Since I am new here ...

[bigjeepman]

I thought I would post a couple of pictures of the part of the country where I moved to from IN years ago. I am not sure if this is the right forum and just delete if it doesn't belong here.

Looking out across the Great Salt Lake ...

part of the Rockies ... the Wasatch Mountains

a pronghorn ...

Arches National Park near Moab ...

The east bench of the Salt Lake Valley ...

 

[patience0830]

Pretty country. Hope you're supplying some hoosier common sense to the locals.

 

[bigjeepman]

Pretty country. Hope you're supplying some hoosier common sense to the locals.

I am trying but it is a lot of responsibility for just one guy. I started out trying to convince them "they are definitely the world's worst drivers."

 

[Thor]

The first time I flew into SLC it was night and had snowed with a high wind. All the street signs were covered. I drove all over that town trying to find my hotel.

I rode Moab on dirt bikes with my son and rented a jeep to drive around Arches. Great vacation...but like most of the west it takes FOREVER to get anywhere and it all looks the same. Same thing in Idaho, get in the truck, drive 3 hours, get out of the truck; looks like the same place you got in the truck.

It's all very scenic but the general lack of trees wears on me...the reason IN is not "big sky" country is because we have vertical vegetation that blocks your view of the horizon.

I do like the skiing though.

Nice pics!

 

[El Conquistador]

Welcome to INGO. My son and his family live in Salt Lake City. I am flying out there next week

 

[bigjeepman]

@Thor ... I know what you mean and felt that way the first couple of years here. It is big country. Utah is in the top 5 driest states in the US and that kind of sets the tone for the landscape. Our favorite places to hike/camp are the higher elevations full of aspens.

 

[bigjeepman]

Welcome to INGO. My son and his family live in Salt Lake City. I am flying out there next week

Hope you have a good trip. It's a little colder and a little snow is expected today and maybe a little more later in the week in the valley.

 

[Backpacker]

Looks like a great place to live. Children and grandchildren keep us in Indiana.

 

[easy]

Major good thing about 'out West' is the public land. Lots of it for the free roaming.

 

[76Too]

Stunning! I can't wait to get back out west soon.

 

[BigRed]

Welcome to INGO.

Pretty country.

Do you do any hunting out that way?

 

[bigjeepman]

Major good thing about 'out West' is the public land. Lots of it for the free roaming.

Here are the facts ...
"Utah is a public lands state, which means that a majority of our land mass is owned by government. Approximately 75 percent of the state, more than 35 million acres, belongs to the public. Additionally, 3.4 million acres of School and Institutional Trust Lands (7.3 percent of our state) are open for use by the general public in accordance with an agreement between the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources and the Utah Trust Lands Administration."

 

[bigjeepman]

Welcome to INGO.

Pretty country.

Do you do any hunting out that way?

I have been on two elk hunts that were just experiences of a lifetime. No elk taken but to hear a bull bugle at the higher elevations we were hunting, sent chills through me. They are truly magnificent animals. I have seen as many as 200+ on a grassy mountain slope through my binoculars while on a summer camping trip and that was a great thrill.

Utah has a draw system and it is impossible for me to fully understand. I have applied numerous years and drew nothing but you build up points.

 

[bigjeepman]

A friend with horses invited me to go on a horseback trip to scout for elk in the Ashley National Forest. It was for 4 days and was an incredible
experience. Here are a few pictures at 7500' above sea level ...

 

[maxwelhse]

Good grief, BJM... Some of those pictures are suitable for publication. Excellent work!

Welcome!

 

[indyjohn]

My sister and her husband (an avid elk hunter) lived in Park City for many years. I regret I never got to visit them.

Beautiful pics.

 

[Restroyer]

Beautiful Pictures. Thank you for sharing those. I always tell my wife I want to move out west or to upstate Michigan but she likes the beach and hates the cold weather.

 

[bigjeepman]

Beautiful Pictures. Thank you for sharing those. I always tell my wife I want to move out west or to upstate Michigan but she likes the beach and hates the cold weather.

I have been out here since 2006 and I still think Indiana gets more snow than we do here in the SL valley. Now if you go to higher elevations in the mountains, that is another story.

 

[Dirty Steve]

Love hiking and rock climbing in the Grand Staircase National Monument area south of Escalante. I intend to get back out and kayak Lake Powell soon. I'm jealous, Utah is one of my favorite places.
The pic below is from hiking in Peek-a-boo Slot Canyon.

Dirty Steve

 

[TLF]

Welcome to INGO. Beautiful country