Moab, United States Travel Blogs

Over the river and through the woods...
Aug 24, 2004 (2 photos)

... a pasta dinner, a (much needed) shower, and said our goodbyes to Dave & June. Our plan was to drive straight through to Moab, but since we didn't leave Boulder till 8pm we decided to spend the night in Rifle, Co. Upon arriving at the campground, I was ...

Better Late Than Never
Dec 8, 2003 (1 photos)

... the night. The only thing of note was the border crossing. During my travels this past summer I crossed from Canada into the United States on four separate occasions. On each I was asked about what kind of food-stuffs I was bringing into the country. ...

Moab and National Parks
Apr 22, 2006 (38 photos)

... about 3 which is great because you can do more walking in the morning. We've been cheating at night and driving the 5 miles into Moab and eating fast food (which is soooo good when you're starving). We've weened ourselves off the Cliff bars for now as Ben ...

Driving...a lot...
Aug 25, 2008

In case you haven't noticed from the map entry, Moab and Lake Tahoe are far apart. About 850 miles apart, actually. And we did the whole trip in one day. After a boring slog across Nevada (passing through Battle Mountain, which the Washington Post ...

Swimming in the Colorado...but not on purpose!
Aug 28, 2008 (3 photos)

Like we said in our last entry, after rafting through Westwater Canyon, we drilled our guides for advice about canoeing a different section of the Colorado River: The Daily. This is a 'quiet' section of the river, with class I and II rapids, that is ...

Highlights from the Colorado Plateau
May 1, 2009

We just ended a chapter on our rock and road trip of physical feats mixed with memories of a lifetime. Weather Since most of our readers are from the northwest, we're happy to report that we've had nothing but sun since we left rainy Seattle. ...

We're on the Road Again
Sep 23, 2008 (9 photos)

... Fe, we headed north west towards Colorado then crossed into Utah. We were close to the only area in the United States where four states meet - Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona and Utah. The terrain was so amazing throughout the whole drive. It constantly was ...

Moab is not my washpot
Dec 5, 2009

But it is a very nice place to stay given its close proximity to Arches and Canyonlands!

Utah, j'y reviendrai!
Aug 10, 2009 (21 photos)

Traversée de l'Utah, qui est probablement un des états qui compte le plus de parc nationaux... J'ai du le traversé un peu vite et il est certain que j'y retournerai! :) Je laisse les photos parler...

Arches national Park beckons
Sep 16, 2009 (34 photos)

... , I wouldn't change a detail of the trip. Great travelling and excellent weather overall. Found an incredible cup of coffe in Moab this morning. If you pass through Moab make a stop at Wicked Brew on Main Street. Great Coffee. Fortified by the caffeine we ...

Mountain Biking and exploring Arches National Park
Aug 21, 2008 (3 photos)

Today, Tad and I went mountain biking in the morning.  We started as early as possible but in Moab at this time of the year, you really need to start around 7:00 am so you can be done by 11:00 am or noon at the latest.  We went up the road near ...

Arches National Park. Canyonland by night boats.
May 30, 2008 (66 photos)

... : How to see everything and then some, before rushing back to jump on the jetboat? Some info: 5 miles nort of Moab is Arches National Park, which contains the world's largest concentration of natural sandstone arches. Although over 2,000 arches are ...

Canyon Lands and Arches
Jul 27, 2006 (9 photos)

... as 7:40pm. we only drove for about an hour then set up camp for the night. another 100 degree day. wednesday-we drove into Moab set up camp then went to see Canyon Lands and Arches National Parks. The scenery the last 2 days was amazing there is no ...

Arches Nationalpark
Aug 26, 2008 (17 photos)

Arches....rote Steine und nocheimal rote Steine............. Die Landschaft ist wunderschoen und auf den Fotos schwer wieder zu geben. Wir sind wie zwei junge Bergziegen (oder wie hiess das graue Tier mit Ruessel nochmal???) auf den Steinen ...

A hike to Dark Angel
Aug 3, 2008 (19 photos)

... afternoon siesta during the heat of the day. We got up that evening and went to the Desert Bistro on the edge of Moab. We had eaten there last year during our travels and had a great meal. Unfortunately, we ordered poorly and were both disappointed with ...

