In the areas west of SLC, the controlling agency is "Clover Control";
their frequency is on the charts. I've had good luck shortcutting across
the restricted areas just by asking them. They will give you a discrete
sqwak code, radar indentify you, and give you a routing, sometimes
direct
to where you want to go, sometimes not.

The only time I have called ZLC about this if I know apriori that Clover
has gone home for the weekend...

MikeM
Skylane '1MM
Pacer '00Z
SLC

"H.J." wrote:

If I want to fly in some restricted airspace - nevermind the reason - how is
that done?
The chart says the controlling authority is ZLC Center. That's Salt Lake
ARTCC, right?
So if I'm flying VFR, what do I do?
Do I find any low alt freq to the SLC ARTCC in the AF/D and call "Salt Lake
Center. 1234X Request transition through R12345"
Any tips?

hj