I've already told you about the Family History Library at BYU and the Gardens at Thanksgiving Point. I'm going to give you a few other places to make a day trip out of Utah County. I think the Family History Library and the gardens would be the perfect day. So I'm pretty much just going to give you a few places to eat.
Thanksgiving Point has a really good restaurant called the Harvest Restaurant. It has fresh good food and the walls of the restaurant are painted with fun "trompe l'oeil" art on the walls. Right next to Thanksgiving Point is another favorite burger place--JCW's. A little further south on the BYU campus is the Museum of Art Cafe. The Cafe is only open from 11 to 2 for lunches, but they have wonderful salads and an amazing cold raspberry soup. Other fun places to stop include Cabelas where you can see the wildlife displays and aquariums and dine on buffalo or ostrich at the High Uintas grill. And if you ever come later in the fall, the most beautiful place on earth to see the leaves change is the Alpine Loop drive between American Fork Canyon (stop and see Timpanogos Cave) and Provo Canyon (home of Sundance Ski Resort).
Friday, April 23, 2010
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HI I live in Pleasant Grove, UT. We really like to grab lunch at Sundance a couple times a year. That's a short drive from Orem. Go East on 800 North into the Provo Canyon and follow signs to Sundance Resort. We also like to ride our bicycles on the path in the canyon. You will see a parking lot at the beginning of the canyon. Just park there and unload, then get on the paved path heading into the canyon. You can go up to about 5-6 miles to Vivian Park, but you don't have to go that far if you don't want to. Also, the campus of BYU (Brigham Young University) is beautiful all year round - the groundskeepers do a great job. You might stop into the bookstore and buy the book, Football Vault, if you like BYU Football. It's a color and informative book, a really nice gift. You can rent bicycles and other outdoor things at BYU for the day. Hiking the Y is an accomplishment you can brag about. (Ask a local for directions when you get close to BYU) It's pretty steep, but you can take it slow. The view is breathtaking of the valley and the lake. Whatever you do, don't forget your camera. Utah is beautiful this time of year.
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