Salt Lake City is not well known outside of it’s stint as the home of the Winter Olympics. But you shouldn’t write it off too soon if you are heading towards the west coast because it has some real gems. I am sure you could spend a lot of time exploring all that Salt Lake City has to offer but we only had a day so we have narrowed it down to our recommendations for a lovely afternoon in Salt Lake. It’s rich history as part of the rush to go west and the beginnings of the Mormon church give it great character and the beautiful features of the natural…