Dead Horse Rules
May 12, 2009 (2 photos)

We hiked Dead Horse State Park today. We wanted an early start to beat the heat and see the early morning sun colours, so were up around 6 a.m. After searching for a coffee stand open at that hour, we headed out to visit Dead Horse and the Island in the ...

Green River/Canyonlands Backcountry
May 12, 2009 (20 photos)

... us up in a large speed boat for the two hour ride back up the Colorado and 20 minute bus ride back into Moab.  Our selected river trip took us through Labryinth and Stillwater Canyons, Canyonlands National Park and  300 million years of ...

Arches and Canyonlands National Parks
Jul 22, 2009 (5 photos)

... were numerous canyons and the Colorado River which you could not see. You could see for miles. We camped the night at Moab and had another camp fire and toasted marshmallows!!! Weather at night was cooler 86f, we had no trouble sleeping. Only ...

Capitol Reef NP, Goblin Valley SP, and Arches NP
Sep 24, 2007 (10 photos)

... on to Moab and a hotel rather than camp at Goblin as originally planned.  Little did we know... We arrived in Moab, UT about 5:30, without a reservation...during an off-road vehicle rally... our first mistake.  All hotels posted no vacancy, ...

Canyonlands & Arches
May 4, 2009 (27 photos)

           The scenery out my window as I write this is a screen panel on a neighboring RV (about 6 feet away) of a pond with large geese flying over head.  As we pulled into the "A&A RV Resort" last night... the kids all chiming in that " ...

Utah--Arches & Moab--Fiery Wanderings...
Jun 5, 2009 (24 photos)

... and overlooks. It is so huge that parts of it are a hundred miles apart. We will post pictures from the air. Afterwards in Moab, we hiked uphill more than ½ mile to a large span of Indian Pictographs and Petroglyphs at Courthouse Wash, an Arches site on Rt. ...

Van Tropic over de Scenic Byway 12 naar Moab
Oct 27, 2008 (20 photos)

... te gaan, wat we dan ook doen. Het blijkt een goede keuze te zijn. Het eten is er erg lekker. Stef neemt een Moab burger, een enorme hamburger met sla, tomaten, bacon en cheddar cheese  in een broodje en daarbij naar keuze frietjes, cole slaw of onion ...

Arches National Park
Oct 28, 2008 (27 photos)

... en ander gebak. Geen hartig beleg zoals kaas of vleeswaren.   Na een korte stop in het Visitor Information Center in Moab, gaan we naar Arches. Ook daar stoppen we eerst in het Visitor Center. In alle Visitor Centers van de National Parks is een ( ...

Westwater Canyon rafting
Aug 27, 2008 (6 photos)

After settling into our campsite in Moab, we wandered around downtown (all three blocks of it) and tried to find an outfitter that might do canoe lessons so that we could learn some whitewater skills. Well, we had no luck with that, so instead we ended up ...

Me too talk pretty one day
Oct 23, 2006 (15 photos)

... me that a short trip to a warmer climate might lift my spirits a in the midst of my midterm examinations. The destination was Moab mostly because it has some entertainment during the night; also I hadn't visited for a few years. One game of bowling and a ...

Moab, Utah
May 17, 2008 (15 photos)

Moab was the first place we went with the time change, which was an hour. our first dinner there was, how do you put it? Disgusting. I had a microwave container of pasta and broccoli. Whats the difference between broccoli and snot? Kids will ...

Heat-Waving the Days Away
Jun 7, 2003

... rain started again. Stopped, we'd move, it would start. Etc, etc. You get the picture. Our last 3 days were spent in Moab, the mountain biking capital of the world (according to Moab, anyway). At the very least it has to be the mountain biking T-SHIRT ...

Up early for no good reason
Aug 2, 2008

... and there is a DOE facility here that is trying to figure out how to clean up.   In any case, downtown Moab is hodgepodge of restaurants, tourist gift shops, clothing stores, and shops selling Indian arts and crafts. We wandered in and out, ...

Moab
May 14, 2006

Was guiding a Bike trip in Moab.

Duck Creek - Moab, The Journey from Hell !
Aug 11, 2007

... after we left them, our journey took a turn for the worse. We eventually hit the interstate, which would mean we'd speed onto Moab, and our next home. We needed fuel, but bypassed one service station, thinking we'd get it in the next pull off, a town ...