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Its amazing how the weather is holding up this season. The last report from the weather watcher on the Moab Adventure Center website shows 91 degrees today and the rest of this week and next to be in the 80's and low 90's in Moab, UT.
Does it get much better than that?
The weather staying as temperate as it is makes activities and adventures in Moab all the more attractive. Hit up those biking trails on some bike tours or take a river rafting trip. I say do something outdoors before its gets hot!
The RSS Feeds are now available for the Moab Adventure Center Blog. See the icons on the left navigation bar for the different feeds available. The first one is the Feedburner- which has converted all of the posting here from Atom to RSS.
Anyway, all this means is that you can get all the latest Moab Adventure news, updates and activities that we post here on the blog updated directly to your own news page. Its Great!
Memorial Day weekend is coming, and so are the events. Moab, Utah would be a great place to spend Memorial Day weekend. The weather is perfect and the sun is out. Here are two activities coming up in Moab that you could experience this weekend.
May 31 - June 3 Canyonlands Cruise
A national motorcycle event in Moab sponsored by the ISRA (International Star Riders Association) but welcomes all brands of motorcycles. This event has bike shows, rides, pig roasts, biker rodeos, etc.
May. 27 - May. 28 Moab Arts Festival
Jewelry - Pottery - Wood - Sculpture - Clothing - Fine Art - Photography
Kid-o-Rama - Music - Entertainment - Taiko Drummers - Food Court
It would be a great weekend of events and fun. If you really want to plan activities for a whole trip to Moab, try Moab Adventure Center's activity package called the Multi Sport Package (scroll down to the bottom of the page). It includes rafting, hummer tour and Arches national park tour and hike. Its not a bad price either. $159 for adults, $109 for youth. Just another thing to do for the weekend.
Moab is famous for its off-roading trails. Jeep organizations love to meet in Moab regularly for conventions and excitement. Just a couple of weeks ago when I was down in Moab, I saw the 4x4 crawlers hitting some nasty rock climbs. It was amazing.
I have never gotten into off-road stuff, but it looks pretty fun. For those of us who do not have the trucks and Jeeps for the adventures, the Hummer Tours offered by Moab Adventure Center offer a good taste of the action. I was actually surprised by the Hummer Tour. I know Hummers are cool, but I didn't think a Hummer Tour would be all that exciting. It was amazing!
To see what the Hummers can do it awesome. Highly recommend the tours for all ages. Kind of got me thinking about off-roading. Seeing the jeeps and other cars there doing that same stuff the Hummer was doing, amazing. I guess people get pretty serious about it too. Forums and websites dedicated to just off-roading adventures. One of the largest that I ran across is
http://greenjeep.proboards38.com/index.cgi.
These forums offer a lot of discussion and activities for enthusiasts. 4 wheeling rocks!
Mountain biking is a very popular activity. I see a lot of people load up their bikes and take a weekend trip down to Moab just to hit the trails. I found plenty of people online who talk about their Moab Adventures on the bike.
As far as I can see Moab, UT offers one one of the best locations for mountain biking.
Why?
Because Moab has a large number of trails and off-road areas to accommodate any level of biker. If you want to bring your baby down to Moab, you can find easy trails with great scenery. If you are a hard-core enthusiast, the large red rocks of Moab, Utah provide plenty of challenging trails and backcountry territory.
The two best places for information for a Moab biking adventure would be to call a local outfitter (such as the Moab Adventure Center) and ask their opinion, or check out a few cool websites. You can set up an activity with a center and you don't have to worry about bringing your own bike.
The best website I found with information for all the available (and technically "not public") trails is:
http://www.utahmountainbiking.com/trails/
This site give a ton of great info on all the different trails and backcountry stuff, and it has picture so you can get an idea of what the ride looks like. Take a look!
A large part of being an outdoor enthusiast is knowing the weather and geographic trends of hot spots in America. Anyone in the West (particularly Rocky Mountain Region) or even following the news know that this winter has brought in tons of snow and moisture, escpecially to Utah.
Michelle Higgins just posted an article in the NY Times talking about this very issue (she even mentions the Moab Adventure Center and rafting in Moab, UT!).
Heck, I can still see snow at the top of the mountains as I travel through Utah.
We all know what that means! Great rafting. Water level are up, and will continue to go up throughout the season due to heavy snow pack. Rapids are getting bigger and bigger too.
I just rafted a small stretch with the Moab Adventure Center down in Moab, Utah a couple weeks ago, and from what I hear the small class I and II have increased to close to III's already. I don't think they will get larger than III, but that is quite a nice increase. I did the half day a.m. trip , which is probably the easiest of the trips. But some real adventure would be Westwater Canyon Trip.
I plan on going rafting at least a couple more times to take advantage of the great water runs!
The Moab Adventure Center is running a great activity promo- if you book three trips, you get 10% off the whole purchase. The trips are all different prices, so the amount will vary. If you go on the Hummer Sunset Safari, River Rafting and Tomcar drive, you could save about $20.00 a person. Thats not too bad considering you do all of those recreation activities in one trip to Moab, UT! I think the combination of those three trips gives you some of the best scenery in Moab, Utah. Check these picture out!
You can
mix and match pretty much any of the trips to make your own itinerary while you are down there. Its a great way to plan a trip to Moab.
A new press release from ReserveAmerica, the United States' leading recreation reservation and campground management solutions provider, sticks Devil's Garden Campground in Moab, Utah as one of the Top 100 family campgrounds in the U.S. Also listed in the top 100 is Green River State Park- Green River, UT.
The greatest part about this list is that the ranking were not just based on opinions of the ReserveAmerica crew. The ranking are based off of a combination of customer feedback provided by park Rangers, testimonials and park management. Also included in the considerations of the more than 3,000 site reviewed were:
availability of hot showers, laundry facilities, hiking trails, family beaches, radio-free zones, visitor centers, educational programs, children's events and location
If you want to read the whole article, you can get the press release by clicking here.
Both the Green River and Arches National Park in Moab, UT provide not only great camprounds, but also great scenery and the Moab Adventure Center. The Moab Adventure Center has great vacation packages for the whole family- multi-day packages down the Green River and also tours at Arches National. Check them out for some great adventures.
The weather is looking nice for the season! I like to keep tabs on the current weather reports for moab so I can see trends in the weather patterns and the temperature rising. Personally, I think the next couple of months, May and June, are ideal for Moab trips. Its not too hot, and you can still do all of the activities.
The best place to stay up-to-date is the weather forecaster on the Moab Adventure Center website. If you scroll down the page a bit you can see the actual updated forecasts for the area dynamically updated. Its great because its even faster than trying to find the weather on other websites like the weather channel and local news stations. You dont have to bother with typing in addresses and whatnot.
