Blogs from Moab, Utah, United States, North America

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Located north of Thompson Springs, Utah is Sego Canyon, also known as Book Cliffs and Thompson Wash. This side trip off of I-70 west of the Utah/Colorado line provides not only a peek at prehistoric rock-art, but also the remains of the old coal town of Sego, a once thriving coal mining camp. About 3 ½ miles north of Thompson Springs, on Sego Canyon Road, are the petroglyphs and pictographs left by several different cultures. Evidence of human habitation or use of the Thompson Springs area can be dated back to the Archaic Period who left beautiful Pictographs in Sego Canyon. Subsequent Anasazi, Fremont, and Ute tribes have also left their mark upon the area. Thompson Springs was named for E.W. Thompson, who lived near the springs and operated a sawmill to the north near the ... read more

Four Corners Excursions Personalized and Custom Tours : Interested in exploring an abandoned ghost town standing silent after decades of desertion, How about visiting Anasazi archeological ruins of these Native American cultures that existed from about 1200 BC ?. Experience the artistic expression of the Native American displayed in the forms of petroglyphs and pictographs describing a ancient world no longer present ,Touching and experiencing a life past by prehistoric dinosaur from million’s of years past. More information can be obtained here… http://www.fourcornersexcursions.com/ Hiking Tours of featuring the four corners region available April-October. Cost is based on amenities desired, hotel packages available as well as catering if reques... read more

The weather was really cold...the landscape was really amazing...that may be a short cut, but it's a pretty accurate one! Any great vacation is one which provide a great diversity. We are the 6th of January, and have spent the last 6 days going from one National Park to another National Park...so for Tiffany and Leslie, these two last parks were great, but they were also happy to be the last ones. For myself, let be honest, I could have take few more days of these impressive landscapes...these are amazing places! Leslie put it pretty simply once we left the area...Papa, 6 days ago I would have said wow just driving this road...today it's...well....we've seen better! Sadly, this is not the first time I have these kinds of comments. Once you spend your time chasing the ... read more

Delicate Arch at sunset, our first hike on our first day, after arriving in Moab, is in Arches National Park. Arches contains the world's largest concentration of natural sandstone arches. Although more than 2,000 arches are located within the park's 76,518 acres, the park also contains an astounding variety of other geological formations. We are dwarfed by the colossal sandstone fins, massive balanced rocks, soaring pinnacles and spires as we drive to the trailhead. We hike in slowly, passed by others as we stop to photograph the beautiful red rock landscape. Small cairns--stacks of flat rocks--mark the trail as it crosses slickrock areas or where it makes a turn. An hour before sunset, the base of the arch is already teaming with visitors, many with tripods and expensive cameras, many posing beneath the arch. The talking, ... read more

With the bright, hot sun quickly on the rise, we awoke to a clear azure sky and perfect weather for our day here in Moab. Unequivocally, my most favorite place on this rotating blue/green globe, this place always elicits calm, serenity, connection and is a special place that I enjoy with the love my life. This morning we started off early for a terrific breakfast at Jailhouse Cafe on Main Street in downtown Moab. The good night of rest made all the difference, but I suspect we are a little rundown and overtired. For breakfast, Jim ordered Swedish pancakes with fresh lingonberry jam and I had the southwest eggs benedict. One the most guilty treats at this particular breakfast joint is their soul food style bacon (and we had some!). After breakfast, we headed into Arches ... read more

We left Zion early in the morning with only a loose plan in mind for our next stops in Utah. About an hour after hitting the road and shortly after a stellar breakfast in the most hodunk little 50's themed diner in the middle of nowhere, we arrived at Bryce Canyon National Park. Bryce was always an intended stop of ours, but it was another place we had refrained from looking at pictures of. We gazed into the Bryce Canyon. Absorbing this view for the first time with zero expectation, elevated this experience for us. So beautifully unique. So awe for mother nature invoking. The hoodoos of Bryce are geologic formations, appearing like columns rising from the earth. Hoodoos are found in other places on earth, but nowhere to the concentration as in Bryce. They are ... read more