But, south of Salt Lake City is a whole lot of national forest, hunting, and fishing all the way to Arizona. If they screw up one of my favorite vacation spots, then I WILL be mad.
Sadly, Salt Lake City, despite being the home of the Mormon Church, has become just another RAT-run major city. Fortunately, most of the rest of Utah is still a Mormon majority place, and as a consequence is still a decent place to live. My niece and her family moved from Las Vegas to Cedar City, UT where they bought 21 acres and built a 7,000 sf home about seven years ago. It is one of the most beautiful places I’ve ever seen! They moved there principally so that their two children could grow up in a decent environment and go to schools that actually educate the kids that attend them. They are not Mormons, but they say that the Mormons make the place the decent spot that it is.