MOAB, UTAH PHOTO GALLERY
The town of Moab in western Utah is one of the most popular destinations in the western U.S. Known as the outdoor adventure capital of the United States, the major attractions in the Moab area include the celebrated Arches National Park, Canyonlands National Park as well as the steep dramatic canyons of the Colorado River, Dead Horse Point State Park and an offroad mecca called Hell's Revenge, all of which we visited for a week in April 2023.
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Welcome to Moab, Utah and all its wonders!
Arches Natonal Park - Moab, Utah
Libby atanding at a very windy overlook parking area for "Park Avenue" rock formation
This is a shot from the road of the "Courthouse Towers" and the "Three Gossips"
A photo looking straight up at one of the massive "Courthouse Towers"
"The Windows" overlook parking area with one of several large arches visible behind Libby
Libby and I standing at the overlook at "Balanced Rock"
This is "Delicate Arch", one of the more famous Arch formations in the National Park
Another of the most famous Arches in Arches National Park - the "Double Arch"
A photo of our Dodge SUV at the parking area for "Devil's Garden"
The snow capped La Sal Mountains visible from varous points throughout Arches National Park
Dead Horse Point State Park
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Libby quietly pondering the immensity at Dead Horse Point State Park
Libby snapped this photo of me at the same spot, with the Colorado deep in the distance.
Here's Riley and I gazing out over the distant view of Dead Horse Point State Park
Canyonlands National Park
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Next, we drove all through the Island in the Sky District of Canyonlands National Park
We paused at various Canyonlands scenic overlooks for a photo.
This is another scenic viewpoint called Buck Canyon Overlook
One final shot from Canyonlands National Park is this iconic view of Candlestick Tower
Hell's Revenge Trail Offroad Adventure
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Libby and I in our Can Am UTV suited up for an extreme offroad adventure on Hells Revenge Trail
The adventure begins with a steep climbonto a mesa where the trail encounters many challenges
This is a typical section of rocky trail - it gets worse but it's impossible to hold the camera
Hell's Revenge Trail offers many extraordinary views if you dare take your eyes off the trail
We made a couple stops, this one to study some extraordinary dinosaur foot prints in the sandstone
Here's a view down to the town of Moab in the valley below as we begin our descent.
Moab Jett boat tour on the Colorado River
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This is the 15 mile stretch of the Colorado River we cruised in a jet boat
Here we are all suited up forour extreme afternoon adventure
This is Libby and I in the front row of the jet boat hanging on as we ripped along at 40 mph
Moab Jett Boat runs concurrent boats when the customer load demands.
Just one example of the magnificent scenery along this stretch of the Colorado River
Another of an endless string of fantastic photo opps on this stretch of the river
More great sandstone rock screnery along the river
Mesas and Buttes abound as we zip along the river.
We also encountered numerous groups of people rafting the river at much saner speeds
This is an example of an arch somewhere in its million year evolution of erosion
Our guide had very sharp eyes and pointed out several groups of bighorn sheep on the cliffs
This concludes our visit to Utah... one magnificent state!
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