are there any ghost towns that easy to find and get to?
Hi C�sar, Glad to hear that you are coming to Utah! I'll try to help with some suggestions the best that I can. Ken mentioned the Maddox Steak house. It is still there in Perry (next to Brigham City) probably about 20 minutes north of Ogden. See: http://www.brigham.net/~maddox/ In Salt Lake City, I have found that a good area for street photography is in the vicinity of Temple Square. This is where The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormons) have a number of buildings, and seems to attract quite a few tourists, families, transients, lovers, wedding parties, etc. As you can imagine, it can make for an entertaining mix at times (though I would guess nothing like New York or L.A., I'd really like to go there sometime). Unfortunetly, this is rather the slow time of year, when most of the remodeling and renovation is taking place. I don't know where you are thinking of skiing, but there are a number of photo galleries and nice restaurants in Park City (about 30 minutes east of Salt Lake) along with skiing. This time of year, the Great Salt Lake can be rather photogenic, in particular if the weather is unsettled, the lake can look quite ominous. Sadly, the state of Utah seems to consider the lake little more than a smelly eyesore, and so, decent access is limited. The best access is by Antelope Island. The causeway heads west from Syracuse about 10 miles to the north tip of the Island. There are white sandy beaches (not so white as Panama City! :-)) and there is also a herd of buffalo. Sunsets of course, generally very good from there. I think the cost to get out there is around 7 bucks. By the way, Syracuse is about half way between Salt Lake and Ogden. Also, in the Odgen area, is the Hill Airforce Museum, and the Union Station Museum, the latter which showcases some 19th century trains, and also houses the Bronwing firearms museum. About 1 hour northwest of Ogden is the Golden Spike NHS, where the transcontinental railroad was joined in 1869. There are replicas of the two engines that are on display in the summer, I can find out if they would be out now, if you would like. As for photo shops, well, to paraphrase a movie line, if there is a bright spot in the Pentax universe, Utah is the spot it is most furthest from. New equipment is limited to ZX-30's, '7's and 'M's. I've never even seen a PZ-1p for sale, though I remember seeing a few PZ-1's when they first came out. I don't think there is a ZX5-n for sale even in Salt Lake. Part of this may be that the biggest Pentax supporter in years past has been bought out by Ritz Camera, whom I don't think are extremely Pentax friendly. The used market isn't any better. I think that most of the folks who buy Pentax here know what they want, so they tend to hang on to it. I've only bought two pieces of equipment here locally, a close-out 50mm lens about 9 years ago, and a 105mm lens at a swap meet last year. If you do want to try your luck, however, I can give you the names of a couple of likely places for used equipment. With my luck, you will find the 85 1.4 I've been looking for! :-) If you need supplies, there is a pro shop downtown in SLC that carries a good inventory of film, filters, etc. at reasonable prices. Sorry for such a long post. If you have any questions, or if there is something I can do or find out for you, please don't hesitate to drop me a line. Regards, William in Utah. PS. We should really roll out the red carpet for you since you are bringing an _LX_. I've never laid eyes on one, and the owner of a photo shop that does some Pentax business says that he saw one once. About 20 years ago. C�sar wrote, >I will be travelling to Utah on Friday for >business/pleasure. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail. http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
