On our way south to our eventual winter destinations in Arizona, we checked into Moab to visit the nearby National Parks. Here we stayed at the Moab RV & Glamping Resort near the southern side of the town. Our goal here was to mainly explore the Canyonlands NP since we have been here before and explored Arches NP in great detail in that trip.
Delicate Arch in Arches is one of the most impressive arches in the park. To get this view, you need to hike 3 miles and 480' of elevation change from the Wolfe Ranch Trailhead. There are some other views from a longer distance to see it as well.
Be aware, going to Arches now requires you to make a reservation except in the evenings. Double Arch is also a spectacular stop with a much shorter walk to view the arches from underneath. If you look closely, you can see people under the arches.
From inside the Turret Arch, we watched the sunset one evening. This arch is very close to Double Arch.
Balanced Rock is a unique scene to make you ask, "How does this happen"?
There are some bike trails in and near Moab, so we were to get some biking accomplished. This is view of the Goose Island trail. This trail also connects to the Moab Canyon Pathway that takes you to the entrance of Arches and beyond.
This Goose Island trail runs along the Colorado River between the rocky canyons.
Another bonus of this stay was that Kyle and Jobi joined us for a couple of days to see the parks. He we are at Mesa Arch in Canyonlands.
Looking through the arch in the previous picture was this view.
Canyonlands is a much larger park than Arches, but has some amazing long distance views that Arches doesn't.
On the way to the southern side of Canyonlands, you pass by Newspaper Rock State Historic Monument where you can see petroglyphs from 2,000 years ago.
In Canyonlands, we took a hike on the Slickrock Foot Trail which was 2.4 mile lollipop loop.
This trail is mostly on slickrock where footsteps or trail wear can't be seen. So to know where the trail runs, you need to follow the rock cairns like a connect the dots to keep you on the right path.
This trail was mostly along a mesa and had so many amazing views from the cliff-side trail.
This is a view of the Green River below from one of the amazing viewpoints. After Moab, we will continue our adventure by visiting Mesa Verde National Park over in Colorado.
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