(Photo Credit: Marshall Dvorscak) The weather in Moab could not be more beautiful. It’s cold during the days, with temps hovering around the mid 30’s, but the sunny skies make it prime winter conditions for adventuring outside. We are ringing in the New Year with a few scattered storms but unfortunately no snow in the [...]
(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. [...]
(Photo Credit: Marshall Dvorscak) Backcountry skiers and lovers of the La Sals rejoice! Winter has arrived in Moab and with it, a few beautiful snowstorms that have left our little town covered in a blanket of white. Temperatures have continued to hover around 20 degrees for most of the day, and although it’s a bit [...]
Winter is on it’s way to Moab! In the last 24 hours temperatures have sunk to below freezing for most of the day and we’ve started to see an increase of snow in the La Sals and the surrounding cliff bands in Moab. The best is yet to come, however, with a forecast of a [...]
(Photo Credit: Marshall Dvorscak) Winter hasn’t quite settled into Moab yet it seems. The early signs of light snow and a few infrequent storms had us hoping that winter would be in full swing by December, but alas, it’s just not. There is snow up in the La Sals, and a few shadowy creeks in [...]
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 [...]