Moab, Utah, positioned in southeastern Utah, is understood for its beautiful Mars-like surroundings. It’s the right place for individuals who love critical adventures—from mountaineering to biking to jeeping to climbing.
Due to all of the spectacular nature and limitless potentialities with regards to outside actions, it’s an exquisite place to get away from all of it…and a great place for a wellness retreat!
My pal, Misha, of Farm Luxe, invited me and three different gals for the last word wellness retreat out in Moab and it was so extremely refreshing. We hiked, we ate clear, we had deep conversations, we relaxed, and we actually obtained in tune with ourselves and nature.
It was a real breath of recent air.
In the event you’re desirous to discover all the fantastic thing about Moab and the encompassing space, that is for you!
Right here’s the last word wellness and mountaineering information for Moab, Utah!
The place to Keep
We stayed at this Airbnb: The Petroglyph House. It was one of many greatest homes obtainable to remain at close to the realm and was good for five women. We every had our personal room and there was a laundry room, a film room, and an enormous kitchen.
The downsides have been that it didn’t really feel just like the cleanest place I’ve ever stayed or essentially the most well-appointed when it comes to facilities, however it was excellent for what we wanted. It was additionally a bit outdoors of downtown Moab (which is small anyway), so if you find yourself reserving this place, simply be conscious of that!
Listed here are another locations to remain in and round Moab:
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What to Pack
- Layers (in the event you’re going within the winter it may be very chilly however you’ll heat up when you begin mountaineering)
- Boots with Grip: Mountain climbing boots are important in the event you’re doing extra superior trails. You possibly can slip.
- Sun shades, cap, sunscreen, SPF lip balm
- Blister prevention/wool mountaineering socks
- Snacks
- Numerous Water (Camelback backpack really helpful)
- Dietary supplements like electrolytes
Useful Tip:
Ensure to concentrate to climate circumstances and advisories when planning your journey and modify your packing information to suit no matter is coming your manner!
Day 1: Arrival and Preparation
First things first, fly into the CNY Airport and pick up a rental car. We arrived around mid-day, which was perfect as it gave us time to grocery shop and stock up the house.
We went to Moonflower Community Cooperative grocery story that had plenty of natural and vegan choices, so it was nice to have the ability to get wholesome snacks and plenty of produce.
Cease by Doughbird Donut Store and decide up a espresso for the street!
That night, we cooked an excellent wholesome dinner collectively loaded with recent veggies. That is utterly non-obligatory, however on prime of consuming effectively, we needed to work on private development and journaling throughout this journey. Dinner was adopted by the next:
- 30 minutes of wellness journaling on private development
- 45-60 minute private development group dialogue
- Sport evening
Day 2: Arches Nationwide Park
The second day we began off early and left the home round 5:30am to do a dawn hike at Delicate Arch.
We just about drove at the hours of darkness and arrived simply when there was some gentle coming by (sufficient to see that we didn’t want the headlamps), however in the event you’re beginning early—chances are you’ll wish to carry headlamps.
Journey Tip:
So preserve this in thoughts: you might be allowed to enter, don’t simply cease and freak out that nobody is on the station (which is what we did the primary day lol).
As for the hike, it’s a simple to average one to begin with. I’ll say that this can be a higher sundown spot, so in the event you’re seeking to do pictures, the dawn right here shouldn’t be essentially the most spectacular. However there are fewer folks at dawn!
Attributable to Corona, we didn’t wish to go at sundown after we knew there can be much more folks there. If you’re going for sundown, keep in mind to carry your headlamp to go down through the darkish.
For Lunch
For lunch, we went to Sorrel River Ranch and dined on the outside patio. The restaurant was about an hour from Arches and it’s proper on the river.
You will get a desk outdoors and so they have an excellent cute cocktail bar and a good looking menu. We have been in a position to get totally vegan and gluten-free meals, so they need to be capable of accommodate any dietary restrictions.
For the Remainder of the Day
We organized for in-house massage therapists to come back to the home day-after-day, which was wonderful! It helped a lot with jet lag and with muscle soreness from after the hikes.
They have been wonderful and I’d extremely advocate them!
That night, we cooked at residence and performed board video games. For essentially the most half, we didn’t try this a lot within the afternoons, so you would fill your itinerary with extra actions if you need. Dinner was adopted by 30 minutes of wellness journaling on overcoming anxieties.
