I have lived in Utah for 3 years now (as of today) and I finally made it to the famous Moab. It has taken me a long time to finally getting around to posting about it, but here we go. I went down with a couple friends. Since we were leaving after work one night and we only spent one day, we got some ideas about what we should try to accomplish. We were told about a little slot canyon that was pretty cool. We got there after midnight and made a wrong turn, so we decided that we would be better off just waiting until the sun came up so we could see where we were going. In the end, we ended up sleeping on the side of the road. But the next morning, we found the canyon and had a blast.
A view from the top
My friend Jared - he doesn't like heights...
This was just the beginning of the day’s adventures. My personal favorite of the day was the arch that we rappelled off. In Arches National Park you can’t climb the arches. But outside of the park there are some pretty cool arches and there was one we were told was a must see. So, we climbed up the back side and rappelled down. At the center the arch is 105 feet high. It was such a neat experience!
Corona Arch
My friend Lacey ready to go
We even got Jared up there!
My turn
To get up to the top of the arch, we had to climb in Moki steps (little dug-out pockets for your fingers and toes) that were only a few feet away from the edge of the canyon. Halfway up, the steps end and you are on slick rock. Luckily it’s a little wider there though. Once you get up there you realize that rappelling is definitely the easier and safer way down. Lacey and I loved it enough to go up a second time. Jared figured once was enough though. When we first got to the arch there weren’t many people there, but by the time we had come down from the first rappel we had drawn a bit of a crowd. They all had their cameras and video cameras out watching the crazy people.
Finally, we were off to Arches National Park for a few quick hikes. We did one hike that took us to Delicate Arch, the most famous arch in the area. It’s the one you’ll see on some of the Utah license plates. All in all, it was a beautiful, fun-filled day of adventure. I love experiencing all of the great things that nature has to offer!
