Local Attractions

Excursions

Two optional excursions will be available for attendees on Thursday, June 11. If you wish to attend either excursion, please register (and, if necessary, pay) in advance by checking the appropriate box and providing all requested information on the Conference Registration Form.

Tram-Riding and Hiking at Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort: Please join us for an afternoon of tram-riding and hiking at Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort in Little Cottonwood Canyon. Only thirty minutes from the University of Utah, Snowbird’s Hidden Peak offers remarkable views of the Wasatch Mountains and the Salt Lake Valley below. Participants will be picked up at the Hotel Monaco in downtown Salt Lake City (15 West 200 South) at 12:45 p.m. or at the University Guest House Hotel on the University of Utah campus (110 S. Fort Douglas Boulevard) at 1:00 p.m. They may catch a ride back to Salt Lake City either at 5:30 p.m., if they wish to dine downtown, or at 8:00 p.m., if they wish to take advantage of Snowbird’s dining options. The cost is $20 (not including dinner) and includes a round-trip ticket for the Snowbird tram, which ascends 3,000 vertical feet from the resort to the 11,000-foot summit of Hidden Peak. For more information, please visit www.snowbird.com/events/summeractivities/tram.html.

Tour of the LDS Family History Library: Please join us for a tour of the world’s largest genealogical collection, the LDS Family History Library (FHL). With more than three million microfilm and microfiche records, the FHL offers early American researchers unmatched access to land, tax, probate, church, and vital records. Through a system of satellite libraries in most U.S. and Canadian cities, patrons can access most of the library’s records close to home. The tour will be led by Michael (Mick) Nicholls of Utah State University, who has used the FHL to research the social history of the Chesapeake for more than three decades. Participants should meet in the FHL lobby, 35 N. West Temple Street (TRAX stop: Temple Square). The tour will begin at 3:30 p.m. and last until 5:00. The tour is free, but please sign up to give us an accurate count of participants.

Other Recreational Opportunities

Salt Lake City is surrounded by beautiful mountains, with close and accessible hiking and biking trails. Though there is no organized biking excursion, participants who arrive early may wish to rent bicycles. Those interested in mountain biking will find descriptions of more than thirty trails in the immediate Salt Lake Valley area, some directly adjacent to the University of Utah campus, at www.utahmountainbiking.com/trails/idx-slc.htm. Mountain bike rentals are available at Wasatch Touring, 702 East 100 South, telephone (801) 359-9361, fax 1 (800) 766–9729, store@wasatchtouring.com (bike rental: $25.00/day; helmet: $2.00/day), or at Wild Rose Mountain Sports, 702 3rd Ave., (801) 533-8671, http://wildrosesports.com (rental prices: High End: $45.00/day; Dual Suspension: $35.00/day; Front Suspension: $30.00/day).