Not to diverge too much, but I noticed something bizarre when I was in Utah a couple of years back: the large quantities of good condition classic vehicles.

At one point, a couple of teenagers were tooling around the campground in a '57 Chevy that looked like it had sun-beaten, but original, paint. They popped the hood and under there was a 283, just like it left the factory with. That was just one instance. I couldn't believe how many early post-war vehicles were for sale out there.

Being from the snowbelt/rustbelt/saltbelt, I am always amazed to see things like that!

And if that's not your thing, the scenery truly blew me away. Around here Utah is generally thought of as a boring, conservative state. Politics never represent scenery!