Thanksgiving Weekend

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So apparently procrastination has set in. We are getting grief from several sources about how we haven't sent out many pictures of late. We keep telling ourselves that we need to stick with chronology in posting pictures. So we feel like we need to post pictures from Moab, from Halloween, from Lacey's birthday, from Grandpa Tolman's funeral... and a myriad of small events in between all at the same time. Since it is a slightly daunting task, we then procrastinate until there is another batch of pictures to add to the list, making it an even more daunting task.

So, although we will continue to lie to ourselves about catching up. We decided we needed to get Thanksgiving pictures out immediately and work on the past as "spare time" (I think that's a real thing, I've heard of it, although I'm not sure I've ever actually experienced it) dictates.

Anyhow, we decided that since we missed out on getting any family pictures taken during summer weather, we ought to take some while we were in Vegas over the Thanksgiving holiday. Ron obssessively insisted that we needed to go to Red Rock Canyon at sunrise to get the perfect lighting and background for the pictures he wanted to take.

That never happened and, since our plans for Saturday and Sunday in St. George sort of fell through, we decided to take the scenic route home and take pictures wherever the scenery dictated.We ended up camping in Zion National Park and continued on from there.

Instead of continuing to annoy you with boring antecdotes, we will let the pictures tell their own story. Although we must state (unneccessarily of course) that the biggest problem with taking family pictures in nature, with a tripod, is that 4 year olds and 6 month olds do not always adjust their napping and mood schedules for the benefit of the best lighting. Also, 6 month olds never look at the camera when the person trying to get their attention, subsequently walks away from behind the camera, and joins the family before the shutter opens (you'll notice that Riley is always looking at Ron when the whole family is in the same picture).

Through 9/14/2008

Okay, so we're not sure exactly where we are going to go with this blog thing. Some of you use them as a family journal, some of you use them as travelogues, some of you use them to share pictures and videos, some of you use them as political or religious soapboxes. Anyhow, we set the thing up as an easy way to send out this year's invitation to our Annual Fall Moab Trip. Now that it's set up, maybe we'll start using it instead of the Webshots emails we normally send out to update our lives. We're not sure where else it will go, we'll see!!

Here are some pictures over the last couple of weeks:


Here are some videos over the last couple of weeks:


Anyhow, over Labor Day weekend, we were supposed to go camping and waterskiing and 4-wheeling with the Stitchers and the Lees. The day we were supposed to meet them at Strawberry Reservoir, they got scared of the rain and went home. So we figured since our car was already loaded with camping gear and we had Monday off of work, we would go camping anyway.


So we went up Diamond Fork Canyon (near Spanish Fork) to an area called Three Forks. We camped overnight and our tent got soaked, but we found a dry patch in the tent about the size of our family, so we cuddled together and stayed warm and dry.


The next day we hiked about 2 miles each way (Lacey hiked the entire 4 miles on her own 2 feet!!) to an area called Fifth Water where there are several hot springs that dump into the Fifth Water Creek. The hot water and the cold water mix in different different amounts and there are several "family-sized" pools of different temperatures.


Because of the weather, we had the trail and the hot pools almost all to ourselves.

We've also spent a little bit of time with Kiley and her family the last couple of weeks.


Love,

Ron, Lori, Lacey, and Riley

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Draft Moab Itinerary

So we sent out invitations to Moab a couple of weeks ago. We've solicited input on activities and have now put together a draft itinerary, as follows:

FRIDAY

Friday Morning: Set up camp, drive CHICKEN CORNERS 4X4 TRAIL (Lori's choice). See Chicken Corners - BLM, Chicken Corners - Red Rock 4 Wheelers, and Chicken Corners - Traildamage.com for more information.

Friday Mid-day: Approximately 1.5 hours Free Time

Friday Afternoon/ Evening: "ARCHES NATIONAL PARK TOUR" (Ron's choice) - Drive the Four Wheel Drive Road (that's it's official name) to Eye of the Whale Arch, then to Tower Arch, then hike to Delicate Arch for dinner and sunset. See Tower Arch 4x4 Road - Trail Damage.com and Delicate Arch Hike for more information.

SATURDAY

Saturday Morning (Ron & Lacey): Drive POISON SPIDER MESA 4X4 TRAIL (Craig's choice). See Poison Spider Mesa - BLM, Poison Spider Mesa - Red Rock 4 Wheelers, and Poison Spider Mesa - Traildamage.com for more information.

