MOAB, UT, February 02, 2012
/24-7PressRelease/ -- From Moab Utah, visitors may coordinate travel to participate in programs at Canyonlands and Arches National Parks, sit in on the Summer Lecture Series in downtown Moab, and find ranger lead programs in Dead Horse Point, a Utah State Park. Besides these free educational presentations, travelers have a huge selection of tour companies in Moab offering varying degrees of educational guided tours.
Canyonlands National Park
• The Island in the Sky District offers up to three programs daily, including geology presentations at Grand View Point at 10:30 & 11:30 a.m. and talks at the visitor center at 2:00 p.m. Rangers at overlooks & trails throughout the day are also happy to explain Canyonlands' many features.
• The Needles District offers evening programs at the Squaw Flat Campground most nights of the week. Topics range from exotic plants and astronomy to cowboys and explorers; most programs last about one hour.
• The Maze District offers guided hikes in Horseshoe Canyon most weekends during spring and fall.
Arches National Park
• EVENING PROGRAMS - Rangers present 45 minute evening programs at the Devils Garden Campground Amphitheater most evenings after sundown. Topics change nighly; check at the Visitor Center for topic and start time.
• GUIDED WALKS - Rangers offer guided walks most days on one of the park's easy or moderate trails. Walks may be up to one mile/60 minutes in length. Check at the Visitor Center for location and start time.
• FIERY FURNACE TOURS - Ranger-guided hikes through the Fiery Furnace are offered daily during the busy season. Tickets must be obtained in advance. The walk lasts about three hours and is considered to be moderately strenuous and somewhat challenging. Everyone attending the walk should be aware of the demanding nature of this hike and be properly equipped. Please reserve and prepay for this hike in advance of your arrival.
• Arches National Park Artist in the Park
• The application process is going on through February 11 2012 to decide an artist who will dedicate a least four days a month April thorugh mid-November to creating art in the park and interacting with park visitors.
Downtown Moab
• Moab Information Center will have a lecture series April - October on Thursdays at 7PM at the Moab Information Center. Watch for the list of presenters.
• Moab Art Walk where artists are on site to discuss their art during Moab Art Walk. Those dates are April 14, May 12, June 19, September 8, October 13 and November 10, 2012.
• There are galleries in downtown Moab to view local art or art inspired by the southwest. Dead Horse Point State Park regularly features inspiring artist in their Big Horn Gallery.
If you like art, here are other art days in Moab:
Plein AIr Festival (dates to be announced in February 2012. Usually a fall event.)
Moab Art Festival on May 26 7 27 2012
The 2010 Arches National Park Artist in the Park, Pete Apicella, won the 2012 Art in the Round poster design contest for the 2012 Art Festival.
Dead Horse Point State Park
March 24 2012
Under a Sheet of Stars 8 PM Visitor Center. Bring a flashlight and a Chair
April 7 2012
Hiking Beneath the Full Moon 9:30 PM Visitor Center for a 1 mile hike on the Intrepid Loop.
April 15 2012 Morning Bird Walk 7 AM Visitor Center
April 21 2012
Under a Blanket of Stars 8:30 PM Visitor Center. Bring a flashlight and a Chair
May 5 2012
Hike Along the Rim Rock Under a Full Moon 8:30 PM Visitor Center for a 1 mile hike on the Intrepid Loop.
May 13 2012
Early Morning Bird Walk 6:30 AM Visitor Center
May 19 2012
Under a Blanket of Stars 9 PM Visitor Center. Bring a flashlight and a Chair
June 2 2012
Hike the Rim Rock Under the Full Moon 9 PM Visitor Center for a 1 mile hike on the Intrepid Loop.
June 16 2012
Under a Blanket of Stars 9:30 PM Visitor Center. Bring a flashlight and a Chair
July 21 2012
Under a Blanket of Stars 9:30 PM Visitor Center. Bring a flashlight and a Chair
August 18 2012
Under a Blanket of Stars 9:00 PM Visitor Center. Bring a flashlight and a Chair
September 9 2012
Early Morning Bird Walk 7 AM Visitor Center
September 15 2012
Under a Blanket of Stars 8 PM Visitor Center. Bring a flashlight and a Chair
September 29 2012
Hike Under a Full Moon 8 PM Visitor Center for a 1 mile hike on the Intrepid Loop.
October 13 2012
Under a Blanket of Stars 7:30 PM Visitor Center. Bring a flashlight and a Chair
October 26 2012
Bats - Rulers of the Night 7 PM Visitor Center
Enjoy these programs that fill the 2012 calendar in Moab Utah. For additional educational materials shop Back of Beyond Books or the Moab Infomation Center racks for Natural History.
Moab Utah Meetings and Events is a department of the Moab Utah Travel Council. Marketing Moab for recreation and leisure tourism since 1976, the new Moab Utah Meetings and Events, initiated in 2009, promotes Moab for board conferences, business meetings, sport events, weddings and honeymoons, festivals, concerts and corporate retreats. Choose to bring your meeting or event to Moab during one of the programs already taking place in Moab. Or ask the experts to repeat a program for your group.
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