After making this privilege, I became more proud of the fact that my state of Utah holds some of the most amazing places on Earth.
The tourist town is surrounded by beautiful red rock. It is almost impossible to view an angle of the town where you cannot see red rock.
Those dreaming of finding the ultimate desert paradise will have their dreams fulfilled upon their entrance to Moab.
One of the best parts about Moab is the fact that two of Utah's national parks are almost within arm's reach, and many other wonders I have never been to also lie within arm's reach.
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| Downtown Moab. |
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| More of downtown Moab. |
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| Moab's Main Street (Highway 191). |
There are also many great restaurants that we got to try in Moab.
Zax Wood Fire Pizza offers a great pizza buffet, as well as a delicious salad bar, steaks, sandwiches and more. The salmon omelette breakfast I tried was also delicious. Zax had a pretty hip atmosphere.
The Moab Diner we also tried for breakfast. I liked their omelettes and it had a fairly easygoing atmosphere.
Slickrock Cafe also turned out to be pretty good. The turkey sandwich I tried was good, but the cookie desert, cooked in a manner where you could use your spoon to eat it, was killer.
The last place we tried, La Hacienda, offered excellent Mexican food. We had to wait almost an hour to get a seat, though, even though it was a Thursday night. The food was definitely worth the wait, however.
Moab is about a 4 - 5 hour drive from Salt Lake City. It is accessible from I-70, which you will turn on to State Highway 191 to reach Moab. It is only an hour and a half drive from Grand Junction, Colorado.
Canyonlands National Park, Dead Horse Point State Park and Arches National Park are all less than 40 miles away. And those are only three of the "big" attractions near Moab. There is still a lot for me to see next time I visit.
But this is only an introduction of the many fantastical wonders in this area. So, I'll consider this post an introduction to a three-part series of the nearby parks mentioned.
I enjoy seeing the red rock formations found in southern Utah. For me personally I enjoy taking the climbing challenges they present. A friend and I enjoy going to these rocks and trying to discover a way to reach the top. My friend at times is able to put saftey aside and make upward leaps to grasp an edge and pull himself up. This same friend has probabl broken every bone in his body sometime in his life.
ReplyDelete@Brandon: The rock formations are quite spectacular, aren't they? It sounds like it would be a great deal of fun to try climbing down there, but I'm going to have to get in a lot better shape before then! :)
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