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WELCOME TO UTAH!!
Utah...One of the world's greatest playgrounds and home of the 2002>
Winter Olympics! From skiing the fresh powder of the "greatest snow on earth", to hiking, fishing, hunting, mountain climbing, rafting, golfing or exploring... Utah's the place to do it!!
State Capital: Salt Lake City
Total area: 85,916 square miles
Population: 2,564,000 (1997 est.)
State Bird: Seagull
State Emblem: Beehive
State Flower: Sego Lilly
State Tree: Blue Spruce
Major Mountain Ranges: Wasatch and Uinta
Ski Areas: 14 ( most popular: Snowbird, Alta, Park City Solitude, Brighton, Deer Valley and Brian Head
National Parks: Arches, Bryce Canyon, CanyonLands, Capitol Reef and Zions
National Recreation Areas: Lake Powell and Flaming Gorge
Professional Sports: Utah Jazz (NBA), Utah Grizzlies (IHL Hockey), Salt Lake Buzz (AAA Baseball), Utah Predators (Women's Volleyball)
Major College Sports: Brigham Young University (Cougars), University of Utah (Running Utes), Utah State University (Aggies), Weber State (Wildcats)
Devils Castle at the Alta Ski Resort, just minutes from
downtown Salt Lake City, serves skiers during the winter months
and hikers and nature lovers during the spring and summer.
Monument Valley on the border of Utah and Arizona,
stands as a symbol of the American West.
Cedar Mountain, at the southern end of Utah, is an excellent
area for fishing and hunting.
LINKS
Max Bertola's Virtual Utah Tour