Salt Lake!

Forbes.com can’t say enough about Salt Lake City! They created a list of America’s Best Cities for Young Professionals and SLC was in the top 5. With an average annual job growth at 1.32% and median salary of $51,200, it’s no wonder that Salt Lake is No. 4 on the list.

Storm Over Zion National Park

Thought of the Week –

“Don’t knock the weather; nine-tenths of the people couldn’t start a conversation if it didn’t change once in a while.” – Kin Hubbard

Welcome to August!

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Pioneer Day!

In honor of Pioneer Day, I thought I'd share a recent experience. On my way back from St. George, I stopped at Cove Fort. It's located on I-15 just north of the I-70 turnoff to Denver. It's a really cool restored fort that was built in 1867 to help travelers heading from Salt Lake to Southern Utah, Arizona, and beyond. They have tours of the fort and you go in all the rooms. It's very well done. If you're like me, you've probably seen the signs and just driven on past. However, if you have any interest in Utah or pioneer history, it is well worth a stop. For more info visit: http://www.covefort.info/

Cove Fort, UT

Thoughts of the Week –

“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” – Winston Churchill

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Summer Time!

It’s summer, the time when many families head out on vacation! Here in Utah, we are literally surrounded by great places to visit that are within a day’s drive from home. To the north, there is Jackson Hole, Grand Teton, and Yellowstone National Parks. To the south, we have Tuacahn, the Utah Shakespeare Festival, Moab, and St. George. To the west, there is Wendover and the west desert. To the east, we have Mirror Lake, Flaming Gorge, and the High Uintas. Wherever you go, be safe and have fun!

Click here to see more fun places to stay like the one pictured below!





Thought of the Week –

"Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all." - Dale Carnegie

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Silicone Slopes!

Fortune Magazine has a lot to say about Salt Lake City! Because many California based tech companies (Adobe, Ebay, Oracle, Twitter, and Electronic Arts!) have moved to our fine state, Salt Lake’s unofficial nickname has become the “Silicon Slopes.” The Brookings Institute has even said that SLC’s workforce is the most productive in America. One example: Josh James founded the software company Omniture while still in school at BYU, then sold it to Adobe for $1.8 billion!

Lightning over Farmington, UT



Thought of the Week –

"It takes a real storm in the average person's life to make him realize how much worrying he has done over the squalls." --Bruce Barton

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Monument Valley!

One of America’s Most Beautiful Landmarks, according to travelandleisure.com, is Monument Valley, UT. Whether you hike the four-mile Wildcat Trail or drive the 14-mile graded dirt road through the Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park, the breathtaking red rock views are worth the trip. The most well known monuments are the Mittens, Totem Pole, and the Yei Bi Chai. Since we share Monument Valley with Arizona, we won’t be visiting this July, even with the chance of thunderstorms this week, the temperatures are still over 100 degrees!

Monument Valley

Thought of the Week –

“Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

Have a great week!

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Independence Day!

How are you going to celebrate Independence Day? On Monday, July 4th, you can swing by Provo’s Grand Parade in the morning, then the Provo Towne Centre’s Car Show in the afternoon. In 1777 Americans celebrated with speeches, toasts, 13-gun salutes, parades, and fireworks. In 1778, General George Washington gave his soldiers a double ration of rum. However you choose to celebrate, have a great time!

Let Freedom Ring!

Thought of the Week –

“It ought to be celebrated by pomp and parade, with shows, games, sports, guns, bells, bonfires, and illuminations from one end of this continent to the other…” – John Adams’ thoughts on Independence Day in a letter to his wife, Abigail.

We encourage you to have a safe and spectacular Fourth of July!

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Our Jell-O is Greener!

According to Parenting magazine, Salt Lake City ranked in the top ten for “Best in Economy.” Though our economy may have only been ranked at number four, we “consume more Jell-O per capita than any other city in the United States.” To celebrate, we’re breaking out the green Jell-O and carrots!

Sunset near Trapper’s Loop, UT



Thought of the Week –

“Like a gardener, I believe what goes down must come up.” – Lynwood L. Giacomini

Have a great week and a spectacular start of summer!

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