Utah Olympic Park

When we were in Park City, we took the opportunity to visit some of the places where the Olympics were held back in 2002 in Utah. We were lucky to go when a competition was going on so we got to seem some of the athletes in action.

This picture is of the K12. The skiers would ski down this steep slope and then go off a ramp and fly. If you look closely, you can see a skier landing near the first black dash.

They were also running the Luge. That is where you have just one or two people on this little sled type thing going down the Bobsleigh track. It was crazy to watch how fast they were going by. The competitors were reaching speeds of 70-80 mph on that little sled. Scary but awesome!

We got lucky and caught a picture of the guy going by on his Luge. Our camera is slow to go and so we didn't think that we could catch one in the picture with us. Obviously we weren't ready for the picture but who cares, you get to see the guy wiz by on the track.

This was one of the Curling stones used in the 2002 Olympics from our USA team. It was super heavy. I think curling would be really fun to do. It is called "Chess on Ice".

Me on the Luge sled.

It is amazing to me how 4 grown men stuff themselves into a bobsled. I felt really crammed and I was only sitting with my little kids, not grown ups.

I am really glad we took the time to see the sights at Utah Olympic Park. It was very cool. Even the kids were entertained as we went through the museum. Definitely a place to come and see if you are in the area!

Jared and  Kids holding onto the Olympic Torch.