Salt Lake City Utah, UT

The center of Utah's culture and political arena is its capital city – Salt Lake City. Sitting in a valley at the base of the Wasatch Mountains, Salt Lake has a population of over one million and yet maintains it friendly, western hospitality. For many travelers headed to Park City, Salt Lake City is their airline flight destination.

With the Wasatch Mountains as its backdrop, Salt Lake City has a variety of fantastic outdoor recreational activities. During the winter, snow accumulates in the Wasatch area and downhill skiing becomes the favorite pastime. With seven large ski resorts within forty-five minutes of the downtown area, this is the place to be to ski. Ski areas include the resorts of Park City, Alta, Snowbird, Solitude and Brighton.

During the summer, after the snow melts, the rivers and streams run clear and fast from the higher areas of the mountains out to the valley floors. Many of the waters are full of fish, just waiting for an angler to toss them a fly. In addition, the warmer months are filled with great hiking and mountain biking opportunities.

The downtown area of Salt Lake City has many historic buildings, and many opportunities for shopping of all kinds.