(Photo Credit Marshall Dvorscak) Happy New Year! We’re starting off 2021 with some good news for backcountry skiers and lovers of the La Sals. The snowpack continues to deepen in the La Sals, with the recent storm giving us 12”-20” new inches of snow! The La Sals finally have their characteristic snow covered peaks back. [...]
Thanksgiving has come and gone in Moab, which means tourists will begin to filter out as the weather begins to turn cold. The La Sals have begun to see a seasonal dusting, but not much has stuck except for at the peaks. According to the Utah Avalanche Center, there is a light sugary, faceted snow [...]
Moab Winter Condition Update 10-26-20 It's hard to believe I am writing one of these already. It seems like it was only yesterday that we were wrapping up another great ski season in the La Sal's and then BAM, pandemic. Things have changed a lot since then, but one thing remains clear. People crave the [...]
Heyo, lots of flowers poppin out there! Today I am going to talk about one that can easily catch your eye. Indian Paintbrush or Castilleja chromosa. This group of paintbrushes was spotted up by the Navajo rocks area on 313. I am not sure they got the memo on social distancing 😉 There are a few types of Paintbrush [...]
Dwarf Evening Primrose Oenothera caespitosa There are a few types of primrose that we commonly see around the Moab. This one has many common names: Tufted, Dwarf Evening, or Fragrant Evening to name a few. It has a rather showy flower that blooms in the evening, stays open all night, and then wilts in the morning. The other common [...]
Crescent Milkvetch Astragalus amphioxys There are many types of Astragalus that we get to see in the Moab area. The Crescent Milkvetch is one of the more common ones. I always look for the purple flowers to signify the early stages of oncoming Spring. Astragalus is in the Pea family (Fabaceae) and gets its name from its crescent shaped [...]
Here is a little series called "What's Poppin!, and I am going to highlight flowers that are in bloom right now in and around the Moab area. Here is Newberry's Twinpod or Physaria Newberryi, and it is in the Mustard Family (Brassicaceae). Physaria is Greek for "bladder" so the Physarias are the "bladderpods". [...]
Well, that all changed really quickly didn't it? The family at Moab Gear Trader are rapidly changing operations to best prepare for COVID-19. We are conflicted about how to best serve our community amongst this global pandemic. There is no sure-fire answer, no path is clear going forward. We're running a rapid we haven't seen [...]
The glorious return of the sun! The conditions in Moab have been delightful for spring recreation. The stoke meter reading is off the charts and soon to be bursting through the seams. We are seeing a massive increase in visitors, and town is feeling vibrant again. It's early season for all of our favorite activities, [...]
The sun is shining, the birds are chirping, and tourism is returning to the canyon country. Spring is right around the corner here in Moab, and it’s been very refreshing to get a taste of the changing seasons this week. We will see a brief return to winter this weekend, but all in all, it [...]