Salt Lake City

This charming condo about a block from Temple Square in Salt Lake City was our home away from home for our stay.  I had wanted to revisit SLC with Stephen and see all the sights since the 2019 Orff conference.  Despite the state of air travel, I was able to get cheap flights on points by going Mon - Fri and thankfully we experienced no delays or cancellations.

Each morning I went for walks around the city while Stephen slept in.

Then we walked to a cheery cafe with vegan and non-vegan breakfast options.

There was a lot of construction going on in and around Temple Square, but we were able to visit the Church History Museum and the Beehive House on  our first day.

The next day we picked up a rental car and drove to the Bonneville Salt Flats.  The GPS says, "Bonneville International Speedway."  The infrastructure consists of a sign, a parking lot and 3 porta-potties.  When there is an event, they just set up everything on the salt flat and then take it away afterward.  Some folks were arriving early and setting up for trials and Stephen got to talk to a bunch of car guys.  

I tried to get a close-up of the salt crystals. 

It's hard to convey how vast it is.  The distances are also somewhat deceiving.  We walked from the parking lot to the area where the racers were setting up tents and cones, and it was farther than it seemed.  The heat and the sun reflecting off the salt were intense!  

Stephen wanted to drive into the mountains near SLC and I wanted to hike, so the next day we did both.

We enjoyed all the sculptures on display around the city and visited the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art.

And on one of my evening walks I strolled through the lovely Brigham Young Park. 

SLC is a very interesting, clean, walkable city with excellent public transportation and lots of things to do in the surrounding areas.  We highly recommend it as a vacation destination!