Salt Lake City, United States Travel Blogs

Visiting friends in Salt Lake City
Aug 14, 2008 (104 photos)

We left Yellowstone early in the morning to head out to Salt Lake City. We planned on visiting with a few of Brent's friends including Barb who very kindly offered her drive way as a campground. We headed south on route 89 out of Yellowstone and ...

7 days
Feb 25, 2007 (15 photos)

... We put together a version without all the boring train info and stuff, so check it out. Rock Asia 5-Mar Depart Salt Lake City United Flight 1177 at 8:55 am 6-Mar Singapore Arrive 6-Mar · Visit Little India, Changi Prison Museum and ...

Salt Lake City
Aug 20, 2006 (1 photos)

Dean: We decided to stop off in Salt Lake City in order to break up the travel from Yellowstone to San Francisco, spending just over a day in the city that is the center of the Mormon religion (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints). We checked ...

Salt Lake City, Utah
Apr 1, 2006

When you use miles for an award ticket, it is extremely difficult to get four seats together on a flight to/from boise. All Boise flights on Delta go through SLC, so this is where our day had to end, with a 1-hour flight remaining the following morning. ...

Born In The USA?: Reemergence Insurgence
Aug 1, 2006 (5 photos)

... - perhaps the empty sun-swept beach I had laid on every afternoon in the Greek islands the previous summer. Salt Lake City, Utah, April, 2006 - Reemergence insurgence, round two. I stand in a short immigration line after disembarking my plane from ...

Big Love Home Town
Oct 6, 2006

I'll do my best to recount our trip from Kanab to SLC, but given my fever, I don't recall much. Mostly up, some down. The End. I am in love with southern Utah... it is gorgeous, it is temperate, it is visually interesting all year round from what I ...

WYOMING'S PARKS ON THE WAY
Sep 21, 2003 (8 photos)

... day, I hitchhiked through American-flag-brandishing, probably Republican, not-too-friendly-to-hitchhikers Wyoming and Utah. I reached Salt Lake City. My friend from college, Melanie, was there to host me. She greeted me with her sandy ponytail ...

Salt Lake City
May 23, 2006 (11 photos)

Salt Lake City. The very name presents me with images of grandeur and beautiful white buildings reminiscent of Tar Valon (for those of you who have read The Wheel of Time), with a sweeping landscape of mountains and crisp, white salt flats. The reality ...

what am i doing....
Jun 16, 2006

ok. i need to find something more productive to do with my time. salt lake city is still going well and hanging with tons of kids here is alot of fun but i gotta pull it together. now im gonna get rid of a virus on my computer. fun.

Day 13 ( West Trip)
Oct 9, 2005

... small towns.......one was named "Helper". "WELCOME TO HELPER" was the sign greeting passers. We have parked here at the Salt Lake City KOA Camground for the night. It was raining pretty good when we arrived. We decided to move on to Nevada tomorrow, ...

Grand Teton National Park & Salt Lake City
Sep 6, 2009 (52 photos)

... nice to have a night there to explore. We did have a quick lunch and I had a bit of a sleep. We arrived into Salt Lake City and wondered what had a chance at rivalling Yellowstone and Alaska. On Monday it was a public holiday and the city was very quiet. ...

the mighty slc
Jun 8, 2006

... i returned to america and i finished up a tour with stretch arm strong, sick of it all, and first blood. now im in salt lake city straight chillin and so far its been amazing. the kids here are dope and the vegan food is tasty and every night ive managed ...

Day 4; Salt Lake City & Temple Square
Jul 25, 2009 (14 photos)

... 8ooo feet. It must be an even more spectacular sight in the winter, all covered with snow. We could see out to the great Salt Lake itself, in the distance. Lyn was able to lecture the boys on the Bonneville flats as well! We then needed a spot of retail ...

cold clouds, warm dreams
Oct 23, 2009

... enough to give us a taste of it so that we've all been drooling over the rock faces we passed on the way here to salt lake city and can't wait to get on the rock again, hopefully this time with some sunshine! We slept in a duality of comfort last ...

Journey's End
Jun 24, 2005 (5 photos)

... over winding and rough mountain terrain as we moved from Idaho into Utah. We stopped at Heritage Park on the outskirts of Salt Lake City where we saw the many statues that were dedicated to the history of the Mormon Church. Before arriving at our hotel ...

