Moab Vacations, Moab Vacation Reviews, Tourism Guide

Took a run back up 128 to see the areas I missed on an earlier trip there.  Went down Castle road and took pictures of Castle Rock and the towers. It was here that Chevrolet filmed a great commercial. They flew a car and filming crew to the top of the tower and did the commercial. Unfortunately it got quite windy and the helicopter could not fly them down so they spent the night stranded on top of this rock tower.      Along the banks of the Colorado is a large fanc...

Arches National Park is U.S. National Park located near Moab, Utah noted for its concentration of natural arches—about 2,000 have been located within the park. Arches National Park preserves over 2,000 natural sandstone arches, like the world-famous Delicate Arch, as well as many other unusual rock formations. In some areas, the forces of nature have exposed millions of years of geologic history. The extraordinary features of the park create a landscape of contrasting colors, landform...

After our late evening ride through Arches the day before, we knew a little about the Park and what we wanted to see.  We decided to try and get a rather early start, so we ate a light breakfast and checked out of our motel.  There was much to experience before we left Moab, and we were anxious to get started. Arches occupies only a tiny corner, 119 square miles, of the vast Colorado Plateau.  But within this relatively small National Park th...

Here are the totals from the Moab/Fruita trip.Number of days: 8Number of rides: 12Total Distance Ridden: 164.5 milesTotal Elevation Climbed: 19585 ft.