Saturday Morning (Lori & Riley): Hike to Corona Arch, Morning Glory Arch, or the 1st mile of Moab Rim. Then spend some additional free time in camp. See Corona Arch Hike - BLM, Morning Glory Arch Hike - BLM, and Moab Rim Hike - BLM for more information.

Saturday Mid-day: Approximately 2 hours Free time

Saturday Afternoon (Lori & Lacey): Drive HELL'S REVENGE OR FINS N THINGS 4X4 TRAILS (Lori's choice and classic must-do trails). See Hell's Revenge - BLM, Hell's Revenge - RR4W, Hell's Revenge - Traildamage, Fins N Things - BLM, Fins N Things - RR4W, and Fins N Things - Traildamage for more information.

Saturday Afternoon (Ron & Riley): Hike to Corona Arch, Morning Glory Arch, or the 1st mile of Moab Rim. Then go to the Priesthood Session of The LDS General Conference in town.

Saturday Evening: Browse shops in town and eat out at a restaurant.

SUNDAY

Sunday Morning and Early Afternoon: "THE NEEDLES DISTRICT - CANYONLANDS NATIONAL PARK TOUR" (Craig and Kristina's choice). Drive to and from the Needles District (1.5 hours away), do a short "sunrise hike" (or meet up later for the sleep-in kind of people, drive the Elephant Hill 4x4 Trail, then at least one more hike (more depending on time and interest). See Elephant Hill - CNP, Elephant Hill - RR4W, Elephant Hill - Traildamage, and Needles Short Hikes - CNP.

Sunday Evening: Relax around camp.

MONDAY

Monday Morning: 4x4 Trail to be decided by remaining attendees.

By the way, the Stitchers were the only ones to provide any viable input on activities, so their opinions have been the only ones to be incorporated in the itinerary.

Also, the official attendance list is as follows:

Ron and Lori Tolman and family (4)
Craig and Kristina Stitcher and family (4)
Whitney Neilson (1)
Stan and Rae Goold (2)
Sam Tolman (1)

Anyhow, if that's all that ends up coming, we will be pretty lax about sticking to our itinerary. If you are coming and haven't confirmed with us yet, please send us an email and let us know.

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Moab - Weather

"It's not THAT hot." – Dante

Every year, we get at least one day that is absolutely perfect. Every year we get at least one day with rain. Also, every year we get at least one hour or two of high winds that end up blowing down a tent or two.

Please note the following Moab weather statistics and geologic information:

• October is Moab's wettest month of the year
• Daytime highs average 75* - 85*-Nighttime lows average 40* - 50*
• The Moab area is a spider web of 1,000 foot + deep canyons that provide plenty of shade and protection from the elements.
• As a matter of fact, the Moonflower campground (our new favorite if you haven't heard) is in a small side canyon across the street from the Colorado River, it is extremely well shaded and protected from wind, with lots of cottonwood trees and rock overhangs to duck under if it starts to rain.

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Moab - Meals

"The most lasting travel souvenir is the memory of a good meal." – Ghandi

WARNING: The views expressed on this page run contrary to widely accepted family reunion/scout camp meal planning protocol.

Please forgive me for a moment as I climb aboard my anti-meal planning soapbox (you may want to ask the children to look the other way for a minute)...

Since joint meal planning ALWAYS ends up costing twice as much money. And since planned group meals ALWAYS seem to waste 3 to 5 hours to setup, prepare, eat, and cleanup (precious hours we might otherwise prefer to waste in funner ways). And since planning coordination ALWAYS quadruples the quantity and duration of grocery store visits, we would really rather keep meals and dining to the "your on your own" system.

So please just plan your own meals, bring your own food, bring your own cooking gear, bring your own dishes, bring your own money for dining out (there is fast food as close as 3.5 miles from the campground), and take care of your own trash.

That way, if your dinner takes too long to cook, or is too complicated to prepare without your kitchen appliances, or gets soggy because all the ice in your cooler melted, or gets burned because you decided to do a souffle over a campfire, or if you forget to pack a lunch that is appropriate for eating off the side of a hiking trail, or if you get frustrated because your stuck cleaning up dinner when it's dark out, or if you end up not liking what you brought and end up going to town for McDonald's every day, or if you forget to bring milk for your baby, or if your kids don't like your snacks, you'll have nobody to blame but yourself and then nobody else has to feel any guilt about your misery.

