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# Weekly Newsletter: June 3rd-9th, 2024
- URL: https://keithandlindsey.com/weekly-newsletter-june-3rd-9th-2024/
- Published: 2024-06-11T00:00:32.000Z
- Updated: 2024-07-22T22:46:05.000Z
- Description: We are back from our beach vacation to Gulf Shores, Alabama! 🏖️ We have so much to catch you all up on...
- Author: Keith Huster
- Tags: Life Updates, #weekly-newsletter

We are back from our beach vacation to Gulf Shores, Alabama! 🏖️ We have so much to catch you all up on...

## Check out our new posts and videos 🆕 🎥 📝

[Utah Adventures With A Friend: Part 5Yi visits us in Utah to hike, bike, and adventure. This is part 5 of the multi-part series.![](https://keithandlindsey.com/content/images/size/w256h256/2022/12/Logo_Main_V1_128x128.png)Keith and LindseyLindsey Huster![](https://keithandlindsey.com/content/images/2024/05/IMG_1804-1.webp)](https://keithandlindsey.com/utah-adventures-with-a-friend-part-5/)

Our latest blog post

## Guardsman Pass opened for the summer 🚙 🏔️

The [Guardsman Pass Scenic Backway](https://www.gohebervalley.com/Guardsman-Pass/?ref=keithandlindsey.com) officially opened for summer travel! Guardsman Pass is a beautiful scenic alpine road that crosses over the top of [Big Cottonwood Canyon](https://www.visitsaltlake.com/listing/big-cottonwood-canyon/55175/?ref=keithandlindsey.com). This road connects the town of [Brighton](https://brightonresort.com/?ref=keithandlindsey.com) (on the west side of the Wasatch Mountains) to [Park City](https://www.visitparkcity.com/?ref=keithandlindsey.com) and [Midway](https://midwaycityut.org/?ref=keithandlindsey.com) (on the east side of the Wasatch Mountains).

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Gallery of making our way up [Big Cottonwood Canyon](https://www.visitsaltlake.com/listing/big-cottonwood-canyon/55175/?ref=keithandlindsey.com) towards [Guardsman Pass Road](https://www.gohebervalley.com/Guardsman-Pass/?ref=keithandlindsey.com)

Guardsman Pass does not receive any winter maintenance so it is closed throughout most of the winter and early spring. The road is typically opened around [Memorial Day](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memorial%5FDay?ref=keithandlindsey.com) weekend each year. We love driving this route and it is on our must-do list for new visitors to our beautiful state. This year was the first time we were around to see the road opened with an abundance of snow still in the area. This made the scenic drive even more incredible.

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Gallery of our drive along [Guardsman Pass Road](https://www.gohebervalley.com/Guardsman-Pass/?ref=keithandlindsey.com) to [Park City, UT](https://www.visitparkcity.com/?ref=keithandlindsey.com)

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We stopped for lunch at [Tarahumara](https://tarahumararestaurant.com/?ref=keithandlindsey.com) in Park City. This restaurant offers delicious homemade Mexican dishes along with an amazing salsa and hot sauce bar. The food was so good that we both ended up eating way too much.

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Gallery of our lunch at [Tarahumara](https://tarahumararestaurant.com/?ref=keithandlindsey.com) in Park City

To counteract the overeating, we headed to a local park in [Heber City](https://www.gohebervalley.com/homepage/?ref=keithandlindsey.com) to walk off some of our lunch. This was such a great way to spend the day!

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Gallery of our walk around [Heber City, UT](https://www.gohebervalley.com/homepage/?ref=keithandlindsey.com) and our drive back home

## Time for some spring cleaning 🧹 🌷

It's that time of the year again, time for spring cleaning! We always have a lot of dust, spider webs, and [Mayflies](https://www.nwf.org/Educational-Resources/Wildlife-Guide/Invertebrates/Mayflies?ref=keithandlindsey.com) that cover our front and back porch around this time of the year. In past years, Keith has used a simple extension rod and dusting head to clean the porches as best as he could. However, this year he stepped it up a notch by purchasing a small, electric [Ryobi pressure washer](https://amzn.to/3xdBdSL?ref=keithandlindsey.com). The pressure washer made short work of the cleanup job.

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Gallery of Keith pressure washing our back patio with his new [Ryobi electric pressure washer](https://amzn.to/3xdBdSL?ref=keithandlindsey.com)

While Keith was in the cleaning mood, he also gave his mountain bike a much-needed wash. This cleaning was necessary as he will take his bike to the professional bike fitting at [Peak State Fit](https://www.peakstatefit.com/fitting?ref=keithandlindsey.com) next week.

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Gallery of Keith cleaning his mountain bike to prepare for his professional bike fitting next week

## Beach vacation in Gulf Shores, Alabama 🏖️ 🛫

This week was a special one... we celebrated Lindsey's mom's 70th birthday at the beach in [Gulf Shores, Alabama](https://www.gulfshores.com/?ref=keithandlindsey.com)! 🥳 🎂 We stayed with Lindsey's mom and Lindsey's sister and her family at the beautiful [Oasis (formerly Phoenix West II)](https://www.phoenixvacationproperties.com/oasis-formerly-phoenix-west-ii?ref=keithandlindsey.com) condo on [Orange Beach](https://orangebeachal.gov/?ref=keithandlindsey.com). This trip was full of highlights including parasailing, a sunset sailboat tour, and wonderful days at the beach. The trip also had its share of lowlights including an unexpected overnight stay in Dallas, TX. 😦 This trip is worthy of a full post so, for now, you can enjoy a sampling of the photos.

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Gallery of some of the highlights from our family vacation to [Gulf Shores, Alabama](https://www.gulfshores.com/?ref=keithandlindsey.com)

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After returning home to Utah, we weren't quite ready to give up the vacation life yet. So, this weekend, we treated ourselves to some fancy coffee at [Culture Coffee](https://culturecoffeeslc.com/?ref=keithandlindsey.com) and had some amazing ice cream at [Brooker's Founding Flavors](https://brookersicecream.com/?ref=keithandlindsey.com). Now, we actually need to start getting ready for the work week ahead. 😥

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Gallery of our coffee and ice cream treats as we prepare to return to our normal, non-vacation lives

## Upcoming posts and videos 👷‍ 👷‍♀️️

Lindsey has wrapped up the series of posts on [Yi's visit to Utah](https://keithandlindsey.com/utah-adventures-with-a-friend-part-1/). We have several prior trips that we haven't yet shared so be sure to [subscribe to our blog](https://keithandlindsey.com/#/portal/signup) if you haven't done so already. We will also be putting together a full blog post about our trip to Gulf Shores, Alabama. 

***We hope that you are enjoying our newsletters. Do you have any summer vacation plans? Where are your favorite beach vacation destinations? Let us know in the comments section below.👇 💬***