Reviews & Comments
Salt Lake City, UT
I like it here -
5/18/2007I moved here from Los Angeles two years ago. Overall, I'm quite happy here. It's nice to have four distinct seasons for a change. The mountains are beautiful. Summer wildflowers and gorgeous fall color are among the scenic highlights. The population is becoming increasingly diverse, much more so than you might expect. Another pleasant surprise has been the quality and variety of the restaurants. Best of all, you're within relatively easy driving distance to all the Utah national parks, as well as Yellowstone, the Grand Tetons, and numerous scenic areas within Utah, Wyoming, Idaho, Nevada, and Colorado. A major bonus!!
There can be a bit of culture shock when moving here from other large cities. The LDS culture takes a bit of getting used to, but about half of Salt Lake's population is non-Mormon (as am I), so it's not as much of an adjustment as it must have been in years past. For the most part, the Mormons I've interacted with have been friendly and hospitable.
On the down side, the winter inversions are ugly, and the traffic and cost of living are getting progressively worse, though certainly not remotely as awful as Los Angeles.
All in all, I'm glad I moved here and plan to stay a while. I'll take Salt Lake City over L.A. any day!