Great place for recreation, strange culture.
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11/8/2011
Salt Lake City and Utah in general offers many recreational opportunities. The most famous is the snow skiing in the winter with many resorts to choose from and we are told "the greatest snow on earth". The geography is impressive from alpine forests in breathtaking mountains to awe inspiring desert scenery with arches and dramatic formations.
The culture and politics are primarily LDS and conservative. The Mormon church is pervasive and ubiquitous. There are very few elected officials that are not LDS. Salt Lake City tends to be more progressive than the rest of the state, but the state legislature has passed some weird liquor laws and the state controls the distribution and sale of liquor and wine. You can buy 3.2% beer in the grocery store but that's it. They recently passed laws saying mixed drinks in a restaurant must be prepared out of sight of the customers. Some national chain restaurants are now saying they will not open new outlets in Utah because this requirement adds too much to the cost of construction.
James | Taylorsville, UT