How to throw Spectacular Parties in Utah

Utah is known for being a very social state with great group parties. If you are in the right circles you will find yourself being invited to activities all of the time:

• Birthday parties
• Church Activities
• College Activities and fundraisers
• Family Reunions
• Anniversaries
• Celebrations
• Graduations
• Company Parties
• Business Events
• Family Parties
• Christmas Parties
• Weddings
• Surprise Parties
• Themed Parties
• Picnics
• Festivals
• Fund-raisers
• Business Promotions
• Grand Openings
• School Carnivals

If you are in charge of planning one of these functions in Utah and need ideas of what to do to make it fantastic check out these ideas:

gameshowusa.com - Set up a "game show" type activity with games like Company Feud, Not so newlywed, Final Answer, Wheel of Knowledge, Good Deal or No Deal, Question Bowl, Tic-Tac-Toe. Put your group in a live game show activity to challenge and entertain!

allinfun.biz - bring live entertainment acts to your party. You can buy clown or magician shows, fortune tellers, Santa Claus, Seasonal entertainers, balloon or face painting packages. They also offer inflatable kid toys that can be rented like the Moonbounces, slides, water slides, carnival games, obstacle courses, castles and rock walls.

artisticentertainers.com - offers catering, specialty acts, face painters, games, hypnotists, inflatables, clowns, game shows, live musical acts, sumo wrestling, swamper stomper (looks cool), tug-o-war, Velcro wall, fun house, air guys, video virtual skier, comedy acts, stilt walkers, jugglers, cowboy poetry, DJ's, Balloon Sculpture, Fire eaters and all types of music acts.

casinopartiesofutah.com - Bring Las Vegas to your next company party! Specializing in casino games like blackjack, craps, roulette, Red Dog, Wheel of Fortune, Chuck - A - Luck, and Bingo.

jumptownutah.com - inflatable products including dry slides, wet slides, bouncers, obstacle courses, twister, mini-basketball shoot out,

World Champion Yo-Yo show - call 801-485-1176

Celebrity Doubles - call 801-484-1960

Mont Dunston Magician - 801-253-3595

iflyutah.com - inside skydiving facility - safe, fun and a great experience for all!

wheelerfarm.com - Wheeler Farm is a central location to most all areas in SLC. You can rent areas at Wheeler Farm include a barn, camping areas, Ice House, Lawn locations, A stage, rent the entire farm options with lots of parking.

thanksgivingpoint.com - offers catering, wedding, corporate parties, birthday parties, children activities, private parties, all located in a beautiful setting. Lots of landscaped land, farm areas, barns, and other beautiful property.

megaplextheatres.com - Auditorium rental, private screenings, birthday parties, school groups, and catering

energysolutionsarena.com - catering, meeting banquets

Kangaroo Zoo - call 801-295-1900 birthday parties, party rooms, 3 story inflatable dragons, parent lounges, miniature blacklight golf, and other unique indoor active ideas

Ivie Acres Farm and Petting Zoo - 801-302-8877

millermotorsportspark.com - Off-road course, open track days, performance training center, camping and parking

huntmysteries.com - comedy murder mystery dinner theatre

bellydancingbythia.com - bring belly dancing to your next activity by hiring Thia.

The Costume Closet - sales and rentals call 801-268-8466 (check out costumes, novelties, mascots, wigs, boas, tiaras, clowns, witches, makeup, prosthetics, hats, Easter bunnies, Santa suits, magic gags, masks and more)

Amelias Haunted Floral and Costumes - 801-523-8701

houseofchuckles.com - costumes, magic products, balloons, jokes and gags. You can also purchase trinkets, costume accessories, magic, juggling and much more.

Decades Vintage Clothing - 801-537-1357

cateringbybryce.com - I have used this company for over 20 activities and they are awesome and professional. The food is so good that people rave about it! We would have guests from all around the US and they all had great comments to say about the food! The cheesecake is my absolute favorite!

meierscatering.com - Also love the ribs from Meiers. I have enjoyed the chuckwagon bar-b-ques they offer. Food is delicious and it is a family owned/ran company so very professional and nice company.

