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If mountain biking is not your thing (it’s not ours), head on out to Arches National Park, about 10 minutes from Moab. Stop first at the visitor’s center and get educated about the conditions which caused these unique rock formations to be created. The first formation the park service may point out is that the same rock layers on each side of the canyon are several hundred feet different in height. This is due to the fact that Moab doesn’t lie in a river valley (even though the Colorado River runs through town), but in a fault valley, caused by a geological shift that displaced the layers of red sandstone. Further up the road from the view of the fault valley are several vertical formations known by various names, such as Courthouse Rock, Balanced Rock and the Three Gossips. While you admire these formations ponder the time and forces that created them. A bit farther along this road you’ll see the first of the signature arches. North and South Window arches are a short walk up a gravel trail and can be New Product • Raise wheel independently. • Service brakes and bearings. Tribal Jack • Change a tire in a few minutes. • Compatible with dog-leg gear. bogert-av.com 800-627-8088 walked around and under to see the view from both sides. My personal favorite arch is one that is not particularly famous; it’s the Pinetree-arch which can be seen on the trail to Landscape Arch. Some of the arches are visible from the road, but for the best viewing, get out of your vehicle and walk closer. Most of the walks to the arches are on easy, well-marked, level trails. However, some of the trails are moderate to difficult. An example of a moderate trail is the trail to the most famous arch of all – Delicate Arch. There is an easy walk to a lower view point and an easy-to-moderate walk to an upper viewpoint. Again, there is a trail to the arch itself, but it is a fairly long, strenuous hike. Allow a minimum of six to eight hours to tour Arches National Park. There are several days’ worth of formations to see, so make your plans according to the time you have available. After touring Arches, you must see at least part of Canyonlands National Park. Canyonlands is a much bigger park and has three separate districts: Island in the Sky (which is the closest to Moab), Needles, and The Maze. The only district we toured was Island in the Sky. This district is the most accessible and has some spectacular views. If you see nothing else at Canyonlands, see the overlooks in Island in the Sky. This area is so named because it is the top of a plateau that has been carved by the Colorado and Green Rivers and their tributaries. This plateau above the rivers and canyons is your “island in the sky.” The Needles area is about an hour or so drive from Moab and the Maze district is even further. The Needles area is predominantly a backpacking and climbing area. The Maze is a very remote area of Canyonlands National Park. It is perhaps most well known as the area in which Aron Ralston caught his arm between a boulder and a canyon wall. A small Utah state park called Dead Horse Point State Park is another mustsee area near Moab. The turn to this park is located just off the road to the Island in the Sky Visitor Center. This park gets its name from the fact that this point is on a long, narrow plateau with a very narrow neck. In the late 1800s, wranglers would drive mustangs into this plateau and build a fence across the narrow neck to form a natural corral. Various stories abound as to how the Dead part of the name came to be, but you’ll have to visit Moab to hear all the 26 • Comanche Flyer SEPTEMBER 2006
different versions. The State Park is small, but has some of the most spectacular views of the Colorado River you will see. Moab is justifiably proud of the number of movies, television and ads made in the area. Many older westerns including John Wayne’s Comanchero and Wagon Master were made near Moab. Most of the television series Gunsmoke was shot near Moab and the nearby Monument Valley. More recent movies include Thelma and Louise, City Slickers II, The Legend of Curly’s Gold, and Mission Impossible II (the opening scene was in Dead Horse Point State Park). There is a small Moab movie museum at Red Cliffs Lodge and some of the guided tours take you to areas where movies were filmed. Guided tours abound in Moab and run the gamut from river tours to four-wheel-drive tours, to petroglyph tours and the aforementioned movie tours. If you are in the mood for some four-wheeling, many options are available. You can rent stock to supermodified Jeeps, and do your own thing, or you can book a tour. The tours run from extreme rock trails in supermodified Jeeps or Hummer H1s, to tamer (but still rugged) trails that can be done in air-conditioned SUV’s. Don’t miss the river tours on the Colorado River. They vary from half-day to full-day raft trips through Class two rapids, on up to several day trips on Class four and Class five water in Cataract canyon. Riverboat trips are also available for sightseeing and short nature-walks. Jet boats are available and always a fun way to see the scenery. A unique river trip in Moab is the “Canyonlands by Night” tour. After feeding you a western-style barbecue dinner, you board a barge-type boat up the river next to Arches National Park and as you return down the river the canyon walls are lit in time to a musical narration on the boat. This trip must be experienced to be appreciated. Guided hikes and horseback rides are also plentiful. Horseback riding through the canyons is spectacular. Among the trees and small streams, it is surprisingly cool. Bring your camera to capture the memories of the scenery. Moab is definitely a summer town. And a hot summer it is. The daily highs in mid-summer tend to run in the upper 90s to lower 100s. Bring sunscreen and take a lot of water, both for hiking and the flight in. There are some cooler days (in late June we had two days that never topped 85 degrees) but don’t expect cool weather in Moab. Winter is not the time to visit, though. The locals say that between October and March, the town rolls up the sidewalks. The locals take their vacations during the winter and recharge for the coming tourist season. While winters aren’t particularly severe, all the tourist activities and attractions are closed. Continued on Page 28 Three Gossips Window Arch
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