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Rachel Friedman Elberts

Rachel Friedman Elberts is a personal trainer and health coach for the pursuit of fitness & movement in the outdoors based in Park City, Utah. She was born and raised in New York City but was called West by the Mountains. She's worked in the Outdoor Industry for the past eight years and has found a deep love for connecting people, building relationships, and connecting more deeply with nature. You can find her being active in the outdoors hiking, biking, and snowboarding. Taking pictures, being creative in the kitchen, discovering new experiences and restaurants, as well as traveling to places near and far that fill her with awe and wonder. Follow her adventures on Instagram @rachshredgnar and check out her website www.stokecoach.com.

Hikes to Peep Park City’s Fall Foliage

Fall in Park City is nothing short of spectacular. The hills are paintedwith incredible hues of red, orange, yellow as the leaves lose their summer greens and transition to fall. Mornings and nights are cool with winter whispers of chilled air, calling for cozy sweaters and light jackets. But one of the best things to do in the fall in Park City is hiking and exploring the labyrinth of trails that cross through incredible forests of aspen, oak, choke cherries among others…

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The Perfect 7 Day Park City Itinerary for Families

Three days in Park City is enough to fall for it. A full week is enough to understand it. The difference isn’t just more time—it’s a different kind of trip. A week lets you settle in. You stop treating every morning like a logistics problem and start moving through the days the way locals do: a long trail ride here, an unhurried afternoon there, a night where nobody has anywhere to be. For families, that extra room changes everything. Kids get their bearings. Adults stop rushing. The in-between moments—a beaver pond spotted from a bike path, an unexpected conversation at a farmers market booth, a late-evening aerial show that nobody planned for—stop being interruptions and start being the point. This itinerary covers seven days across Park City’s trails, neighborhoods, and surrounding mountains. Take what fits and leave the rest. The best version of this trip is the one your family actually takes…

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