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Moab, Utah is a tourist town. Therefore, it relies heavily on visitors passing through and seasonal business. It is also arguably the third most popular place in Utah for tourism (Salt Lake City and Park City/ski resorts). The Moab areas has two world famous National Parks (Arches and Canyonlands) and the Colorado River. It is a popular destination for tourists. Therefore, you would think that a decent portion of the state's tourism money would be funnelled to the Moab area. Right?
For you locals and those interested in Utah tourism, I am getting on my soapbox for a second on behalf of the outdoor adventure community. Apparently the office of tourism denied an application to give more money to the Moab area. From what I hear, it was because the application was poorly written. Great. So the whole industry suffers?
Colin Fryer is fighting hard for the cause, but he is getting shut down. He is even a board member for heaven sakes. You would think that logic would be a driving force for some of the allocations. From
What better place than Moab, Utah to start the cool new t.v. show 'Man vs. Wild'? Shoot, just ask the recent Primal Quest participants about tying to brave the Moab desert and they could go on for hours. Bear Grylls will present the series
opener with his episode from Moab as the show gets off to a start tonight on the Discovery Channel.
I am really looking forwad to this show. I think it will be fun to watch Bear tuff out the elements with the ultimate outdoor adventure show. A similar show 'Survivor Man' was kind of fun to watch, but kind of diapeared. I hope his new attemp for outdoor survival makes it a little further. nothing gets the desire for outdoor adventure going like watching someone almost die trying to survive in the wild, right?
