Moab, Utah

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Moab, Utah

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This trip was made solo in the Deli last fall, leaving Kamloops on Oct 31, 2009

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Taking pictures when I should be driving...
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The highest I've been in the van (and still on the pavement!)
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Arrived Nov. 1 in the afternoon, 1st stop: go biking!
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End of ride, Day 1
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Set up Camp Happy:
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Some pics of the area:
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My campsite by the Colorado river:
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Castle Valley as seen from Porcupine Rim trail:
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The closest I have ever driven to the edge of a cliff...
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The view from the drivers seat (nothin' but valley bottom- the ground under the van is long out of view... gotta love cab-overs!):
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Plenty of high places to fall off of...
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...or ride off of...
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The Kamloops biking gang. I'm not sure where I've filed away most of the actual riding pictures. Oh well, maybe I'll add them some other time...
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My last night of the trip. Made it all the way from Moab to OK Falls, BC in one shot. Passed out in the van for a few hours before finishing the trip back to Kamloops in the morning.
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I highly recommend Moab to anyone who is into anything outdoors. I know plenty of Delis have made the trip, I passed two of them at different times headed North in Oregon when I was heading down, as well as hearing from some of you who have been.

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beauty! ill be passing through there this august! im going to Berkley then telluride to see phish, then returning north from telly...
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Nice! Hopefully you can spend some time in the area, there's no shortage of things to see/do. I've been there twice for a total of just over two weeks worth of time and I've just scratched the surface. For you going there in August: make sure your A/C is working perfectly, and get up early, apparently daytime high temps of 45+ deg C is pretty normal!

(You do go Phishing a lot don't you? :wink: )
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Far out! Gorgeous shots!

So very jealous, Moab is on my very limited list of things I want to see in the US, but haven't yet.

How many hours driving one way do you think?
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I think about 22hrs of "wheels rolling" time from the 'Loops. Probably a little less from Burnaby.
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Great photos! Looks like an fantastic road trip to me. How many days did you spent there?
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This time around was 10 days total I think- basically 1.5 days travel each way, so 7 full days of Moab time! It was supposed to be two weeks, but I had abandoned my wife and 2 kids to go and was starting to feel a little guilty :-D so I headed home...
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Great shots - appreciate the posts. Have been into mountain biking since 1986 and always said "gotta to Moab one day".....that day is surely getting closer! PS - my Mom lives in OK falls....how many hours was the run from Moab to OK Falls?
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Moab is on my "must do " list as well.

Very nice.

Thx!
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Great photos, brings back a lot of memories for me. I've done 2 trips to Moab for a total of 5 weeks. That is definitely a trip I want to do in the Delica with my kids in the next couple of years.

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jrman wrote: my Mom lives in OK falls....how many hours was the run from Moab to OK Falls?
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Moab --> OK Falls = 1 campsite stovetop espresso + 5 large gas station coffees + 4 red bulls + 1 "5-hour energy"

I think about 19 hours? Things got a little hazy near the end...
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