300 Feet Above Salt Lake City

[@suesylvester7075]

Even KZbin sensations should have proper hiking gear. That wasp is now legendary around SLC though... Seriously, you compose beautiful music; it’s very relaxing and completely fits the gorgeous view.

[@WWatch48]

Glad you came when you did. At that time most of the smoke we were getting was from the Northwest and California. A month later the state fires were smoking up the skies and it was terrible.

[@aramondehasashi3324]

Southern Utah is the best part of the state there are so many beautiful landscapes especially Bryce Canyon at inspiration point.

[@Aderynbrea]

SLC is a beautiful city! I’m there every couple of months for doctor appointments, driving in from SW Wyoming and I love visiting “the big city.” I hope you had a great time there (aside from the wasp jerk)!

[@kevinchandler7356]

Salt Lake will always be home to me.

[@andyjay729]

Did you notice some formations on the mountainsides that looked like bathtub rings? Those were the remnants of the ancestor of the Great Salt Lake, Lake Bonneville. It stretched from southern Idaho down to southern Utah and was over a thousand feet deep in places. Then a natural earthen dam in southern Idaho gave way all of a sudden, and over half the lake flooded out into the Snake River and then the Columbia River to the ocean, leaving scours on the land and huge shifted rocks that are still visible today. It was one of the biggest floods in (pre)history.

[@Corrections101]

Pictures don't do the Salt Lake Valley justice. I hope you got to go up the Provo canyon to Bridal Veil Falls. Won't find a more beautiful place on earth. I go there every time I am in Utah.

[@lylestavast7652]

oh, I can take him to a few hundred better if he's willing to ride a long - all within 2 hrs of SLC ;)

[@timstendel4900]

Those of us in Tulsa couldn’t see you either! (Thanks for the shout-out)

[@NikkiTheViolist]

Oh, yeah, a wasp told me it knew someone who knew another wasp who bit a KZbin Star. Now I know who it was referring to.

[@jacobkeyser8628]

I’ve done that hike. It is one of my favorite places in the valley

[@annam.addison2129]

Very nice.... sorry about your leg. Never been stung. Heard it is not pleasant... Thanks for sharing.

[@dianethoroughman9541]

I was first stung on the neck by a wasp when I was ten. Boy, did ever scream! Lol. Glad you recovered and now I hope that Tarah is doing better.

[@Goldtiger405]

You can go up in the hills and see amazing views of the valley or LA so easily.

[@peterjensen9468]

if you liked that view of the valley, you should try either Mt. Olympus or Grandeur Peak. Olympus being the the peak with the 2 prominent rock slabs and Grandeur is the one just to the North/left of it. Mount Olympus being the closer of the two peaks at 0:47

[@happycomfort3026]

One popular place when I lived there for some of the young adult guys and gals was Timpanogos Cave. I am not sure that may be the cave that is impossibly steep to get to though.

[@madiantin]

That's some pretty dang appropriate music you composed right there. Most impressive.

[@NikonRaccoon]

I've been meaning to go there. Will have to in the next few weeks. Have fun in Utah.

[@NateOlson]

That made me literal lol

[@RandomDudeOne]

Should of eaten a PBJ sandwich went you got to the top of Ensign Peak, and then washed it down with a Chicago style pizza.

[@dinodude722]

so, i've lived in Utah, more specifically the salt lake valley, for essentially my whole life. now of course i've traveled and been elsewhere for vacations, trips, and other things but in terms of places i have actually really lived in for extended time, it's only ever really been in the salt lake valley, not specifically salt lake city, just that whole valley in general. because of that i know i have taken many of the views of the mountains and views from the mountains over the valley for granted. but there are still times where i can look over the valley where its a clear day, or the sunlight is hitting it in just the right way, and plenty of other situations where i still just need to take a moment and look across the area, even if ive seen in 50 times before. side note, more interestingly i think is that due to living in a valley in the rocky mountains for most all of my life, i am never used to just... seeing the horizon. many years ago when i was like... 12 or 13 maybe, my family went on a trip to visit family on the east coast, and we drove there(interesting road trip, story for another time though). meaning we drove threw the great plains area, and it was kinda surreal in that moment seeing a sunset on a flat and open horizon of land, in person, for the first time in my life.

