Robinson Road Trip: Moab!

By: Lars

Hiking in the Needles District in Canyonlands - one of Ray's favorite hikes

Our campsite is amazing in Moab. It has a pool, and the bathrooms have showers. After we got a feel for the campsite and explored it, we went on a 9.4 mile hike the next day... it was pretty tiring! It was totally worth it though because the views were breathtaking and the rocks had plenty of shapes and sizes. The last bit of the long hike was on a road in basically the middle of nowhere. And that is not even the coolest and craziest part... the terrain on the road was completely crazy with drops up to 2-3 feet and a lot of the road was spotted with jagged rocks. This road is only used by jeeps which seemed insane due to the fact the the road seemed almost impassable with a vehicle.

The next day was even crazier! Me and my family went onto the slick rock biking trail in Moab. The whole ten mile ride was on pure rock with the tortuous dotted line that weaved through shear downhills and steep climbs... I can't believe how well the traction is on the rock. I could climb up such steep hills with ease. So far, the trip to Moab has been a great visit!!

Lunch spot on the hike

Out For Exercise! By Ilsa

The next couple of days around Moab were spent out on the trails of slickrock and dirt paths. Me and Lars had to power out a hike called the Needles District at the very end when we really started to get tired. We are used to skiing about nine miles but our hike was way harder because we were hiking and not skiing and it was more than nine miles. I found some Pictographs on one of the canyon walls. If you are not familiar with Pictographs, they are beautiful and ancient markings on a canyon wall that where stained into it from American Indians. The hike was so enjoyable and wonderful with all of the amazing views, I would definitely come back again to do the same hike!

Biking on slickrock is completely different than biking on a normal trail. It is such a remote place and It is quite the experience to try it out! It was way harder than I thought, though. Lars and my dad both went for a longer bike ride than me and my mom did because it was way too crazy for us to ride for so long. Instead, we went down to the town and we went for a ride through a park and we went to get ice cream. The whole day was a complete blast. And just to top it off, Lars and I went swimming at the end of the day. Lars and I had been waiting to go biking on slickrock for a while and the day had finally come!