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Now this is what I call a Chevy! Dirk Phillips of Moab Utah shows his stuff on a fourwheeler.com feature highlighting his Super Chevy Silverado on the Moab rocks. Anyone thinking of converting their truck to a serious off-road machine, take notes. You don't have to have the greatest high-tech installations to have a good off-road machine.
Some of the most inportant components (front and rear suspension) are modified old-school leaf springs set-ups. He also made and customized his own aluminum bed for his trail needs. Now he is ready to rock and roll in the famous rock climbing trails and contests in Moab Utah. Some of the pictures are pretty cool:
Lets hope not. According to Deseret News, talks have begun about the possibility of adding Walmart down in Moab Utah. Personally I am not opposed to Walmart stores, but I think that Walmart does not belong everywhere. Especially in small tourist towns such as Moab.
You see Moab Utah exists with its own little economic system just fine. however, if you throw a large, oersized corporate store into the mix, it will ruin a lot of local business. Competition is healthy, but monopolization is destructive. Walmart would absolutely crush local merchants, and local economy. If the stor attracted more visitors to the town, maybe it could be justified. But nobody will visit Moab because of Walmart, and therefore it will be an additional strain on the town.
It will be interesting to see how it plays out in the future.
Need a good map for your outdoor adventure? You have many resources available to you when choosing a good map. Anywhere from the local gas station maps to U.S. Forest Service official maps are available for purhasing. So what's the best place for maps?
I really like the review written by Stephen Regenold in his article reviewing various maps. He got local maps to governement maps. The most impressive is the Mytopo.com. They let you create topographical maps of any location, customize the maps to include whatever you want, and also have aerial sattelite photos of the region. You order the map and they will print it on water-proof paper and send it out to you. (Side note, mytopo was the official map of Primal Quest in Moab Utah this year as well) Pretty sweet if you ask me!!
Our website has maps of various Moab locations, but for the serious adventurer or explorer, a custom maps is for sure the way to go.
Interesting trends in live music- I read an article recently about the combination of music and outdoors. Interesting article talking about the growth of music festivals in the nation. Summer time is a great time to visit music festivals, since most orchestras try to fit in outdoor festivals as much as possible.
Moab Utah of course has its own festival that should be awesome. What better than sitting outside in a great atmosphere, world class scenery, and professional musicians playing non-stop to your delight? Most outdoor scenic attractions will have music festivals. If you read the article it has a listing of other music festivals around the country (other than Moab Utah).
Team Nike pulled off the close victory in Moab Utah Saturday. It was a close finish with team GoLite right behind. Inside Triathalon reported in the win in their article on the website.
"The team (Nike Powerblast), and all teams who complete the course in its entirety, covered what will be remembered as one of the hardest races of all time"
The heat got up to 128 degrees at certain points in the race. Many will refer to this race a the "Adventure Suffering" and not the "Adventure Racing". Rightly so. But in the end, the leading team grabs $100,000 to split between the 4 of them. So the question becomes:
Was the pain and suffering during the race worth it?
