MOAB A to Z

Moab, to know MOAB is to love Moab, or at least love adventure, fun, quaint shops, food, drink, and the great outdoors. Moab  A to Z is just that, airplane rides to zip lining and everything in between. 

Joe and I realized that there was so much to do in this little town that we compiled a list from A to Z and with each letter there was an activity. To say the least it was a special town. 

We woke up Saturday with one objective and that was to spend the morning doing one last adventure before heading out of town towards Colorado. The afternoon before we drove through Canyonlands and watched the sunset. It was beautiful.

We were tipped off by my daughter MB about a special place that not to many people know about. It's a short hike but well worth the effort, Moonflower Canyon.

Moonflower Canyon is a small canyon within the town limits of Moab but is hidden behind town and behind the great stone cliffs that loom over Main Street. Dirt bikers, four wheelers, and every other recreational vehicle you can think of uses this canyon but nobody takes the time to hike into a little alcove call Moonflower. You first walk past eight primitive campsites tucked under the overhang of the canyon wall. As we venture further into the narrow passage walls they begin to tighten. Claustrophobics be ware. Suddenly you come to the end of the canyon with a small round stagnant pool. Just a small pool of water about 50 feet across. What was all the fuss about, it was a disappointment. 

As Joe walked around the back of the pool and I stood disappointed where I was he suddenly said, "hey there are two of you". I looked up and saw that there were two of him. BAM, it hit me, it was a reflecting pool hidden at the end of this unforgotten world. It just blew us away. Take a look. 

Towering walls surround Moab Main Street.

Behind main street the river empties into this body of water on our way to Moonflower.

Joe on one side of the pond.

Looking down into the pond, that's the canyon walls reflecting up at me.

End of the canyon.

As we left the canyon we stopped at a petroglyph and ladder built into a rock crevasse by ancient people's. I thought what a strange name, cute but strange, for a canyon MOONFLOWER. BAM, it hit me again. When it's full moon and its directly overhead the pond turns into a gigantic Moonflower. The stagnant water has white minerals on the bottom that has washed down from the rocks over the years creating a reflection. Spectacular, MOONFLOWER CAYON is just that, a moonflower. What a find. Thank you once again Mother!