Off Utah's beaten path

From: Columbia Daily Tribune | Date: May 20, 2007| Author: | Copyright information

Moab has been found.

Although the redrock country around Moab, on Highway 191 in southeast Utah, is spectacular - including Arches and Canyonlands national parks, the rock formations along the Colorado River, the Utah State Park of Dead Horse Point and the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) slickrock country of Behind the Rocks and Sand Flats - you'll find yourself in a horde of people at every point. Delicate Arch and Landscape Arch are stunning, but most photos of these block out the crowds of folks viewing the sights.

Moab itself is still a funky little town, but it now has all the ...

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