UtahThinking about a place to travel with little plane time? How about fun attraction packages? Is shopping what you do best? Maybe you're more of a natural person. If any of these describe you, you would have a great time in Utah! I think Utah's history is really interesting. By 1600 Indians had arrived in the area. 224 years later Jim Bridger discovered the Great Salt Lake. Later in 1847 Mormon pioneers arrived in Utah and only 3 years later it became part of the United States territory. The next major event occurred in 1896, when Utah was elected the 45th state, and in 1996 Utah celebrated its 100th birthday! Unfortunately in 1999 a huge tornado hit the area and caused over 100,000,000 dollars in damage. It didn't help that 3 years later the 2002 Winter Olympics were held in Utah. Organizing the Olympics is not easy; Utah figured this out in 2002. The first problem they encountered was seating for spectators. The Olympic Committee turned to the University of Utah. They were going to use their stadium but it only had 32,000 seats when they needed 50,000 chairs. The university got to work and added about 18,000 seats. Then the committee realized that the athletes needed a place to stay. Again the University of Utah built all new dormitories for the athletes village. These are just 2 of the many problems Utah overcame to host an amazing Olympics! If you were going to Utah, Olympic Park would definitely be a place you would want to stop and visit. It has the world's highest ski jumps and the fastest sliding track. The park also has bobsleds that you can still ride today. Bobsleighs travel up to 70 miles per hour with 4 Gs of force. When you visit the Olympic Park you can take a guided tour of the museum or you can...... middle of the paper ark - Find out more about the Wairhouse Trampoline Park today!. Np, nd Web. November 26, 2013. “CHRONOLOGY.” Chronological Calendar of Utah Timeline Events. Np, nd Web. November 21, 2013. “Utah Olympic Park.” 2002 Winter Olympics -. Np, nd Web. November 20, 2013. "Utah: Facts, Map, and State Symbols - EnchantedLearning.com." Utah: Facts, Map and State Symbols - EnchantedLearning.com. Np, nd Web. November 21, 2013. "Wyoming." Attractions - Tourist Attractions Map - Cody, Jackson Hole, Top Sites - Top 10. Np, nd Web. November 21, 2013. .MLA formatting by BibMe.org.