Utah, USA
Utah bed and breakfast stays for wilderness and outdoor enthusiasts
Utah bed and breakfasts abound for vacationers and business people in this US state. Most Utah B&B establishments are located in or near the Wasatch Front. What is that? You and many a Utah bed and breakfast visitors might ask that question. Well, about Approximately 88 percent of Utah's 2.5 million Utahans live in and around Salt Lake City and this is known as the Wasatch Front. It does mean that there is less Utah B&B lodge or inn accommodation available in the vast expanses of the state that are nearly uninhabited. But Utah has mountain bed and breakfasts too. In fact, the name "Utah" is derived from the Ute Indian language, meaning "people of the mountains".
Every Utah bed and breakfast guest knows that Utah is synonymous with the Mormons who fled religious persecution in the East and Midwest of the US. They arrived in Utah in 1847 and began building Salt Lake City. As your friendly Utah bed andbreakfast host will tell you, Utah It is the most religiously uniform state in the US, with approximately 62 percent of its inhabitants claiming membership in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This greatly influences Utah culture and daily life. The chances are that your Utah bed and breakfast host will be a Mormon or at least related to Mormons.
The state is a center of transportation, information technology and research, government services and mining. Utah also shares rich oil shale deposits with Colorado and Wyoming. Utah's traditional industries of agriculture and mining are complemented by increased tourism and growing aerospace, biomedical, and computer-related enterprises, so many Utah bed and breakfast visitors are there on business. Utah is also a major tourist destination for outdoor recreation and many Utah bed and breakfast stays are available in the recreation areas, particularly in the mountains.
Utah bed and breakfast visitors who are keen on natural phenomena are interested to learn that Utah covers 85,000 square miles and is home to some of the most spectacular and unique natural formations in the country. Several of these unique sites have been designated national parks. Well-known among them are the Zion National Park with its natural monuments, the towers and spires of Bryce Canyon and the spectacular red rock of the Canyon Lands. Natural bridges, impressive canyons, and moody moonscapes in desert areas are all part of Utah's landscape.
Salt Lake City hosted the 2002 Winter Olympics and many Utah bed and breakfast establishments opened for business in that year to accommodate visitors. The mountains of Utah offer great skiing and snowboarding in winter or you can hike, bicycle, paddle or rock climb in summer, or whitewater raft down Cataract Canyon. Many Utah B&B lodge or inn guests are enthusiastic about their visits the Old West in the form of tours of outlaw hideouts. There are B&B lodges and inns catering to visitors who are in Utah for national parks, golf courses, historic Temple Square, spa vacations and extreme adventure.
