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Spring 2018
MUST-SEE PLACE:
Little Cottonwood Canyon, Alta, UT. A
national forest that leads to the Lone
Peak Wilderness. Home to Alta and
Snowbird Ski Resort. It is full of hiking
and biking trails.
FAVORITE SHOP:
Black Diamond Store. A mountain
climbing and outdoor recreation shop
founded at the same time as Patago-
nia. It branched off in the early seven-
ties and has made Utah its home for
30 years.
FAVORITE RESTAURANT:
Valter's Osteria. Italian fare and you must
let the chef/owner Valter order for you if
possible. After work, drinks and upscale
casual dining. Great for a business meet-
ing or company dinners, you can't go
wrong.
PLACE TO SEE BY NIGHT:
Eccles Theater, Temple Square. Salt Lake
City's newest theater, featuring live music and
Broadway hit plays.
BEST DAY TRIP:
Moab, a small town in southern Utah
known for its vivid red rock formations.
John Wayne filmed The Comancheros
and Rio Conchos there. Moab has host-
ed many other films like Need for Speed,
John Carter, Thelma & Louise, After Earth,
Transformers: Age of Extinction, 127
Hours, Star Trek, Mission: Impossible II,
Con Air and Indiana Jones and the Last
Crusade.
Edward Abbey wrote about the area in
the late sixties and brought attention to
the region through his popular book, The
Monkey Wrench Gang. Today, it serves as
a mecca for mountain bikers, river raf-
ters and mountain climbers. You
can take a jeep or horseback tour
through the red rock and up to
the La Sal Mountains overlooking
Moab. There you have the contrast
of the red rock with its snowcapped
peak, green forest and high alpine
terrain.
FAVORITE NEIGHBORHOOD:
Capitol Hill. This upscale Salt Lake
neighborhood gets its name from
the Utah State Capitol, promi-
nently overlooking downtown. It
has beautiful views of the city.
FAVORITE LOCAL ARTIST:
Pat Bagley, a local editorial car-
toonist and journalist in the Salt
Lake area. He has been with the
Salt Lake Tribune magazine and
has been published nationwide. He
is the author of several books and
was a finalist for the 2014 Pulitzer
Prize in Editorial Cartooning.
BEST BAR/CLUB:
The Urban Lounge. Loud and in-
timate. It has a very college feel,
good live alternative music. A hip
scene for the younger kids in the
area.
BEST PLACE TO HEAR MUSIC:
Red Butte Garden, Kingsbury Hall,
the Depot. With a laidback vibe,
Red Butte Garden in an outdoor
amphitheater similar to the Hol-
lywood Bowl with a smaller and
quainter wooded outdoor setting.
BEST VANTAGE POINT/SCENIC VIEW:
The top of Snowbird Ski Resort. It
has great views of the surrounding
mountains. Great for skiing in the
winter, hiking in the summer and
getting out of the heat in Salt Lake.
It averages 20 degrees cooler than
the city.
Andrew's Private Tour
