Moab is a great place to visit. The landscape is so unique and beautiful, with all the canyons, towers, and arches. I visited Moab a few years ago and realizing that its only about 3 hours from Glenwood Springs, I talked Jodie into going for a day trip. Of course last time I went, it was November and pretty cool. It ended up being 104 F when we went this time.
We drove into Moab via route 128. On the way we stopped at the Fischer Towers to walk around a little bit. There is a nice view towards Castleton Tower from the area. We also saw a neat rock formation that looks like faces in the rock.
Once in Moab, we headed straight to Arches National Park and Delicate Arch. Delicate Arch is the most famous of the arches, but it's also the only one with a substantial hike to reach a good viewpoint. We knew it was going to get hot, so we wanted to get the hiking out of the way as early as possible. Even around 10:00 am it was almost a hundred degrees. The hike is about 1.5 miles to Delicate Arch. It's not the easiest 1.5 miles, as the trail does climb up in elevation, but it's not very strenuous. We hung out at the top for a only a short time, taking a couple photos before descending. On the way back we took a slight detour to see Ute Rock, which is a petroglyph well worth the visit.
We also drove around to the Windows area of the park and did a short loop hike through some of the arches there. We also stopped at balance rock, but didn't go to the far end of the park because it was uncomfortably hot and we needed some food.
We got some pizza at Zax's in downtown Moab, and then walked around town for awhile. Some of my favorite stops are at the Tom Till Gallery, Pagan Mountaineering, and the local bookstore (where they have signed Edward Abbey books).
One of my other favorite things about Moab is the famous Slickrock Trail. Unfortunately, we didn't have time to rent some bikes and ride the trail, but we did drive up there just so I could show it to Jodie.
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