[@jacobkeyser8628]

Snaebrm same bro. I grew up on the border of South Jordan and Riverton. Had an amazing view of Lone Peak, Olympia, and Timp from my backyard deck. Then after I graduated high school my parents moved to Huston cause my dad got a promotion. Not living in a valley gave me anxiety over just how open and vulnerable the city was.

[@ButacuPpucatuB]

Ahh 😱 I’m so sorry you got stung. It’s not fun and thankfully not poisonous or fatal. The view and music were superb. ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@heidimarchant5438]

I feel ur pain, I once camped out on an island...the boat sank next to shore and had to wait till tide went out to retrieve it, the woman thing came on and a ground wasp stung me in the eye, no way to leave till dawn. We pailed the water out of the boat in the a.m. and I left the kids, hubby, and the dog and I went home.

[@thetetons744]

Salt lake is a cool place! Gotta summit a mountain the wasatch next time :p All joking aside, excellent video! Cheers from southeast Idaho

[@sirsmartypants7086]

Another great nature video! Love the views!

[@Phigalilly]

Not very neighborly of that wasp to sting a gentle tourist! Beautiful video anyway. Music as well, as always.

[@howtubeable]

I'm watching this while eating a PB&J sandwich.

[@JohnMichaelson]

Sorry about the wasp, but so glad you visited! Yes Utah has it's quirks, but its still filled with mostly kind, sincere folks who just want to be nice to everyone. And tell you about Joseph Smith if they're wearing suits and riding bikes.

[@perihelion7798]

LOL...thought I was watching 'Chariots of Fire' there for awhile...best wishes for your lovely wife.

[@winging-2221]

Welcome to Utah!

[@NateOlson]

I love your videos. Come back to Utah for Sundance

[@Mark_Williams300]

Blimey... It's nearly beardless Loz

[@deltamp787]

I hope you enjoyed your vist to beautiful state . You come back see the national parks here

[@johnreid1450]

Sorry you got stung by the wasp, I know that is quite painful. You might want to visit Pike’s Peak in Colorado. You don’t walk up (unless you are crazy). You ride up on their Cog Railroad. When I went their we saw Elk herds grazing on the mountain. When you get to the top you need to go easy as the air is quite a bit thinner. They have oxygen available and food in the concession building there. While we were there an Air Force Jet flew by. I seemed that it was at the same altitude as we were. The view they say is very far. If I remember correctly they said on a clear day you can see to the Mississippi river.

[@xczechr]

Be sure to check out Timpanogos Cave while you're in the area.

[@lylestavast7652]

a nice paved trail hike up to it... 1100' in just over 1.5 miles. do it about 80 times a summer... and it is gorgeous on the way up too even if you don't do the cave itself, sometimes hard to acquire tickets...

[@Deedric_Kee]

How dare you go up that high, I'm afraid of heights. This scared the hell out me! 😂👍

[@d.jensen5153]

If you're in the area again I'd love to show you the summit of Lone Peak. If in Idaho, let's climb Borah Peak at night. It's a fabulous place to watch the sunrise! I'm older than you, so you'll probably beat me to the top.

[@mm4chelle]

The music 😂

[@ChandlerHokanson]

Did you mean Tooele (pronounced TOO-WILL-AH) when you said Tulsa? I'm glad you enjoyed the view. I've lived in the Salt Lake area my whole life and only found out about the trail from your videos.

[@MiMi_MoMo]

You’ve lived in the valley your whole life and you didn’t know about Ensign Peak? Really? Idk man, but Ensign Peak is a place everyone knows about…even people like me who’ve never climbed it.

[@gloriastroedecke2717]

I have had bee stings a few times but never a wasp. At least the view w beautiful.

[@mosser-wm3dx]

Too bad u didnt have a meet and greey here, i just moved to salt lake a in october and would have luved to have met you

[@Quarton]

You've made some fantastic music for your videos, Lawrence! Nice views from the overlook of Salt Lake City. You should travel to Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, for Tea! :-D

[@geniej9093]

Lawrence, are you writing the music compositions or performing? Quite pleasing

[@thewilytroutesq5260]

A wasp landed on my open book, and I felt I was fast enough to slam the book shut. . .you should have seen my lip! Please make your music available somewhere.

[@patstokes3615]

To bad it was a smoggy as when it is clear the mountains are beautiful sharp

[@howtubeable]

I swear! Those White Anglo-Saxon Protestants are always biting people! It ain't right.