Dutch Oven Catering - 801-253-5351

elizabethscatering.com - Enjoy large selections for any activity

slcgov.com/publicservices/parks/reserve.com - reserve the park for your next activity

Backyard Adventures - 801-571-0300

pcballoonadventures.com - Hot Air Balloon rides in Park City Utah

utahoutventures.com - Hot air balloons (Park City, Ogden, St. George & Heber), rafting, river, 4x4, dirt bike, fly fishing, Lake Powell, mountain biking, snowmobile tours, scenic flights, lodging, custom vacation options.

skywalker.at - Hot air ballooning with locations in Ogden, Park City, Heber, St. George, Snow Canyon, Bryce Canyon, Moab, The Little Grand Canyon, and Goblin Valley.

snowbird.com - Lodging, Catering, company meetings, Summer Camp activities

skibrighton.com - biking, boating, fishing, lodging, transportation, private ski lessons

skisolitude.com - weddings, meetings, corporate events, lodging, ice-skating, weddings, spas activities

diamondrental.com - rent linens, tables, chairs, furniture, tents, structures, stages, dance floors, bleachers, weddings decoration, audio visual and special effects. They have items for weddings, exhibit services, trade shows, consumer shows, corporate events etc.

partycity.com - costumes, baby party, theme party, Halloween, Fall, etc. Buy the finishing touches to your party to make it special.

zurchers.com - a Utah name for party decorations. Walking in the store is so much fun and you can get lost for hours with the ideas they offer up. Create your own banners, streamers, pinatas, musics, birthday cake supplies, costumes, novelty toys, balloons, gift packaging, school spirit, gag gifts etc.

usnovelty.com - balloons, prizes, incentives, carnival supplies, rentals, oriental trading price match program, decorations

Mechanical Bull Rentals - 801-547-7714 airbrush tattoos, caricatures, DJ's, company parties, fairs, event planning

jump-n-jims.com - inflatables including themed bouncers, slides, obstacle courses, party accessories and more

Pony Haven - Party Ponies - 801-292-2571

moderndisplay.com - Tables, chairs, linens, weddings, floral arrangements, back drops, dance floors, staging, lights and more

Ideas for Planning a successful Party -

1. Keep it simple
2. Keep it short
3. Ask for help
4. Keep it safe

Parties don't need to cost a lot nor be blown out of proportion. Once you identify the theme of the party identify your budget and begin planning around that price. Next find 1-2 items that will get you bang for buck. Focus on small items that have huge impacts on the looks and feel to the event.

Example: I am throwing a company party for 50 people and have a budget of $3750.00 or $75.00 per person. What are my options?

1. Rent a theatre room for a new release movie
2. Look at catering at a nice location and bring a belly dancer and karoke as entertainment
3. Take them River Rafting
4. Take them Hot Air Ballooning
5. Try indoor skydiving with iflyutah.com
6. Rent a barn at Wheeler Farm, Have meiers catering with the chuck wagon and have rent a entertainment show

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Big Cottonwood Canyon Fall Foliage Pictures

Driving up Big Cottonwood Canyon during the Fall Season (August, September and October) you will find that each day will bring you delightful changes to the Mountain scenery. These pictures were taken on Saturday September 27th in the Big Cottonwood Canyon. I wanted to focus on the mountain sides of the Canyon to show you how each side of the mountain gives you such a different look!

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Guardsman Pass offers Intense Fall Foliage pictures

Every year we travel to Big Cottonwood Canyon and on through Guardsman Pass to enjoy the fall leaves. Many of they years you will find very few live trees with fall foliage but this year is the best I have seen! Things are extremely brilliant, beautiful, vibrant, fall foliage and every day we go up things just seem to get better. These pictures were taken at the top of Guardsmans Pass. We hope you enjoy them!

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Solitude Ski Resort in Fall Foliage

Solitude Ski Resort is one of the more famously loved ski resorts in Utah. It's close to Salt Lake City, has wonderful winding mountain roads up Big Cottonwood Canyon and yet takes very little time to get to.


During the Fall season you will find some extremely vibrant fall foliage that will delight your senses next to Solitude.

You will find huge patches of intense yellows surrounding the Solitude Ski Resort. Starting at the entrances you will be greeted by flaming yellows and oranges.

It's beautiful to pull into the parking lot of Solitude and be welcomed by clusters of fall foliage at it's best!

This next picture is high in the mountain top with the chair lifts. Can you picture taking a ride on the Solitude chair lifts to enjoy the beauty of the trees. This would be an amazing ride up and down but unfortunately the ski lifts aren't running yet!

The leaves this year have been extremely healthy. I was able to get close enough to this tree (3rd picture) to show you the health of the leaves along with the richness of color found in Utah.

If you are in Utah for the month of October do not hesitate to take a drive up the mountains. Within 1-2 hours you can enjoy all areas of the mountain along with stopping and taking a few hikes up to enjoy the trees within the mountain.

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Brighton Ski Resort in the Fall

Utah is a Four Seasons state with noticeable weather changes during the spring, summer, autumn, and winter months. This year I believe the fall leaves have been the most intense I have seen them in the last 10 years. It has been truly amazing to enjoy in this wonderful autumn season.

