Western Trip 2023 – Moab, Utah

July 13 – 26, 2023

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After leaving Colorado, we headed to one of our favorite destinations, Moab Utah. Home to 5 National Parks in Utah, and never-ending outdoor activities. Mountain biking and hiking are the favorite activities to spend outdoors. Also, scenic drives through amazing natural wonders are fantastic. We stayed for 2 weeks in a very nice RV park in the town of Moab, where we could walk downtown to shop and explore how the town had changed over 10 years since our last visit there. We did notice the change in the town area, more building of homes, hotels and vacation rental properties. The surrounding areas outside of town were much the same as the visitors want to explore those places.

We had planned to boon dock camp for 4 nights on the BLM lands along the Colorado River. After arriving in Moab, we found the extra high temps to be 103 – 108. So, we chose to stay at the RV park where we had all the amenities and comforts (air conditioning). We found a nice dog park in town, so many mornings we would take Luca and Benji to the park to play off leash with other dogs. Met some nice locals and found out their opinions on how the area was changing. A lot of Pacific coast people were buying second homes in Moab and this seemed to change the availability of affordable homes for locals. We are seeing this in many areas in the western states.

Just outside of town, there are many outdoor experiences including the hiking trails along the Colorado River. As shown in the picture file for this blog, you will see what we explored. We saw these places when we traveled there 10 years ago. One day we drove up to Canyonlands N.P., such a beautiful scenic drive and hikes out to the rim edge to view the spectacular canyons carved by nature, the Colorado River. We brought our picnic lunch and found a shady picnic area and enjoyed our food there with the dogs. Another day Kurt drove back up to Dead Horse State Park on the mesa where we camped 10 years ago. There were great mountain biking trails that I also rode 10 years ago. Nothing seemed to change, it was all stunning views. Kurt drove back to Dead Horse one day and was able to ride all the great mountain bike trails, remembering they were so much fun from the last visit.

While in Moab, he also biked several days on the well known Slickrock trails, which are rated as difficult. He was in his happy place. We truly enjoyed our time in Moab, despite the heat.