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Moab:
Utah's Adventure Capital
 Moab, the only Utah town
located on the Colorado River, is in the heart of the Colorado Plateau. It is
the premier multi-sport destination in the United States, and many consider it
to be the "Adventure Capital" of the world. The area is a paradise for outdoor
enthusiasts as well as a geological wonderland. The town of Moab is nestled in
a valley with the 12,000 foot La Sal Mountains on one end and
the
mighty Colorado River on the other. All of this is surrounded by 1,000 foot
red rock cliffs and breathtaking, rugged desert terrain.
 The town of
Moab was settled by cowboys and ranchers in the mid 1800's, and was still a
small farming community up to the early 1950's. Mining has always been
important to the Moab economy, but in the 1950's, fueled by the Cold War, the
uranium industry exploded. Charlie Steen, a geologist from Texas, had been
searching for uranium deposits in the area for two years when he struck it rich
at his Mi Vida claim southeast of Moab. The Mi Vida mine would ultimately be
worth more than $100 million, and make Moab famous. After Steen's discovery,
thousands of prospectors, miners & laborers came to Moab and by 1956 the
town's population had nearly quadrupled, going from 1,300 to nearly 6,000-just
slightly smaller than it is today! By the mid 1960's, however, the boom had
ended, mills closed, and hundreds of workers were laid
off.
Today tourism is the primary industry of Moab. The
area is blessed with an abundance of
outdoor recreation
opportunities including exploring the outdoors by mountain biking,
horseback riding, hiking, 4X4, scenic airplane flights or whitewater rafting.
There are also two national parks found minutes away from the town of Moab:
Arches National Park, and
Canyonlands National Park. These parks
offer many spectacular views and experiences, including whitewater rafting down
the Cataract Canyon
section of the Colorado River, and hiking to Delicate Arch - Utah's famous
icon.
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