Being only a 10 minute drive to the mouth of Big Cottonwood Canyon we have been taking a lot of mini-excursions up the Canyon because the brilliance of the leaves keep changing each day. Seriously within 5 days we have seen huge changes in the trees and the rich colors of the trees foliage.

Normally Utah is a dry, deseret and we don't get much rain. This year however; it seemed to rain just enough in the mountains and a few days ago their was a huge lightening storm in the mountains, the air has told cold and the weather conditions have been perfect for an extremely beautiful fall.

We have seen some beautiful clusters of trees just bursting with yellos, reds and oranges. Also, when we get close to the trees I have noticed that the leaves look extremely healthy. Normally they are brown with disease but this year they just look perky and whole. It's truly wonderful to see the trees bounce back year after year.

Unfortunately most of the trees found while traveling up the Big Cottonwood Canyon are high on the mountain tops or straight down a mountain cliff. They are hard to reach without taking long hikes up the mountain. But the trees you see on the sides of the road this year are breathtaking and well worth the drive.

Yes, you still have time if you want to visit Utah. I believe they will last this way at least for another two weeks. We have seen huge patches of trees that are have changed to a neon green but still no color. You just know they will be bursting with color soon but it means you still have time!

These pictures were taken up at the mouth of Brighton Ski Resort. It's such a beautiful area with a cluster of red trees at the parking lot. The pictures I included here are shots of the trees in the mountains and most are actually easy to reach with a uphill climb on the trail.

For those getting ready for skiing season it's almost here! We can't wait to ski the mountains this year!

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Visiting Silver Lake in the Fall

Silver Lake can be found by driving up Big Cottonwood Canyon and heading straight up towards Brighton Ski Resort. Silver Lake is the parking lot prior to Brighton.

Once you park you easily walk on the "boardwalk" towards the lake and up into the mountains. It was extremely crisp on this day and the place was hopping with lots of visitors. The mountains are just beautiful with the fall foliage inviting you to step into it's beauty. Have fun and walk the family around and enjoy the beauty and the jumping fish in the lake!

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Beautfiul Pictures of Fall Foliage comes with cost

This is just a handful of beautiful pictures we took after scaling a mountainside. This grove of trees were remarkable but extremely hard to get to. I think you will agree it was worth the cost! The trees are up Big Cottonwood Canyon almost at the top of Guardsman Pass. The trees just look amazing right now!

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Fall Leaves in Big Cottonwood Canyon Utah September 27 2008

We love taking leisurely drives up Big Cottonwood Canyon in Salt Lake City Utah. Starting from the mouth for the canyon you instantly begin seeing brilliant red leaves of trees spread out amongst the side of the canyon.

The most brilliant trees can be found at the top of the mountains next to the Ski Resorts; Solitude and Brighton. They are also easily found next to Silver Lake.

The colors are out and this is truly the best Fall Foliage show over the last 10 years.

If you are around the Salt Lake City area for the next 2-3 weeks you will want to add this
drive to your list of things to do.
Their are still many patches of areas that haven't even started turning which means the next few weeks each day in the mountains is as glorious as the day before.

This first picture was actually extremely hard to get to. We had to scale the side of the mountain that was virtually straight down. Thankfully the rocks sticking out of the mountains were solidly embedded in the mountain and gave perfect footage for part of the way down. It was a grove of extremely brilliant trees.

These next two pictures were taken at Brighton Ski Resort and at the top of Guardsman Pass and were easily accessible to (sides of the road).

I really hope you enjoy the pictures and I have so many I will keep posting them for everyone to take advantage of!

Pictures of Fall Leaves http://liveutah.blogspot.com/2008/09/fall-leaves-in-utah-are-here.html


Travel Routes of Fall Leave Foliage while in Utah http://liveutah.blogspot.com/2008/09/where-to-go-for-fall-leaves-in-utah.html

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Fall Leaves in Utah are here

It is time to visit Utah to see the beautiful Fall trees. The leaves are changing and they seem to be more brilliant than I have seen them in the last two years. Now is the time to begin traveling through the Utah Canyons to visit the intense tree foliage.


This red tree was found on the side of the canyon between Deer Valley and Park City. This was taken two weeks ago.

This cluster of trees were found between Big Cottonwood Canyon and the turn off through Guardsman Pass. When you reach the top of Guardsman Pass pull over and take a walk up the mountains. You will have some intense yellow quakies that are so beautiful to watch right now.

We were able to go up on a Sunday and sit next to a grove of trees. Very few cars up at the top and very few people walking around. It was so beautiful, and the breeze had the tree leaves dropping all around us! God's beauty at it's best!

