Tom Kelly

Sunday Drive: Whisper of water at Cascade Springs - Park Record It was an ideal evening for a walk through autumn. In a little alcove, a romantic couple posed for a photographer, capturing images and memories. Two young boys in matching sweaters scampered along a ...

This week the whisper of water and the crunch of fallen leaves takes us to Cascade Springs for Sunday Drive in the Park Record.
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Sunday Drive: A fall drive in the Oquirrhs - Park Record "The drive was tranquil for the first four miles, winding through the last golden days of autumn. Then came the switchbacks, climbing sharply toward the 7,600-foot saddle."

The best of fall isn't just blazing gold aspens. What a wonderful drive I had through the Oquirrhs -- this week in Sunday Drive in the Park Record.

#sundaydrive #utah

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Sunday Drive: A magical fall walk to a mountain lake - Park Record "The Willow Lake hike is a lesser-known autumn adventure. At under two miles round trip with only moderate elevation gain, it’s ideal for families and anyone looking for a quick escape into the mounta...

What a magical fall walk it was up to Willow Lake. Read about it in this week's Sunday Drive in the Park Record.

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Sunday Drive: A diamond in the rough - Park Record "Sometimes the best adventures are right there in front of us – simply waiting for us to stop, look, and linger."

An early fall drive was like finding a diamond in the rough. Check out Diamond Fork in Sunday Drive in the Park Record.
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Sunday Drive: A year later, Mother Nature is alive and vibrant - Park Record "It’s been just about a year (Sept. 28) since the first plumes of smoke rose from the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest."

A year after the Yellow Lake Fire, Mother Nature is alive and vibrant! Check it out in this week's Sunday Drive in the Park Record.
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Sunday Driver: A peaceful oasis of gardens and stone - Park Record "Gilgal Park, tucked into the Trolley Square neighborhood of East Central Salt Lake City, has been an eclectic fixture in the city’s landscape for nearly 80 years."

There's a wonderful sense of calmness in this tucked-away city park in downtown Salt Lake City. Read about it in Sunday Drive in the Park Record.

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Sunday Drive: Legends of tie hackers on Red Pine Road - Park Record Smith and Morehouse aren’t just names on a reservoir — they were men of muscle and grit.

Exploring the legends of tie hackers on Red Pine Road, featured in Sunday Drive in the Park Record.

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Sunday Drive: An afternoon adventure on Main Street - Park Record I pushed down on the plunger of the detonator box, sending a pseudo-signal through the wires to the dynamite deep in the mine. “Cover your ears,” I yelled out to Dakota. She dutifully put her hands to...

History, art, ice cream, and dinosaur eggs! A perfect combo with four-year-old Dakota, this week in Sunday Drive in the Park Record.

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Behind the Mic: Tom Kelly on the Voices and Visions of the Olympic Movement Spotify video

Loved walking down Olympic memory lane with Inside the Rings podcast host Jon Hawkins.
#olympics

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Sunday Driver: Paddling the canyons of Causey Reservoir - Park Record "Causey Reservoir sits at a fascinating crossroads of geography and history — the confluence of the South, Middle and Right Hand Forks of the Ogden River."

Paddling through canyons and history at Causey Reservoir, in this week's Sunday Drive in the Park Record.
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Sunday Drive: Late night pickin' at the Rockport Dam - Park Record The bright glow of a nearly full moon — the sturgeon moon, as it is called — was coming up over the Rockport Dam as we wandered in the darkness through an open field. Off in the distance, warm light s...

Late night pickin' at the Rockport Dam in this week's Sunday Drive in the Park Record.

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Sunday Drive: In search of Carole's Peak - Park Record "There, in a saddle between peaks of the Sessions, was our lady in all her grandeur. Carole leaped from the Jeep and spread her arms wide, embracing the mistress of the Wasatch."

Our quest to reach Carole's Peak came closer last week. Read about it in this week's Sunday Drive in the Park Record.

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Sunday Drive: Biking to Bunny's - Park Record I rolled my Trek 6700 mountain bike onto Main Street in Coalville, the western sky glowing with the last light of the day.

This week in Sunday Drive, we take a bike ride to Bunny's! Check it out in the Park Record.
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Sunday Drive: Rainbow of color on a summer mountain hike - Park Record The indigo blue lupine were gently swaying in the light morning breeze as we hiked up alongside the Crest Express lift at Brighton. It was one of those weekend days you long for with azure blue skies,...

The wildflowers are booming! Time to take a hike. Read about it in this week's Sunday Drive in the Park Record.

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Sunday Drive: All aboard for the golden spike - Park Record Little puffs of smoke drifted skyward from the stack of the brightly painted Jupiter steam locomotive, its red, blue and gold trim gleaming beneath the desert sun. The engineer leaned out of the cab, ...

Climb aboard as we head up to the Golden Spike this week in my Park Record Sunday Drive column.

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Sunday Drive: A pastoral ride through Park City's countryside - Park Record It was a crisp Sunday morning when we set out onto the McLeod Creek Trail, the air cool and clear. We gazed over at the McPolin Barn, standing majestically — our town’s signature welcome mat and pictu...

