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Bow to Fat-Tire Mecca
For mountain bike enthusiasts, Moab is Mecca. Which would make the justly famous Slickrock Trail its al-Haram mosque. Slickrock's mix of strenuous wall climbs and hair-raising dips, half-pipes, and ledge drops on gravity-defying, high-traction sandstone will make you a changed rider. As you'd expect, the trail is crowded, but worth a trip nonetheless. Avoid high-season riding - - around spring break, generally - - when lines form at the trickiest sections of the ride. If the trail frightens you, well, good. The hazards are fairly visible and therefore avoidable (i.e. walkable).
Canyoneer in Dark Canyon
Dark Canyon Wilderness — 46,000 acres of knife-sharp slot canyons carved hundreds and thousands of feet into Utah red rock — is the country's premier canyoneering destination. Unlike most other forms of hiking, canyoneering can get you in a world of trouble, fast, so go with a guide or a wily veteran. Experienced canyon hikers should try the three-day hike on the Black Canyon Trail to Lake Powell, which features impressive sandstone arches, bubbling springs, trickling seeps, and hanging gardens.
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Explore the Abajo Mountains
The Abajo Mountains, or"Blues" as they're also referred to, are a small range topping out at the 11,362-foot Abajo Peak. They are forested with aspen and fir and in summer provide a good break from the harsh desert conditions you'll encounter at lower elevations. From scenic drives to hiking and horseback-riding trails, cross-country skiing and snowmobiling, the range is an uncrowded alternative for four-season fun. Anglers will want to pay a visit to Lloyd's Lake, which is stocked with rainbow trout, while cowboy wanna-bes should look up Dalton Gang Adventures, which lets city folk participate in honest to goodness cattle ranching.
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