East Lansing Road Trip: Day Two - Salt Lake City, UT (updated)

Done with day two. While Boise was a pleasant surprise with how cool it was, Salt Lake City was a big let down. For a southwest hub, it's really lame. And yeah, I know it's crawling with the acolytes of John Smith, but we got in town at around 7pm, got dinner around 8, and got out by around 9. And on a Friday night, finding a restaurant or even people walking around the streets was nearly impossible. It's like Stepford, USA, and your mayor is Ned Flanders.

Afterward, we went to Park City, about twenty minutes out of SLC, to crash at my friend Lauren's friend's condo. It speaks to the generosity of the Utahans, when they'll let two unknowns sleep in their beds when they're not home. Props to them in that respect.

Wes' Pics
Graham's Pics
Quotes of the Day
BONUS PICS

Wes' Pics:

Velma worked to make Boise a better place, and yet...

Skateboarding is banned. You blew it, Velma.

Center of the Universe, my ass.

You can't say Boise doesn't know how to party.

"High Class Hillbilly."

This is an illustration of Evil Knievel blowing it, trying to jump Twin Falls gorge.

The gorge itself. Evil is a sissy.

Censored for your pleasure.

Watch your hand, sport.

Burley Paul. He sounds tough.

Skate park. Skate trick in Utah? Check.

Graham's pics:

Boise State Capitol

Warren Cat Power (Graham's from Warren, PA)

False Advertising

It's the choice of a new generation

The happiest meal of all

Evil's gorge

Idaho hates the earth

A classic: The Cow Boys of Moo Mesa

Brigham City Capitol Building

Salt Lake City

How they got Clint Howard AND Gary Coleman in the same movie, I'll never know.

What am I talking about? A shitty movie, that's what.

Tie One On: Home of the only hot girl in SLC

What is it with these people and trumpets?

Down in front

Ugly man, tiny pitcher

Sorry ladies, he's taken

Skateboard injury = Hall of Meat

Quotes of the Day:
"I wish my chest had sunglasses."
-Wes, in Boise, to the heat

"Velma put the kibosh on skateboarding. Those are three words I never thought would be in the same sentence."
-Wes, in Boise

Graham: "Are you flying?"
Wes: "Yes. I am in my flying machine."
-Graham and Wes, Bliss, OR, about the speed of the car

"You keep talkin', I'll keep gawkin'."
-Graham, in Fall City, ID, about a girl with a misshapen pupil

"I wanna go corn skiing."
-Graham, in Burley, ID, in response to my question about if he wanted to ski

"Freedom to fly, freedom to die."
-Graham, Bear River, UT, about the abundance of helmetless bikers

"Mormons don't believe in dirt. It wasn't written in the holy hat."
-Graham, in Brigham City, UT, about the creepy level of cleanliness

"You want me to call [my old friend] Heest, or eat a cat's arm?"
-Graham, in Brigham City, UT

"There was a song written about school operators. [sings to the tune of "Smooth Operator] Schoooool operator..."
-Random lurker, in Salt Lake City, UT

"You're playing America's least favorite doctor. Dr. Vague."
-Wes, in Park City, UT, about someone who was rather unhelpful

BONUS PICS