I'm not saying I won't eat next to you, or that I won't share my campstove and dishes at dinnertime, or that I won't ask if I can have one of your sodapops, or that I won't eat some of your brownies when you're not looking, or that I won't share my beef jerky when we're hiking or that I won't give your kid a juicebox if they ask nicely and say please, I'm just saying that none of us should feel like we're responsible for thinking all those things through on behalf of everybody else.

... soapbox dismounted.

Our campsite and fire ring will be available to any of you motel stayers that might wish to experience an outdoor meal in a camp-like atmosphere, but we can't guarantee that we will be available to sit around and watch you prepare and eat it, at least not during daylight hours. We will bring a cooler and an igloo full of ice water on all Jeep outings and any passengers are welcome to use it or bring along their own cooler.

If dining out is more your fancy, Moab has many excellent restaurants. Our current budget constraints will probably limit our personal dining out to one meal (and maybe one meal of fast food) for the weekend. Saturday will probably be the most likely evening for a night on the town. See http://www.moabhappenings.com/menuguide.htm to download an excellent menu guide for nearly all of Moab's restaurants.

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Moab - Itinerary

"Friends and family are like goats, and the best laid plans are like a carefully engineered, premium feeding grass. Sometimes the goats will eat it up and sometime they will $@!# all over it, but the effort is always worthwhile as it provides nourishment, purpose, and even entertainment for the goats" - Stephen R. Covey

As our group size increases every year, it is becoming necessary to implement some sort of a formal itinerary. I've found that having more than two families, or groups, or carloads of people negates the effectiveness of onsite scheduling via the "So, what do you want to do? ... I don't know, what do you want to do?" planning method.In the past we've simply brought along a giant library of guidebooks, website printouts, and mental notes about potential activities. Then we've planned each excursion on the spur of the moment according to the desires and fancies of those gathered at the time.

What has become a problem is that it takes a lot longer to get everyone fueled up, and fed, and snacks amassed, and bladders drained, and everyone gathered together from whatever campground or motel they might be staying at. There seems to be no urgency in preparing for the day, meeting up, and getting moving when there's no specific activity pre-planned.

This year, we're going to put together a formal itinerary for ourselves only (Ron, Lori, Lacey, and Riley). As that Riley is too young (in our opinion) to go on some of the more advanced 4x4 routes, we will actually have two separate options on occasion as we will be splitting up to do different things from time to time. We'll provide each potential attendee with a copy.

Our hope is that each of you will find at least one time slot where you like what we are doing and that fits your sleep/eat/entertainment schedule and that you will join us on that particular adventure. Likewise, we hope that you take some stewardship in satisfying your own personal pleasures and that you will go off and do your own thing whenever a planned activity is too boring, or too early, or too strenuous (or if you are just simply too much of a wimp).

In general, we will have a morning activity, then meet back at camp (or some other convenient location) during lunchtime, then have an afternoon activity, then return to camp for the evening.

Please feel free to contribute ideas for specific activities prior to the finalization of the itinerary. Also, please feel free to complain about the final itinerary to your hearts content, then go and do something else during the offending time slot.

Remember, this isn't a family reunion, none of you are obligated to spend any time doing anything that you don't want just because everyone else is doing it.

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Moab - Lodging

"Spend $200 per night or spend $5 per night, just spend the night sleeping so you have enough energy for the next day's challenges." - Martin Luther King Jr.

Motels - Our favorite is the Landmark Inn ( http://www.landmarkinnmoab.com/); it's right in the middle of all the downtown restaurants and shops and has the best kid-friendly swimming pool in town. There are plenty of other places to fit just about any budget. Look under "Where to Stay," at http://www.discovermoab.com/wheretostay.htm for the most comprehensive list of Moab lodging options that I know of.

Modern camping - There are more than a dozen private campgrounds in town with tent and RV sites, rental cabins, hot showers, swimming pools, and hot tubs. Unfortunately, some of these campgrounds are a bit trashy and not worth the $20+ ($40+ for a cabin) that they often cost, so choose your campground carefully. Our favorite, if you want to be within walking distance to downtown is Canyonlands Campground ( http://www.canyonlandsrv.com/ ). We've never stayed at Moab Valley Campground ( http://www.moabvalleyrv.com/) or Spanish Trails Campground ( http://www.spanishtrailrvpark.com/), but Trailer Life magazine rates all three campgrounds above with a 9 out of 10 or higher on bathroom/shower completeness and cleanliness and 8.5 out of 10 or higher on visual and environmental appeal.

