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The Trip of a Lifetime: First Time at Moab.
I and my GF had about 2 weeks for holiday vacation in December 2022, and planned a Moab trip. While there, we hiked, did Arches NP, Canyonlands NP, and picked up trail badges for Hell's Revenge, Fins & Things, Top of the World, and Metal Masher. If you haven't been, start planning a trip now. Around the holiday season, it was pretty dead, both in town and on the trails. Plus, no one to bother you and no long lines on trails; minus, if you run into an issue, you are out there on your own.
Arches NP is beautiful, and scenery like I have never seen, growing up on the east coast. There are great spots for camping all through the park if that's your thing. Canyonlands had crazy interesting landscapes - to me it looked exactly like the Grand Canyon, except valleys miles wide between canyon walls, instead of one river. We drove the 2 hours from Moab to the trailhead for Elephant Hill, which is in Canyonlands, only to realize the trail was closed for the season. Probably a good thing, since Elephant Hill is a lot of narrower canyons that would prevent much sunlight from melting the show on the ground there, unlike many of the proper Moab trails. Driving through Canyonlands almost made it worth it though for the beautiful scenery.
I and my GF had about 2 weeks for holiday vacation in December 2022, and planned a Moab trip. While there, we hiked, did Arches NP, Canyonlands NP, and picked up trail badges for Hell's Revenge, Fins & Things, Top of the World, and Metal Masher. If you haven't been, start planning a trip now. Around the holiday season, it was pretty dead, both in town and on the trails. Plus, no one to bother you and no long lines on trails; minus, if you run into an issue, you are out there on your own.
Arches NP is beautiful, and scenery like I have never seen, growing up on the east coast. There are great spots for camping all through the park if that's your thing. Canyonlands had crazy interesting landscapes - to me it looked exactly like the Grand Canyon, except valleys miles wide between canyon walls, instead of one river. We drove the 2 hours from Moab to the trailhead for Elephant Hill, which is in Canyonlands, only to realize the trail was closed for the season. Probably a good thing, since Elephant Hill is a lot of narrower canyons that would prevent much sunlight from melting the show on the ground there, unlike many of the proper Moab trails. Driving through Canyonlands almost made it worth it though for the beautiful scenery.
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