The top of this tree is just so cool. I love when trees change from yellow to orange and then into the deep red. Fall is such a wonderful breathtaking time.

Big Cottonwood Canyon
Guardsman Pass to Deer Valley to Park City around the Alpine Slide area
Guardsman Pass to Heber Valley
Park City Canyon

My favorite Canyon drive around Salt Lake City is the Guardsman Pass to Heber Valley. You will feel like you are lost in a mountain of intense color. It's the beauty is just for you since very few people take these back rodes. It's worth the drive and so much fun!

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Big Cottonwood Canyon Hiking Trails in Utah

Ready to do some hiking in Big Cottonwood Canyon? the Wasatch-Cache National Forest in Utah has many wonderful scenic Hiking Trails of which we will focus on hiking trails that can be found while taking a drive up Big Cottonwood Canyon.

Another wonderful benefit of hiking up Big Cottonwood Canyon is the beautiful Fall Leaves. As of Sunday September 7th 2008 the leaves are still vibrantly green so it looks like the next 6 weeks will bring a spectacular Fall Colour show. Now is the perfect time to go out for a scenic hike in Big Cottonwood Canyon.

Directions to get to Big Cottonwood Canyon:
I-215 South to exit 6200 South Exit. Turn right onto Wasatch Boulevard, then turn left at Big Cottonwood Canyon. Head towards Brighton and Solitude Ski resorts.

Hidden Falls Mill B - North Fork Trail 4.4 miles up Big Cottonwood Canyon (North of the Mill B South Fork Picnic area)

• Interpretive Trail is paved for easy access by all and reaches a small waterfall for enjoyment

Mill B - South Fork Interpretive Trail is 4.4 miles up Big Cottonwood Canyon and is located in Twin Peaks Wilderness Area.

• Lake Blanche
• Lake Florence
• Lake Lillian

Broads Fork Hiking Trail 4.5 miles up canyon

The Mineral Fork Hiking Trail 6.1 miles up Big Cottonwood Canyon. The hike will bring you to a Wasatch Mine about 3 miles in. GPS coordinates are N40 38.183 W111 41.902

Cardiff Fork/Donut Falls Hiking Trail 9.3 miles up Big Cottonwood Canyon

Mill D North Trail 9.6 miles up Big Cottonwood Canyon
**You can hike into Dog Lake or Desolation Lake depending on which route you take at the fork

Bear Trap Fork 11 miles up up Big Cottonwood Canyon

Solitude Resort is 13.9 miles if you park at Solitude Resort or 14.2 miles if you park at Silver Lake Visitor Center near Brighton's Resort.

• Solitude Lake
• Twin Lakes
• Silver Lake

Hiking trails to Lakes from Brighton Ski Resort 14.2 miles

• Dog Lake 3/4 mile hike
• Lake Mary 1 mile hike
• Lake Martha 1.5 mile hike
• Lake Catherine 2 mile hike
• Catherine Pass 2 1/4 mile hike

Solitude Resort
12000 Big Cottonwood Canyon
Solitude UT 84121

Brighton Resort
12601 E Big Cottonwood Canyon Rd
Brighton UT 84121
800-873-5512

You have many places along the route through Big Cottonwood Canyon to pull over and park the car and walk around.

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Silver Lake in Big Cottonwood Canyon Utah

Silver Lake is a short drive up Big Cottonwood Canyon next to Brighton Ski Resort in Utah. Silver Lake is a perfect family outing which offers wildlife, fishing, picnicking and hiking. We took the scenic drive up Big Cottonwood Canyon and pulled into the Solitude Nordic Center. Walking past the picnicking areas are laid out pathways around Silver Lake and up to the mountain areas making it safe for any age.

Many children were fishing with their parents while other families were hiking around Silver Lake. We saw fish swimming in the water, ducks, chipmunks and lots of dragonfly's. Many people had sighted Moose but we were not so lucky on our outing.

The fresh mountain air was amazing to breathe in. I had forgotten how clean air smells and the water was so clean you could see to the bottom which is why we were able to see the fish swimming around.

A little ways up from Silver Lake is are additional path's to Twin Lakes and Lake Solitude. Here is a map of the pathways if you are interested in heading up.

One of our favorite moments is when the children started feeding the ducks. A baby duck and adult duck were fighting for the food and it was fun to watch the children feed out of their hands.

Directions: for those who have never been to Silver Lake you will go up Big Cottonwood Canyon, pass Solitude Resort and head for Brighton. On the right side of the street before Brighton

Ski Resort you will see a blue sign that reads: Solitude Nordic Center. Turn into this parking lot and go out on the pathways towards Silver Lake.

