travels across the Memorial bridge past the Lincoln Memorial, up and around the Kennedy Center and the Watergate Hotel, along the Potomac, down the length of Independence Ave, around the US Capitol building back to the Pentagon.

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Tearin' Up the Salt Flats

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The 2.5hr drive from Park City to Wendover, NV, isn't all that exciting. Except for the last 10 miles or so before you enter into Nevada. This is where you come face to face with the Salt Flats of UT....100+ miles due west of the great Salt Lake, straight out I-80, you arrive at what appears to be a wide spread area of snow, which is in fact SALT. Salt left over from the remains of another great lake in the area... many many years ago.

We visited in the middle of July... the HOTTEST time of year to visit the Flats... it was SCORCHING!!!

A few miles west, we arrived at the Bonneville Speedway. All it really is a really flat, level surface of salt. Many speed records have been broken here. You can even drive your own car out on the flats if you dare and open her up. :)

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