Primitive camping - If you want dirt cheap, don't mind a short drive into town, don't mind outdoor pit toilets, and no running water or electricity, we recommend the Sand Flats Recreation Area (9 campgrounds between 2 – 10 miles from town, $10 per night per vehicle) or BLM campgrounds (16 campgrounds between 3 – 10 miles from town, $8 - $12 per night per vehicle). Sites are not reservable, they are available only on a first come, first served basis. See http://www.blm.gov/ut/st/en/fo/moab/recreation/campgrounds.html and http://www.discovermoab.com/sandflats.htm for more details.

Our very favorite so far has been the "Moonflower Canyon" campground, only 3.5 miles from the center of town. It is a "walk-in campground," which means that you must leave your vehicle in a parking lot and carry your camping gear at least 30 yards (and up to 150 yards) to your actual campsite. This is where we will stay if it works out. It is a first come, first served campground.

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Moab - Adventures

"Whatever it is that you like to do, try doing it in Moab, it's always funner there." - Ralph Waldo Emerson

NATIONAL PARKS - Arches and Canyonlands both have more recreation opportunities than we could possibly list. See http://www.nps.gov/arch for more info on Arches National Park. See http://www.nps.gov/cany for more info on Canyonlands National Park. Hopefully, we'll spend at least 1/2 day in each park.

JEEPING - The Moab BLM Field Office marks and maintains over 250 miles of dirt roads. The Jeep Safari Route System includes over 750 miles of off-road 4x4 trails (all are well-marked and documented in various guidebooks). In addition, there are another 5,000 miles of unpaved routes in the Moab area.

Since we sold my yellow Jeep, we will only be bringing Jeep seating for 5. However, Riley is too young to ride on anything but the most mild trails, so Lori and I will be taking turns on many of the jeep rides, so we may have a couple of empty seats now and again. Lori may be hosting a "girls only" trail run up Pritchett Canyon - ;) jk - for a few hours one of the days.

If you don't have the patience to take turns on the jeep trails, bring your own 4x4 or consider renting one. Please be aware, that you should probably not take your own 4x4 unless you are willing to accept some amount of scraping, scratching, and denting on the undercarriage and lower body panels of your vehicle. The best Jeep rentals in town are at Cliffhanger Jeep Rental ( http://www.cliffhangerjeeprental.com/); they run as much as $195 per day (ouch!!). See http://www.discovermoab.com/autorental.htm for additional Jeep rental businesses, but be forewarned, you may be able to save $20 per day by renting from one of "the other guys," but you might end up with a stock Jeep with bald street tires. Maybe if enough of you who always claim you want to go to Moab with us actually show up, you can go in on a Jeep for a day (no additional cost for additional drivers).

Past trips have included the following routes: Tower Arch, Fins N Things, Hells Revenge, Long Canyon, Gemini Bridges, Shafer Trail, Sevenmile Rim, Wipeout Hill, Tusher Tunnel, Hidden Canyon, Klondike Bluffs, Poison Spider Mesa, Dolores River, and CliffHanger.

Some top priorities for new trails to add to our repertoire include: Hidden Canyon Overlook, Bartlett Overlook, Flat Iron Mesa, Gold Bar Rim, Little Canyon, Metal Masher, Chicken Corners, and Steel Bender.

Read details about the 32 most popular Jeep trails in the area at http://www.rr4w.com/pageview.aspx?menu=4422&id=16364 (note- I am comfortable driving a group on any trail rated 5 or less and a couple of the 6 rated trails from this site).

Read even more details about the same trails, plus another 30 or so more trails at http://www.traildamage.com/trails/index.php (note- all of the "Utah" trails on this site are in the Moab area, I am comfortable driving a group on any trail rated 6 or less and a couple of the 7 rated trails from this site).

See also, http://www.blm.gov/ut/st/en/fo/moab/recreation/motorized_routes.html for more information on 4x4 routes.

