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Yeti Film Tour Celebrates American Rivers with Stories From The Wild
I stepped out of the rain and into High West Distillery tonight to join Yeti as they wandered into Park City for their Stories from the Yeti Wild Film Tour. First off, I have to admit that High West caters the best parties in Park City. The food and drinks- Dead Man’s Boot, yum!, can’t be beat. Ok, back to the affair. The garage area was wall-to-wall locals, there to not only watch some seriously cool short films but support American Rivers and their pledge to protect 5000 miles of rivers by 2018.
The organization fights for wild, free-flowing rivers (no dams), restores damaged and polluted rivers, and helps to preserve riverside land. Every dime collected at Yeti’s parties will go directly to the non-profit.
Yeti Film Tour Gets Flowing
Yeti’s partnership with AR is a natural marriage seeing as how their audience lives on the water and they tell these really awesome stories. My favorite of the night was part of the My Old Man series called The Last Best Man.
To say you weren’t a supporter of tonight’s event would be to say you don’t support clean water and flowing rivers. What happens to them effects all of us whether you love fishing or have never been on a boat. You have to applaud Yeti for their generous sponsorship, their platform for filmmakers’ voices and the bomber products they’ve crafted that travel easily between home and the wild.
If you are interested in learning more about the partnership or just want to be inspired by the films go to Yeti Stories.
By the way, make sure you pour a cold one into one of those slick Yeti tumblers when you kick back to watch the Yeti Film Tour!
Charged Explores What It Means To Live
Coming in 2017, YETI presents Charged, a feature length documentary film about the incredible journey of Chef Eduardo Garcia. In 2011, Eduardo was shocked with 2400 volts of electricity in a freak incident deep in Montana’s backcountry. Near death, alone and miles from help, Eduardo got up and took his first step towards what would ultimately be years of recovery and rehabilitation.
For more information head to http://www.chargedfilm.com
2016 Utah State Fair Roams Into Town
It was time to grab a deep-fried Oreo, watch dogs fly and jugglers juggle as the Utah State Fair wheeled into Salt Lake City last week.
The 10-day event brings together the best of carnie rides, livestock (ie ginormous pigs), touring rock bands, greasy foods, boots and boobs. The Fair is a lookie-loo’s paradise!
Blues Traveler, the 90s blues rock band, energized the grandstand and had I known that your fair ticket got you in, I would have been all over that! Instead, I assumed that you had to purchase separately. I’m an idiot.
What we did know was included was the circus and the Canine flyers; and the rows of sheep, chickens, pigs, milk cows, beef cows, pigeons, rabbits and baby animals to pet and observe. There were also cooking competitions, craft-making contests and a family donut stringing comp. Unfortunately, the demolition derby was axed because the arena is closed for construction.
Sage tried to take it all in. Have a walk with her if you missed this year’s Fair then diet like crazy so you’re ready for all of the fair food in 2017.
Autumn Aloft Relaunches in Park City
My stomach is in a bunch with excitement for tonight’s Balloon Glow. Back in the day I used to volunteer to clear fields and traffic out for hot air balloon landings just so I could get free rides. It’s been years since I went up up and away but I still get a kick out of watching those big, bright orbs float on the Wasatch horizon.
Park City’s annual Autumn Aloft Hot Air Balloon Festival starts tomorrow (Saturday) with all sorts of opportunities for watching those beachballs defy gravity. “Autumn Aloft is a magical Park City event,” said event organizer Monty Coates. “Park City’s fall foliage combined with the display of the balloons provides an unforgettable sight for event spectators.” Grab your cameras and your jackets (it’s wicked cold in Park City in the wee hours) and take aim as the 24 balloons launch from the North 40 Fields at 8 a.m. Saturday morning. I prefer sleeping in so Friday’s single balloon glow in Newpark Town Center from 8-9 p.m. and Saturday’s Candlestick on Historic Main Street, 8 – 8:30 p.m. are more my speed. The Balloon pilots conduct a choreographed light show from eight balloon baskets on Park City’s Main Street between 4th and 5th Streets.
“The Autumn Aloft of the early 80s and 90s placed Park City on the map in the ballooning community,” says Mike Bauwens, Autumn AloftBalloonmeister. “As the event continues to grow and regain recognition, interest from the ballooning community continues to increase.”
More than 30 years ago, Park City resident Gene Moser and a group of local hot air balloon pilots set out to create the classiest Hot Air Balloon festival in the world. Their idea was to create a balloon festival that reflected the free-spirited, exuberance of Park City; Autumn Aloft was the brainchild of these passionate balloonists. It’s a big effort to bring these balloons to one spot year after year. Come out and appreciate the balloonists’ elegance and stamina. Maybe you can even talk them into a ride.
The schedule of events includes:
Friday, September 16
Newpark Glow
Approximately 8:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
A single balloon glow is scheduled for the Newpark Town Center.
Saturday, September 17
Main Launch
24 balloons will take flight from the North 40 Fields in Park City.
Access begins at 7:45 a.m.
The launch begins at approximately 8:00 a.m.
2530 Kearns Blvd. Park City, Utah
Sunday, September 18
Main Launch
24 balloons will take flight from the North 40 Fields in Park City.
Access begins at 7:45 a.m.
The launch begins at approximately 8:00 a.m.
2530 Kearns Blvd. Park City, Utah
More details on Autumn Aloft can be found at www.autumnaloft.com.