It was a beautiful drive up big Cottonwood Canyon as we saw many people bicycling, kayaking, fishing, and hiking in the Mountains yesterday. The trees look lush and green which is a good sign for a beautiful fall this year.

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Where to go for Fall Leaves in Utah

Fall Color will soon be here. In Utah the Fall leaves reflect brilliant reds, sunny yellows and extreme oranges to leave you breathless. Travel through the many Utah Canyons to view the spectacular fireworks of Fall Color. Stop and explore the many trails throughout the Canyon rodes that will leave a lasting memory in your mind. This fall show will be seen by millions of travelers this year. Shouldn't you be one of them?

No matter where you are in Utah their is a Canyon close by that will reveal the beauty of this years Fall Leaves to you. Take a afternoon to drive up the canyon to view the Fall Color Leaves.

I am listing my top 3 routes we like to take each year starting in early September for the Northern drives into November for the Southern trails.

Alpine Loop
Located in American Fork and a $3.00 usage fee take UT 92 E from the Alpine / Timpanogos Cave National Monument exit #287 off I-15, or exit #275 off I-15 in Orem and take UT 52 E to US 189 to UT 92. UT 92

Big Cottonwood Canyon
Take 1-215 Exit 6 and follow UT 190 South to the mouth of Big Cottonwood Canyon. Turn left which puts you on UT 190 going straight up the canyon. You will pass the Water Treatment plant on the left and many picnicking areas on the right. You will go up the winding roads and pass Solitude Mountain Resort and keep heading straight towards Brighton. You can stop at the Solitude Nordic Center and walk around Silver Lake or go a little further to tje Brighton Ski Resort. Coming back down the mountain you will have a option to take Guardsman's Pass. This takes you further up the mountain where you end at a drop off that people use the ledge to park cars. If you go left down the dirt road you will take a unpaved scenic tour where you can choose to drive to Park City or to Heber. The right is a pathway to walk through the forest.

Brigham City through Logan's Sardine Canyon to the crystal blue Bear Lake
US 89-91 from Brigham City North to Logan via Sardine Canyon. You will have a pristine 25 mile scenic drive through changing reds, yellows and orange fall leave show. Continue Northeast from Logan on US 89 to Bear Lake through Logan Canyon.
**While in Bear Lake stop and enjoy the famous Raspberry Shakes

Other Fall Color Scenic Drives that people rave about:
Mueller Canyon Drive
Going East toward the Wasatch Mountains in Bountiful, take 1800 S toward Mueller Canyon. For more information you can call 801-451-3286.

Bountiful Peak Drive
US 89 starting in Bountiful or Farmington and driving on unpaved roads through the Wasatch-Cache National Forest of 1,300,000 acres in Utah

Ogden Canyon through Huntsviller to Woodruff
Starting on UT 39 Ogden Canyon East from Ogden into the Wasatch-Cache National Forest. At Huntsville and the Pineview Reservoir,

Parleys Canyon to Emigration Canyon

Little Cottonwood Canyon
Get off I-215 south at Exit 6, then proceed S on UT 190. Continue straight through the Big Cottonwood Canyon intersection. The route becomes UT 210. Follow this road, which becomes Little Cottonwood Canyon (UT 210). Snowbird and Alta resorts are located up Little Cottonwood Canyon. The road continues from Alta to Albion Basin.

Millcreek Canyon which charges $2.25 usage fee unless you have reserved a group site of Church Fork, Box Elder, and Terrances. For reservations call Salt Lake County Parks and Recreation at 801-483-5473.
Take 1-215 Exit #4 and take Wasatch Boulevard to 3800 South and turn East.

Provo Canyon Scenic Byway
US 189 and SR 113 from Provo to Heber
*A hot tourist spot is Bridal Veil Falls in Utah in the Sound end of Provo Canyon.

Bryce Canyon National Park
At the junction of UT 12 and UT 63 turn South. The park entrance is just south of Ruby's Inn

• Mirror Lake Highway in the Uintah Mountains
• The red Cloud Loop near Flaming Gorge
• Skyline Drive
• Mount Nebo Scenic Loop
• St. George and Zions National Park
• Cedar Breaks National Monument through Brian Head and Dixie National Forest
• Canyonlands National Park
• LaSal Mountain Drive
• Capital Reef National Park
• Boulder Mountain
• Fish Lake Plateau
• Elk Meandows
• Castle Valley
• Skyline Drive
• Sheep Creek
• Spirit Lake Scenic Backway

As you can see you can be just about anywhere in Utah that will have beautiful Fall leaves.


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