IMPORTANT NOTE - This info is in the "Costs" section (see "Costs" for more details), but it bears repeating here. To be fair, there will be NO FREE JEEP RIDES! Unless you have your own four-wheel-drive vehicle (that you don't mind putting through some significant abuse), please plan on either renting your own Jeep (as much as $195 per day) or plan on pitching in a fair share toward somebody elses vehicle costs (around $2.50 per seat, per 1/2-day ride for owner-operated vehicles or around $35.00 per seat, per 1/2-day ride for rented vehicles). DO NOT ASSUME, that someone will magically have an empty seat available whenever you want to go on a ride, please make all of your own arrangements in advance.

MOUNTAIN BIKING - Bring mountain bikes (or motorcycles) if you choose or rent one in town for about $35 - $40 (see http://www.discovermoab.com/tour.htm). Some of the most popular mountain biking trails are also popular Jeep trails or at least crisscross with popular Jeep trails so you could potentially bike along with us on some of the trails (you'll probably have no problems keeping up, some of the best trails average about 2-3 miles per hour in the Jeeps). See http://www.discovermoab.com/biking.htm and http://www.blm.gov/ut/st/en/fo/moab/recreation/mountain_bike_trails.html for more details.

HIKING - Unlimited hiking opportunities abound! We always like to do some hiking while in Moab. We'd really like to try and do the Delicate Arch hike at sunset this year, tentatively, we want to plan on doing that Friday evening, combining it with the Tower Arch Jeep trail for a nice 1/2 day adventure. We always talk about it, but it seems like we never find the time to actually do it. See http://www.discovermoab.com/hiking.htm, http://www.nps.gov/arch/planyourvisit/hiking.htm , http://www.nps.gov/cany/planyourvisit/hiking.htm , and http://www.blm.gov/ut/st/en/fo/moab/recreation/hiking_trails.html for more details.

RAFTING – Most rafting trips in the area take more time than is available in one weekend. However, there is one company that does jet boat tours that are 2 to 4 hours long (including the "Canyonlands By Night" tour where they synchronize music to a laser show that they project onto the canyon walls). Unfortunately, these tours are way beyond our budget this year, but if any of you are interested, see http://www.canyonlandsbynight.com/ for more details or to make your reservations.

SUNRISE/ SUNSET - Official sunrise will be around 7:15 am and sunsets will be around 6:58 pm. You really should make an effort to be somewhere particularly scenic at those times at least once while you're there. Although the red rock in the area is spectacular all the time, it is most photogenic near dawn and dusk.

We will be planning at least one early morning sunrise adventure (we plan on leaving camp at about 6:00am-ish) and at least one late evening sunset adventure. For some of you, we realize that will mean a sleep-in day and that you will meet up with us later in the day after lunch. That's okay with us, we won't force you into it, but likewise, please don't whine about it then ask us to wait around while you wake up and get ready.

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Moab - Costs

"It doesn't need to cost much to have a good time. If we all pinch our pennies, then nobody will feel like a cheapskate." - Benjamin Franklin

Okay, so gas prices and such are putting a dent in all of our budgets of late. For us, like last year, this will be another super-budget-economy trip. Obviously, you can spend what you want, but since everybody always asks us how much it is going to cost, and just so you have an absolute barebones benchmark to start from, OUR budget is as follows:

• Lodging = $24 ($8 per night at el cheapo campground for 3 nights)
• Traveling fuel = $85 (240 miles to and from Moab)
• Adventure fuel = $70 ($10 fuel per jeep excursion - potential of 7 total trips - less reimbursements from passengers, SEE BELOW)
• Other = $20 (Entrance fees, firewood, other miscellaneous incidentals)
• Food = $0 (We'll be eating only food that we would have otherwise eaten had we been at home)
• Total = $175.

IMPORTANT NOTE:

Most of you will probably want to go on at least one jeep ride. Many of you will probably want to go on many jeep rides. Yet, not all of you will be bringing a 4x4 that is appropriate for the terrain. Which means you'll be bumming a ride from somebody else.

For those of us bringing our own 4x4, there are significant costs as far as fuel usage (our Jeep gets about 7 mpg on many trails) and wear and tear (we always need an alignment, various filters replaced, and various oil and other fluids replaced after our Moab trips).

For those who will be renting a 4x4, rental costs are as high as $195 per day, plus as much as $65 in optional add ons and taxes, plus another $20 or so in fuel.