Just some shrimp and some brine....
Sep 25, 2009 (104 photos)

... the city and mountains. What a sight! It was so beautiful. We realized just how big the mountains were, and just how small Salt Lake City actually was. After seeing pretty much the entire city by foot in 3 hours, we decided to see what it's like to ride a ...

Stopped to see a friend
Jun 10, 2009

I stopped by o see a friend and her husband in Salt Lake. 

Finally settling in
Feb 10, 2008 (7 photos)

Things in Salt Lake continue to get better and better. For the past two Sundays I have attended Holladay Baptist Church. They have a singles group there of about 8 people. They have accepted me into the group and helped me feel very welcome there. I really ...

A busy week with my friend Kelly
Feb 29, 2008 (19 photos)

... even halfway there. Yeah, were a little pathetic. When we finally dragged our bodies back to the car we drove to the Park City ski resort and had lunch at a mexican restaruant there. On our way back into town Kelly spotted a Hogi Yogi and Nordstrom Rack. ...

USA
Jul 29, 2009

... his 50's who seems to believe that he is Flavor Flav, but without the clock! He seemed to annoy the stewerdess anyway. We land in Salt Lake at 21:00 – half an hour before we left Auckland! The pilot reminds us of the local time, “I hope you ...

what to do?
Oct 7, 2006 (1 photos)

... went to eat my first meal in almost two days. I haven't had a regret since and I hope I never do. So I'm back in Salt Lake City and should be done with my Masters Degree by summer of 2007. If possible I would like to find a job in Taipei or Hong ...

Go Jazz!
Mar 9, 2008 (9 photos)

It one of my favorite times of the week. The time that I get to sit down and write about all the things that have happened in my week for my friends and family. Things started off with a bang this week. Almost since the begining of this contract some ...

Reno to Salt Lake City
Aug 3, 2006 (12 photos)

... . 2:15 Pass through Winnemucca. 2:30 Golconda Summit, elevation 5,159 feet. 2:40 Enter Pumpernickel Valley. 3:00 Salt Lake City 300 miles away. 3:20 Rest stop for bathroom break. 3:50 Tunnel by the Humboldt River; the first tunnel ...

A very long drive!
Jul 7, 2009 (9 photos)

... the scenery was beautiful driving across Oregon, through Nevada and finally into Utah.  The salt flats near the great salt lake were wild and appeared out of no where.  The temperature increased significantly as well.  We found a decent ...

The Motherland
Feb 6, 2006 (16 photos)

I have returned to the Motherland once again for a short jaunt and some fresh air. This weeks adventure mainly consist of minor intoxication followed by physical exercise that then justifies overeating and more intoxication, sleep, then repeat. Today's ...

Utah--Salt Lake City-- Wal-Mart Escalators to Salt
Jun 8, 2009 (37 photos)

... , a 27-acre oasis. On the way, we noticed that almost every house had blooming rose bushes. We didn't expect this in Salt Lake City. Seriously, gorgeous roses are everywhere. It adds so much to the beauty of the city. At Liberty Park, there is the famous ...

Welcome to Salt Lake?!
Jan 23, 2008 (6 photos)

Mom and I packed the car and hit the road last Thursday for Salt Lake City, Utah. We made it to St. George on our first night out of town. The following morning we got up and made our way toward SLC. The drive was very pretty and snow flurries followed us ...

The Week of Valentines
Feb 17, 2008 (4 photos)

As expected, the week of Valentine's Day always brings around unexpected suprises both good and bad in nature. The week began on a very high note when I took to the slopes again. This time I boarded at Brighton which is still about a 30 minute drive. We ...

We made it to Salt Lake City
Jun 19, 2008

Finally made it to Salt Lake City.  The flight was approximately 4 1/2 hours.  While the kids watched movies on their Ipod, Mommy watched the airplane movie "Chocolat" while Daddy vegged.  We got in about 9:00pm MST, but since our bodies ...

Leaving from Salt Lake
Jul 14, 2007

On Saturday I spent my last few hours at home scrambling to get everything packed and ready for the trip. By about 3pm we hit the road and were able to have dinner at the Olive Garden before heading to the airport. I spent most of my time trying to call ...