Clara in LA

From Concrete Culture

Utah!

My older daughter moved to Utah in June, and I went to pay her a visit in July. Utah: it's nicknamed the   "beehive state" because people work hard. But there are also plenty of beehive hairdos, not to mention people in cowboy boots, off the shoulder shirts and lacy clothes that harken back to the '70s.

Park City where my daughter lives had two consignment shops. One of them sold cowboy boots, I almost want to say, of course.

Also, plenty of belts with elaborate silver buckles and interesting Native American designs.

       

I hope to make it into Salt Lake on my next visit. Park City was beautiful but it was also a little unreal, with so many extremely fit people walking around in their biking outfits. 

While waiting for a live band to start playing, I couldn't help but notice a very elegant older woman standing in the crowd. I loved the way she clipped her hair in a random way, and her little white purse contrasted so nicely with her black dress. 

The landscape around Park City is so varied: canyons, low grasses, rugged rock formations, and always that open sky and the hot, dry sun beaming down. The town of Park City is on a mountainside, with old miners' houses reachable by wooden stairways. I look forward to another visit, maybe in the winter?