Last weekend, we enjoyed a pastoral bike ride on our hometown trails through land we have preserved. Enjoy this week's Sunday Drive in the Park Record.
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Sunday Drive: When the Jeep tires become rock stars - Park Record There I was, sitting in my Jeep Rubicon deep in a dense forest somewhere between Daniel’s Pass on U.S. 40 and Wallsburg. I hadn’t seen a soul in hours. Ahead of me lay a mud bog of undeterminable dept...

A nice Jeep ride to test the new tires. Check it out in this week's Sunday Drive in the Park Record.
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#jeep #jeeping

YouTube video by Tom Kelly Water on Wheeler Fork Road

Muddin' in the forest. #jeep #bfgoodrich
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Sunday Drive: Going radioactive in the Idaho desert - Park Record Carole and I stared at our ginormous atomic burger from the counter stools at Pickle’s Place in Arco, Idaho, population 879. She wondered how we were going to eat it. I was more concerned if it was ra...

This week in Sunday Drive we go radioactive in the Idaho desert. Check it out in the Park Record.
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Sunday Drive: Bluegrass, ballads, pork and garlic scapes - Park Record It was a quiet Saturday morning around 8:30 a.m. as we sat in The Rose Establishment in Salt Lake City. While enjoying a wonderful herb and cheddar biscuit with apple butter, we mapped out our plan. J...

What a fun Saturday at the Downtown SLC Farmers Market. Read about bluegrass, ballads, pork, and garlic scapes in this week's Sunday Drive in the @Park Record.

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Sunday Drive: When it's hot, go higher - Park Record As the temperatures hit 90+ in the valley, the thought of a snowy mountain hike to a frozen lake was becoming more appealing.

On a hot spring day, head up high to cool off. I found snow and a frozen lake. Read about it in this week's Sunday Drive in the Park Record.

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Sunday Drive: Spring means waterfalls - Park Record A smile crossed my face last week when I read that the Guardsman gate was open. Now, for the next five months, Park City is easily connected to one of Mother Nature’s greatest wonders: Big Cottonwood ...

It's waterfall season! Here's a good one in Big Cottonwood Canyon. Read about it in this week's Sunday Drive in the Park Record.
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Sunday Drive: Trolleys and trains in historic old Sandy - Park Record Entering the museum, my eyes were immediately drawn to a painting by Dale Minson of downtown Sandy in 1911. A horse-drawn water tank was calming dust on the dirt streets, while an electric trolley sto...

Trolleys and trains on a rainy day -- a visit to the Sandy Museum in this week's Sunday Drive in the Park Record.

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Sunday Driver: Driving through generations - Park Record As we flew along the highway southwest of Myton through the oil and gas rigs dotting the high desert, it wasn’t lost on us what 19th century pioneers endured running supplies to Fort Duchesne on the M...

Just a simple drive from Park City takes us over an old toll road and into the heart of a Fremont Era art gallery in Nine Mile Canyon. Read about it in Sunday Drive in the Park Record.
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Sunday Drive: The peacefulness of a raging gorge - Park Record It’s springtime in the mountains. Those dreams of hiking boots on rocky ridgelines … well, they’re still a month away.

I love to spend time up on the Mirror Lake Highway. In this week's Sunday Drive in the Park Record, we spend peaceful time discovering a raging gorge.
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Sunday Drive: Down on the Delta - Park Record Waves were lapping against the shoreline, while overhead, the sun shone through openings in the cloud-filled evening sky. To the north, the majestic ridgeline of Mt. Timpanogos stood proudly looking d...

Spring is bursting forth, and it's time for a Sunday drive! My weekly column returns to the Park Record for another season, kicking off with a drive down to the Provo River Delta.
#sundaydrive #utah

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Ridgelines: 80 days is a charm - Park Record As a passionate skier living in a mountain town, springtime brings happiness for summer desert Jeep adventures ahead, mixed with sadness that we can no longer pop over to the resort for a few runs. In...

Closing out Ridgelines this week with a tribute to my ski buddy Tom Streit as he hit his 80th time on the mountain on closing day. Thanks for the Park Record for carrying Ridgelines. This week it will be on to Sunday Drive.
#skiing

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Ridgelines: Skiing the trees on Earth Day - Park Record I picked up a road burrito at Alpha Coffee and headed up Little Cottonwood Canyon. Earth Day is coming Tuesday, April 22, but Alta Ski Area always gets into the action early. And what better a place t...

Earth Day at Alta is a great time to ski the trees. Read about it in this week's Ridgelines in The Park Record Newspaper.
#skiing #earthday @altaskiarea.bsky.social

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SE6EP11 - Marge: Beaver Mountain Legend Last Chair: The Ski Utah Podcast · Episode

If you've been to Beaver Mountain in the last half century or so, you know Marge. This week on Ski Utah's Last Chair podcast, we spend an episode with the Beaver Mountain legend herself.
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Ridgelines: Rescuing Powderbuoy - Park Record It was a beautiful spring day last week as we wandered around Boston from Newbury Street to the Freedom Trail, exploring the origins of our great nation. Every street presented yet another new adventu...

Chairlift Dunkin'? Drone-delivered pizza? Supreme conveyer? Powderbuoy lost at sea? Check it all out this week in Ridgelines in the Park Record.
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