The International Comanche Society - Pilot und Flugzeug

From the Logbook
WHAT I DID ON MY
SUMMER VACATION
by LeWayne Garrison, ICS #8202
My family was looking for an
unusual place to fly to for an
extended weekend or a week
of activities. We also wanted somewhere
that would not break the bank.
How about some of the most spectacular
scenery in the west? We decided
to try Moab, Utah. Some of you may
not have heard of Moab, or if you
have, maybe you only know it as the
“Mecca of mountain biking.” Either
way, you don’t know what you’re
missing. My wife, daughter and I made
the trip recently.
Moab sits near the eastern
border of Utah, not far
from Grand Junction, Colo., on some
of the most spectacularly beautiful and
geologically interesting land in the
United States. It is located on the
Colorado River and is within 30 minutes
driving time of both Canyonlands
National Park and Arches National Park.
The famous mountain bike area is
called the Slickrock Bike Trail. This trail
is on an area just east of town on barren
pale-red rock – thus the name
Slickrock. While Slickrock may have
a geological meaning, in the Moab area
it means hard-rock landscape with no
vegetation. In this same area are some
famous four-wheel-drive trails.
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“Moab sits near the
eastern border of Utah,
not far from Grand
Junction, Colo., on some
of the most spectacularly
beautiful and geologically
interesting land in the
United States.”
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