Day trip to Moab

ElfDude · Post by **ElfDude** » Tue Jul 07, 2009 11:52 pm

We took a day trip to a couple of somwheres that Neil talks about in Ghost Rider...
For full details see page 163.

Moab proved to be the perfect small town, at least by the Ghost Rider's exacting criteria... St. Helena, California in the Napa Valley, had been my previous favorite but Moab trumped it.

Moab is about three hours from where I live but I hadn't been there in years.
Neil mentions a "friendly post office"...

and the Center Caf?...

The Center Cafe...was a totally unexpected treat to the palate of a jaded traveller, with its unpretentious elegance, sophisticated menu, and at least 20 different wines available by the glass.

Edward Abbey was obviously something of a local hero in Moab, for the local bookshop was called "Back of Beyond", after a company owned by a character in his novel The Monkey Wrench Gang

I enjoyed a leisurely after-dinner browse in its shelves. One whole rack of books was labeled "Abbey and Friends," and I couldn't resist buing a whole boxful of treasures to mail home from the friendly post office.

A couple more pictures tomorrow.

Sir Myghin · Post by **Sir Myghin** » Wed Jul 08, 2009 4:05 am

Neat elf, you are like a delayed stalker

schuette · Post by **schuette** » Thu Jul 09, 2009 4:05 pm

cool elfie...wish I could do that

ElfDude · Post by **ElfDude** » Thu Jul 09, 2009 5:41 pm

Neil also wrote:

The following morning I set out for a hike in Arches National Park...

We went there too.

Walkinghairball · Post by **Walkinghairball** » Thu Jul 09, 2009 9:32 pm

And this place was cut with natural erosion right? It looks like Disney.

Well kind of.

Cool pix. I think I would enjoy the place...................if I could take the heat.

ElfDude · Post by **ElfDude** » Thu Jul 09, 2009 9:47 pm

Walkinghairball wrote:And this place was cut with natural erosion right?

Yep... completely natural.

Walkinghairball wrote: I think I would enjoy the place...................if I could take the heat.

It really was hot that day. It's better to visit in the fall or the spring.

awip2062 · Post by **awip2062** » Thu Jul 09, 2009 10:22 pm

What fun! It is nice to "see" the places I have read about. Thanks for that.

ElfDude · Post by **ElfDude** » Thu Jul 09, 2009 10:31 pm

There are some more brilliant arches than those I have shown, but I didn't get pictures of them. Mostly because the folks in my party weren't willing to make the hikes to them in the heat.

Walkinghairball · Post by **Walkinghairball** » Thu Jul 09, 2009 10:55 pm

Could one "Hike" it in a .................golf cart????

schuette · Post by **schuette** » Thu Jul 16, 2009 10:11 am

the scenery there is amazing!

ElfDude · Post by **ElfDude** » Thu Jul 16, 2009 10:26 am

Walkinghairball wrote:Could one "Hike" it in a .................golf cart????

Um, no...