Moab Invitation '09

Please join us for our...

5th ANNUAL FAMILY FALL MOAB TRIP

10/2/09 - 10/5/09

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 5th Annual Family Fall Moab Trip!!!

We are going to Moab, Utah over the weekend of Friday, October 2 through Monday, October 5.

That's General Conference weekend for those of you of the LDS persuasion. So there shall be no, "I am too busy with my church calling to take a weekend off," excuses allowed. Yes, there is a decent radio signal on the trail, and, yes, at least a few of the menfolk will be going to the local meetinghouse for the Saturday Priesthood meeting. We'll drag your husband along with us if that's what it takes to get you interested in coming.

• 1ST YR = 3 people, no 4x4s (took a tour and rented a 4x4), and 9 trail-seats occupied
• 2ND YR = 9 people, 2 4x4s, and 26 trail-seats occupied
• 3RD YR = 33 people, 8 4x4s, 119 trail-seats occupied
• 4TH YR = 23 people, 5 4x4s (including 2 atvs), and 62 trail-seats occupied (stupid $4.50 gas prices threw off our trend)
• 5TH YR!! = 2009!! = Will this year be...??? It's up to you, come and have fun, or stay home and be miserable.

PLEASE RSVP WITH ANY RESERVATION REQUESTS BY 9/15/2009!!!

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 "the economy" (whatever that means) is putting a dent in all of our budgets of late (real or imagined). For us, this year will be a budget "conscious" trip (a step or two above last year's "super-budget-economy trip)."

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

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.

Please RSVP by 9/15/09 to let us know (1) if you're coming, (2) your lodging budget, and (3) your amenities requirements (i.e. - flush toilets, RV hookups, private cabin only, etc...). We will then choose a camping option that will best fit the majority of those who are committed.

See Moab - Lodging for more details on Lodging

MEALS:

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

For us, most meals will be picnic-style, out on the trail. For those of you that have a budget phobia of the whole spending-too-much-money-on-eating-out-peer-pressure phenomena, please note that we will personally, probably, be limiting eating out to 2, or maybe 3, meals over the course of 4 days. Oh, and don't forget to read my anti-meal planning propaganda at the link below, it's really quite provocative!

See Moab - Meals for more details on Meals

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 an "informal" formal itinerary

WEATHER:

"It's not THAT hot." – Dante

See Moab - Weather for more details about the Fall climate in Moab

JEEPING ADVENTURES/ OTHER ADVENTURES:

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

... Arches National Park - Canyonlands National Park - State Parks - Rafting - Climbing - Canyoneering- Mountain biking - Hiking - Sunrise / Sunset ...

... and last, but not least...JEEPING, lots and lots of jeeping! With trail names like Hell's Revenge, Wipeout Hill, Tip Over Challenge, Metal Masher, Steel Bender, Chicken Corners, Widowmaker, and more: all available for your jeeping pleasure, we promise not to disappoint the thrill seeker and masochist alike. It might be a good idea to pack some brown pants.

See Moab - Jeeping Adventures and Moab - Other Adventures for more details on potential adventure opportunities

OTHER:

See also: moab-utah.com , discovermoab.com , and moabchamber.com.

For LOTS more pictures from prior years' trips see http://travel.webshots.com/slideshow/574247985ZDWeAB

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