moab area

Years ago (2003) we had to repair our car first before we could start for a short trip in the afternoon. We decided to look for a view point we heard about. It should be located on the brink of Dolores Canyon. We took UT 128 to Dewey Bridge and from there Entrada Bluffs Road normally used to go...

This trip report is based on the second half of a trip to the Moab area (the 1st half being in The Maze), with the theme being an enjoyable few days spent with Backcountrypost member glasterpiece. The connection between us strangers began when I posted looking for Halls Creek hiking partners...

Saturday, December 6, 2014 In a recent conversation with a Facebook friend, he mentioned to me that there might be some rock art located along the Little Dolores River between two parcels of private property. After doing some research on the property boundaries and finding that access would...

Saturday, November 1, 2014 Winter Camp Ridge is an obscure place located north of Arches National Park near The Highlands. Most people bypass this area as they are heading elsewhere in the region, but I always seem to be drawn back to this location every so often. My first time here was when...

I stayed in town on Saturday to cheer my son on during back-to-back soccer games, but took some time off early the next week so I could spend a few days in southeastern Utah. I left home early Sunday and headed toward the Moab area. I wanted to explore the area around upper Courthouse Wash...

In 2009 we did it again! Exploring the Dome Plateau, looking for Wells viewpoint high above Professor Valley respectively Richardson Amphitheater. Visiting the little old mining camp nearby Owl Draw earlier that day and the cliffline of Caves Spring - the caves too. Late in the afternoon we...

Yes, this is an old story with old analog pictures. Finding these slides and scanning them - the results are mediocre - it reminds my lady and me of one of our early trips to the area between the Colorado River and Interstate 70. In 2002 our vehicle was a venerable 2001 Chevrolet Blazer. We...

I had a hell roarin' good time on Friday northwest of Moab. There's some rock art in Hell Roaring Canyon that I've wanted to see for more than a year and I finally got around to doing so. There are two routes into the canyon within easy hiking distance of the rock art: an old constructed stock...

Mary Jane Canyon Saturday, May 17, 2014 The hike up Professor Creek through Mary Jane Canyon has been on my to-do list for a few years now. It's not that far from home for me, but every time I thought about hiking it things never seemed to work out. Either something else came up or it was too...

Saturday, April 5, 2014 A few weeks ago Diane surprised me by signing us up for a horseback ride at the Hauer Ranch in Professor Valley along the Colorado River. I had casually mentioned to her that it was something I wanted to try but never seemed to get around to, so I'm glad she finally...

The weather is warming and the time finally came to escape my winter hibernation. I grabbed my friend Richard and we set off for a weekend in Moab. We left late due to Friday work and rolled into Moab around 11PM to find it packed to the brim. Spring Break... I'll miss those days. After...

Saturday - Monday, February 15-17, 2014 The Original Trip Report on ADVENTR.CO For the long President's Day weekend, Diane and I decided to spend the weekend around Moab. We had booked a hotel room a few weeks earlier and had no idea how nice the temperature would be this weekend...

This was my favorite trip of 2013. Definitely in the top 5 trips in my lifetime. Everything about the trip: the weather, the people, the vehicles, the trail, the history, was the perfect combination. I wouldn't change a thing if I had to do it over again. Thursday morning, Kyle, Rosa, my...

My friend, Guy, from NM and I went through Tusher Canyon the first week of November to look for more rock art he had found in the area a couple years ago. He wanted to travel a road he had seen earlier but didn't drive as well. My trusty guard dog... no need to set my door locks A...

Friday - Sunday, October 11-13, 2013 The Original Trip Report on ADVENTR.CO After an amazing day of weather and photography I woke up early again and decided to drive out to Dead Horse Point State Park so I could catch the sunrise this morning. It had been a few years since I'd been up there...

It was getting late in the season for camping with a 2-year-old so I decided to piggy-back on my husband's work trip hotel and take the kids to Grand Junction. We left on a Saturday the last weekend of October, after the little league football game, and headed to Moab. I got their with less...

Thursday, October 10, 2013 The Original Trip Report on ADVENTR.CO What a crazy day! The weather was all over the place which made for some great dynamic conditions- perfect for photography! My camera sure got a workout today. It started out by raining all night. My tent kept me dry and the...

Wednesday, October 9, 2013 The Original Trip Report on ADVENTR.CO After watching a very colorful sunset the previous evening and having a great night camping under the stars along the Lockhart Basin Road, I woke up shortly before sunrise so I could watch a beautiful sunrise over Hatch Point...

Tuesday, October 8, 2013 The Original Trip Report on ADVENTR.CO Last November I took a day trip down to Fable Valley in search of a specific pictograph panel. I found a lot of cool stuff that day, but not the panel I was looking for. I returned again with Marty this morning to search for...

@Chris Mosbacker and I made plans for Labor Day weekend to hike and camp in the Moab area. I arrived early Friday (which was also my 37th birthday) and hiked around solo, while Chris was planning on showing up late that evening. I had no fixed agenda--just a list of options to choose from--and...