Craig took this photo of the “Harvest Moon” 9/24 as it came up over the Park City mountains. Farmers welcomed the extended hours of light provided by this September full moon, right at the peak time of harvesting in the fields.  

Park City Council recently finalized a contract for trail-head improvements in Bonanza Flat, the first of its kind since City Hall acquired the scenic area over a year ago.  The work includes a parking area, kiosk for maps, and restrooms that will be put in next spring.  The areas will be at the Empire, Quarry, and Quincy Shaft trail-heads.  Bonanza Flats is a popular space with hikers and bikers in the summer and fall and cross-country skiers in the winter.  Parking is an issue on the weekends and restrooms will be a welcome site to many.  

Bonanza Flats was acquired in mid-2017 in a 38 million conservation deal.  It is a beautiful place to be enjoyed for many generations to come! 

Wasatch County approved plans for a major development in the Mayflower area on the eastern reaches of Deer Valley Resort.  The 940 acres is on the Deer Valley side of U.S. 40 just south of the Mayflower exit and close to the Jordanelle Reservoir.  

The approval consists of:  1498 residential units, 10 hotel units, a hotel for the benefit of the military, 250,000 sq feet of commercial space, recreation center, and housing for the workforce.  The project also call for expansion of Deer Valley Resort with six new lifts, which will expand the resort by an estimated 900 acres.  It will be designed as a resort village with easy walk-ability, ski beach, ice-skating rink, and plenty of parking for skiers.  The development could take up to 40 years to

It may be difficult to think about skiing right now with the beautiful fall leaves and mild temperatures but there is less then 30 days to buy your Deer Valley Resort Season Pass at the early discount rates!  The deadline was moved up to October 15th this year so buy before then to get a discount.  Plus, this ski season only they are offering anyone that buys a full season pass a complimentary Ikon Base Pass, that offer goes through December 13th.  The Ikon Pass is North America’s newest season pass product, offering access to the most iconic destinations around the world. With 36 destinations, in 12 states, four Canadian provinces and three continents.

For more info on the early discount rates at Deer Valley Resort and all the different kinds of

Park City is magical in the fall, the leaves change from red to orange to yellow, the weather is perfect, and the town is less crowded then winter or middle of summer.  Many locals claim it as their favorite time of the year and others seem to be catching on.   A recent article from afar.com named Park City as one of the sweetest small towns to visit in the fall.  They note the endless amount of places to hike or bike to take in the fall leaves and the fun of Main Street to get a bit to eat or enjoy a drink. 

We love fall in Park City! 

Park City Sweet Small Town to Visit in Fall

*Photo by Craig Reece

A new ranking of states by happiness was conducted by WalletHub using 31 different metrics, including adult depression rate, income level, commuting length, and many more.  No surprise that Hawaii came in at #1, but Utah came in at #2!  Must be the amazing amount of outdoor activities to do and according to the study low work hours and low divorce rate.  Way to go Utah!  See the full ranking of the states here:

Utah 2nd Happiest State

Autumn Aloft Hot Air Balloon Festival is returning to Park City this weekend!  The hot air balloon launches will begin at 8am on Saturday the 15th at the North 40 Fields which is off Kearns Blvd.   There will be a DJ there spinning music and giving information about the balloons along with hot chocolate and coffee.  There will also be free tethered rides.  Saturday night the event moves to Main Street in Park City where 8 balloons will feature a "candlestick" where the pilots will fire the engines from the exposed baskets, resulting in a light show.  There will be another balloon launch Sunday morning.  

The best part is you get to see all these beautiful balloons anyone can come see this event all activities are free and open to the public.  For more

They are some very cheap and easy things you can do to get your home ready before it goes on the market for sale.  You don't have to spend thousands to make your home ready for potential Buyers.  When selling a Deer Valley or Park City home one of the most important things is to make sure the home is clean and de-cluttered.  You want people to be able to see themselves in the home and when you have too much of your things in the home people can have a hard time over-looking that.  So, get to know the 5 golden rules of home staging on a budget by checking out the link below:

5 Golden rules of home staging

As always contact us with any questions concerning Deer Valley or Park City real estate.  

Here is more footage of the large bull moose that visited Craig and Delia last week.  It is a treat to see these beautiful animals in and around Park City! 

Here are a few of the fun things happening this weekend in Park City.  The weather is suppose to be great, so also a perfect time for a hike or bike ride with less people here now the kids are back in school! 

Park City Film Series -  The Park City Film Series will begin its 2018-2019 season this weekend!  They are starting it off with a great film which premiered here in Park City at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival, "Won't You Be My Neighbor?" is a film about Fred Rodgers and his famous children's show, "Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood."  Showtimes are Friday and Saturday at 8pm and Sunday at 6pm at the Jim Santy Auditorium at the Park City Library.  

 "Oliver" - The Tony Award-winningg musical "Oliver" is performing at the Egyptian Theater on Main Street