Colorado River Overlook & Downtown Moab

As expected, when we woke up this morning it was heavily overcast so we decided that we would drive downtown and check out the shops. As the rain was predicted to clear in the afternoon, we would explore the Corona Arch.

We got ready and headed down for the complimentary breakfast. It wasn’t too bad and we were fuelled up to shop 😂

First stop was Lions Park Trailhead and we walked over the Colorado river. It was bloody freezing and blowing a gale so we got back in the car and headed down into the canyon following the Colorado River. The road was very windy and it took a while to find a place to turn around before we could head back into town.

Even though Moab is a very small town, there are lots and lots of restaurants and souvenir shops, definitely a tourist town. We bought some great souvenirs and then headed back to the hotel room for some lunch.

By this time the rain was starting to clear so at 2.00pm we headed out, destination Corona Arch.

It was about a 20 minute drive to the trailhead and we were off. The first part of the trail was a lot of switch backs to get up high quick. It flattened out to walk across the train line before the trail started to go uphill again. A few high steps and then it flattened out again for some distance. Dave said ‘I think we have done the hard part’ but as I had read about it I knew the hardest part was still to come.

We turned around the corner and we had to climb a small ladder before walking uphill on some slip rock and then pulling ourselves up a steep wall using small toe holes and a metal chain, all the while there are steep drop off on your right side. From here you walk along uneven slip rock with steep drops on your right. A few anxious moments for me but I made it. Dave isn’t as anxious as me in these situations.

The view was amazing. When you stand under the arch, the wind is beyond what you expect and it makes you understand how the wind, rain and sand eroded the rock to make these beautiful arches. We took photos of us near the arch wall to show how big the arch is.

On the way back, we stopped off at a view point that had prehistoric Native American rock art. I was searching for ages and Dave had to point them out to me!

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