Written by Wasatch on February 25, 2009
- A few years ago, two hikers set off from I-15 in southern Utah to walk to Moab. It took them123 days. I recommend driving.BY AIR You can fly into Moab, but its expensive....
Written by LA guy on November 14, 2005
- With one look at Canyonlands, I wonder why it doesn't enjoy a more significant reputation. Whereas the Grand Canyon was just big, Canyonlands was more intimate. With less crowds and closer viewpoints, it was much...
Written by unorthodox traveler on January 12, 2001
- Often it's just being in the right place at the right time. After driving up the scary, white-knuckled switch-back very narrow Shafer Road (named after ranchers Frank and John Shafer) leading to the Island in...
Written by El Gallo on September 25, 2000
- This is the book that, if it didn't put Moab on the map, certainly makes the place more interesting. It was written by king desert rat and arch-enviromental curmudgeon Edward Abbey. Abbey had...
Written by El Gallo on September 25, 2000
- This is the place Edward Abbey (author of "The Monkeywrench Gang" and the Kirk Douglas movie "The Brave Cowboy") called "the most beautiful place on earth"--and it's hard to argue. The carved arches and...
Written by El Gallo on September 25, 2000
- It's not a reef, and lord knows where they got "capitol" from, but it's quite the example of extreme geology. A giant fold in the earth left a tortured landscape of canyons, pockets, and...
Written by El Gallo on September 25, 2000
- Warning, if you are Jewish or Rastafarian and trying to move to this area, you should know right off that it's not THAT Zion. What it is, it's the ultimate slickrock, a huge cap...
Written by El Gallo on September 25, 2000
- This is my favorite of the canyon parks. It's not big and awesome, which is one of the nice things about it. You can pull up in a car, get out, look down...
Written by jan&ray on August 31, 2001
- Natural Bridges National Monument is 120 miles from Moab, making it a long, but very rewarding, day trip. Along the way we travelled a portion of the "Trail of the Ancients", an area considered...
Written by jan&ray on August 31, 2001
- Even if you think you know exactly what you want to do when you visit Moab, a visit to the Moab Information Center is a good idea. Here you will find brochures on nearly...
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