Therefore, to be fair to everbody attending, there will be NO FREE JEEP RIDES! Unless you have your own four-wheel-drive vehicle (that you don't mind putting through some significant abuse), please plan on either renting your own Jeep (as much as $195 per day) or plan on pitching in a fair share toward somebody elses vehicle costs (around $2.50 per seat, per 1/2-day ride for owner-operated vehicles or around $35.00 per seat, per 1/2-day ride for rented vehicles). DO NOT ASSUME, that someone will magically have an empty seat available whenever you want to go on a ride, please make all of your own arrangements in advance.

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4th Annual Fall Moab Trip

Please join us for our...

4th ANNUAL FALL MOAB TRIP

10/3/08 - 10/6/08

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DATES:

"Come for one day or come for the whole weekend, we'll see to it that you have more fun than you can stand before it's all over." - Winston Churchill

YOU ARE INVITED to join us for our 4th Annual Fall Moab Trip. We are going to Moab, Utah over the weekend of Friday, October 3 through Monday, October 6 (conference weekend). Our first year's attendance was 3, second year's attendance was 9, third year's attendance was 33. Will this year be...??? It's up to you, come and have fun, or stay home and be miserable.

COSTS:

"It doesn't need to cost much to have a good time. If we all pinch our pennies, then nobody will feel like a cheapskate." - Benjamin Franklin

Okay, so gas prices and such are putting a dent in all of our budgets of late. For us, like last year, this will be another super-budget-economy trip.

See Moab - Costs for more details about this year's cost

ADVENTURES:

"Whatever it is that you like to do, try doing it in Moab, it's always funner there." - Ralph Waldo Emerson

National Parks - Arches National Park and Canyonlands National Park.

Jeeping - Trail names like Hell's Revenge, Wipeout Hill, Tip Over Challenge, Metal Masher, Steel Bender, and more!

Mountain Biking - Slickrock Trail, Porcupine Rim, Poison Spider Mesa. Bring a bike and ride alongside the Jeep caravan or take some time to go do your own thing.

Hiking - Bring your hiking boots. At least 2 of our jeep excursions will include some hiking time, plus two of the best hikes in the Moab area start right at the Moonflower campground.

Rafting - Since most of us have kids that are under the age that rafting companies will accomodate, you'll be on your own for any rafting activities.

Sunrises and Sunsets - At least two of our organized adventures will include sunrise or sunset viewing, which will mean that we'll be on the road leaving camp as early as 6:00 am on those days. Feel free to sleep in as late as you want, but don't expect us to stick around camp until you're ready to go. Rather, plan on meeting up with us after lunch.

See Moab - Adventures more details on Adventures

ITINERARY:

"Friends and family are like goats, and the best laid plans are like a carefully engineered, premium feeding grass. Sometimes the goats will eat it up and sometimes they will $@!# all over it, but the effort is always worthwhile as it provides nourishment, purpose, and even entertainment for the goats" - Stephen R. Covey

See Moab - Itinerary for more details on the formation of a formal itinerary

LODGING:

"Spend $200 per night or spend $5 per night, just spend the night sleeping so you have enough energy for the next day's challenges." - Martin Luther King Jr.

Once again, we'll be lodging as cheap as possible this year. Tentative plans will be to fill up the 8 campsites at the Moonflower Campground about 3.5 miles from the center of town for $8 per car per night. The campground is well shaded with two of the best Moab area hikes starting right from the campground. However, stay where you please, there are plenty of other options for various budget and amenities conscious travelers.

See Moab - Lodging for more details on Lodging

MEALS:

"The most lasting travel souvenir is the memory of a good meal." – Ghandi

We don't plan on eating anything that we wouldn't have otherwise eaten had we been home. That might include possibly one meal at a restaurant and probably one trip to a good, local bakery.

See Moab - Meals for more details on Meals

WEATHER:

"It's not THAT hot." – Dante

Highs could be around 75* - 85*, lows could be around 40* - 50*. Every year, we get at least one day that is absolutely perfect, and every year we get at least one day with rain and cold, and every year we get at least one wind gust that ends up taking down a tent or two.

See Moab - Weather for more details on Weather

OTHER:

My three favorite sites for general information on the Moab area are: http://www.moab-utah.com/ , http://www.discovermoab.com/ , http://www.moabchamber.com/.

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DOWNLOADING PICTURES ON OUR BLOG:

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Continue as above with STEP 2

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