Right here’s a professional tip: you completely wish to keep till after dawn (about 30 minutes to an hour)—that’s when the solar makes the spot really glow.
Day 3: Canyonlands Nationwide Park
On the third day, we left tremendous early once more however didn’t find yourself needing our headlamps. We parked proper because the solar was peeking in Canyonlands Nationwide Park as we made our strategy to Mesa Arch.
Mesa Arch is a dawn spot—so count on extra crowds.
For Mesa Arch, the attraction is that the solar rises proper in the midst of the arch. It’s neat, however for my part, it’s not *that* cool. Particularly as a result of EVERYONE involves see this at dawn, there are tons of individuals and it will get fairly crowded.
I truly most well-liked it simply after the solar had began rising so the rays made it appear to be the arch was on hearth.
Plus, about 90% of the folks had left by this level and we just about had the place to ourselves. I believed it made for higher pictures, too 🙂
Mesa Arch shouldn’t be actually a hike, it’s extra of a stroll from the car parking zone — about 10 minutes. It’s very accessible for many mobility and age.
Following Mesa Arch, we went to Grandview Point Trail, which is a really easy flat trail with epic views.
I think most folks could do this hike, too!
After that, we did another awesome hike: Upheaval Dome.
For this, we had already food, so we were sort of snacking the whole time. Upheaval Dome is more moderate, steeper, and further.
If you’re doing this hike, you probably want to pack a lunch to eat. We did the full thing and it took a lot longer than we planned.
However, it was really cool and different from the other hikes we had done!
For the Rest of the Day
We got home and had massages with the same ladies from the day before. I was really, really tired by then, so a nap was probably in order. However, we hired a yoga instructor to lead a class. This was really lovely, but again, I was exhausted.
This was followed by dinner and a movie! We watched the documentary Free Solo, along with Thelma and Loise.
Some of the shots were from the area, which is really cool to see! If you can find other movies shot in Moab/Utah, I would recommend doing this!
Day 4: Arches National Park & Devil’s Garden
To do the Devil’s Garden Loop, you 100% need to download the AllTrails App. Ensure to obtain maps for offline use. The trailhead may be very poorly marked and we obtained misplaced and have been confused a number of instances. We ran into various different teams who have been additionally misplaced.
The hike itself fairly lengthy, the loop path is about 7.eight miles and we saved a very good tempo and lined up just about with what AllTrails stated when it comes to time.
For lunch, we stopped at 98 Heart Moab. It was scrumptious Vietnamese meals with tons of wholesome and vegan choices, scrumptious pho and it’s total only a satiating meal. There was plenty of outside seating, too!
Offroad Safari
I’d 12/10 advocate doing the Offroad Safari with Adventure Center! Don’t look into what you do, simply ebook it!
It’s the craziest factor and I’ve by no means achieved something prefer it. I’ve achieved tons of 4×Four actions earlier than however this was tremendous enjoyable, scary, cool…and simply total wonderful.
We did the rock crawling journey with all 5 women and have been in a position to ebook a non-public tour.
Day 5: Canyonlands Nationwide Park
On the ultimate full day, we did a dawn hike at Chesler Park Loop Path. It was 10.Four miles altogether.
It’s an extended drive in each instructions and total a VERY lengthy day. For this, you additionally want the AllTrails App, and ensure to obtain the offline map as a result of there are not any markers.
Once more, it’s very on the market. It’s an extended hike, be sure that to carry meals, bandages, and stuff for blisters.
That stated, it was the COOLEST hike and I’m glad we saved it for the final day. It was simply very lengthy and also you gained’t actually know the place you’re going with out AllTrails.
Ensure to get began early as a result of we barely completed and obtained residence after darkish…and we began when it was nonetheless darkish within the morning.
We completed that evening with massages (which we pushed till 5pm as a result of the hike took longer than we anticipated).
Remaining Ideas
On the ultimate day, try of the home, return your automotive rental, and drive to the airport. And that’s it!
Ensure to pack layers on your journey, stuff for blisters, and discuss with whoever you’re going with concerning the vibe of the journey.
Is everybody keen to stand up early and be a trooper for the hikes? Do you wish to steadiness extra relaxation days or different actions? Are you ingesting any alcohol or sticking to water and tea? All of this stuff can be components into the smoothness of the journey…and play into getting up early (or not).
Have you ever been to Moab earlier than? What issues would you advocate for a wellness and rejuvenation journey?