[@justreallybored6014]

Leg sting is better than eyeball sting! :P

[@sonnystaton]

You didn't explain to the "WASP" that you were also an Angelo-Saxon? Anyway you seem to make it up some hills around cities in the west but somehow miss going to Zion, Bryce, the Grand Canyon or Yosemite????

[@DavidDiaz-nm3ef]

I haven't been to Utah, I wonder how it that view would look in the spring time.

[@PixelatedH2O]

Depending on the spring, possibly a lot of snow, and it would feel quite cold.

[@DavidDiaz-nm3ef]

@@PixelatedH2O Good to know, I have friends out there that I want to visit sometime and go hiking.

[@JohnMichaelson]

In March, possibly snowy, very brown. By April the snow is brief, but things are still brown early. Late April the valley is greening up. Early to mid May is best. Nice temps, flowering trees all over the valley, mountains still have snow.

[@Idahoguy10157]

The pronunciation of Ensign as En-Sign is unique to Utah

[@Ryarios]

True. A lot of them pronounce words weirdly. Fark instead of fork, crick instead of creek and warsh instead of wash.

[@billboth6572]

An En-SIGN is a flag or a standard, En-Sin is a rank of an officer in the Navy. Ensign Peak is "Flag" Peak. There was a flag there back in the day to signal to the pioneers they had arrived.

[@josephkoester3217]

Hey, I've been there.

[@erglelergle8476]

It's not quite London from saint Paul's or Paris from l'arche de triomphe...never do that climb (ensign peak) in July or aug.

[@baizawai]

Ah good the smoke wasn't so bad.

[@DavidDiaz-nm3ef]

Ouch stung by a wasp. I'm fortunate enough to have never been stung.

[@1114maniacmike]

How long did it take to reach the peak?

[@lylestavast7652]

Ensign peak is about a 30 minute walk from nice parking areas up. Not particularly nice trail, but not bad - most people can do it if they take their time. Really in-shape people make it up under 15 minutes...

[@thewinterprince1731]

Wait, are you in Utah RIGHT NOW!? Well shoot! I wish I wasnt in school right now so I could meet you and give you a tour. XD

[@gregorythoman8281]

For God's sake he isn't in Utah right now. This was filmed in August 2018.

[@mermaid1717]

A bird pooping on you is good luck.

[@quilabright4263]

That's a Utah wasp, they'd be laughing at you over their diet Cokes.

[@amandag417]

I wonder what religion the wasps in Utah are? There sure are a number of cults in that state...

[@ThePierreduski]

@@amandag417 yeah... not cool.

[@TBIhope]

It's called the beehive state...should they change the name to the wasp nest state?

[@jesusfreak777ize]

Salt Lake is where I grew up. Don't visit during the winter. Not necessarily because of the cold, but because of the air quality

[@JohnMichaelson]

It's only bad if there's a big gap between storms. This year after mid-January we had no bad air days.

[@quilabright4263]

Only if there's an inversion.

[@ronklaus7408]

A seagull shitting on you is good luck

[@stevenrandall1991]

I really like your posts. Can you maybe do a reverse post for the 5% USA that are American EPL fans. I know West Hammers. I know Totteham Hotspur. Can ypu please explain the complexity of Greater London rivalries

[@gnostic4819]

Laufed about it. have fun with the words.

[@guybythedoor88]

Your Summer travels have had all year benefits. All that climbing to look down on a city. Never go to LA. Never climb Runyon Canyon. NEVER

[@robnorris4770]

That’s not fog. Locals call it “Smog Lake City”.

[@Deeznutzo_]

Rob Norris literally none of us say that

[@peterjensen9468]

yeah seriously, none of us salt lakers say that...(but it is true though)

[@pinkeysherbet7249]

Ensign Peak may be a short hike but it’s deceptively punishing, that hike in Idaho was probably easier. The view is great though! And I love a little scrub oak moment, I love Utah’s unique plants and geological phenomena. 🌱 Salt Lake City is a fabulous place to live, except that there’s no separation of church and state whatsoever, the air quality is literally deadly, and old white people are literally the most terrifying because even the cute little grandmas going to the temple could have concealed carries and glocks in their handbags.

[@archenema6792]

That view is nothing worth talking about. If you want to see a noteworthy view, go to Mt Washington in Pittsburgh. And PGH is lush and green, not a horrific and hellish scrubland.

[@JohnMichaelson]

"Mount"...lol.

[@jacobkeyser8628]

I’ve done that hike. It is one of my favorite places in the valley