December 2011 - Moab Happenings
December 2011 - Moab Happenings
December 2011 - Moab Happenings
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12B • <strong>December</strong> <strong>2011</strong> • <strong>Moab</strong> <strong>Happenings</strong><br />
www.moabhappenings.com<br />
<br />
see the moab you haven't seen before<br />
Take your own hike in Mary Jane Canyon or<br />
book a trail ride in Professor Valley<br />
Gift Certificates<br />
Available For Christmas<br />
at Backcountry Trail Rides<br />
Local Discounts<br />
Enjoy the hidden gems of<br />
Professor Valley<br />
Backcountry Trail Rides is located adjacent to the Colorado River<br />
near Fisher Towers. Our rides travel through Onion Creek, past old<br />
movie film sites, and remote draws and washes that make Professor<br />
Valley so spectacular.<br />
We use horses and mules, taking guests of most ages and abilities.<br />
Private and small-group tours are our specialty! Call us now to book<br />
a trip or purchase a gift certificate.<br />
www.backcountrytrailrides.com<br />
435-259-8015 • 435-260-1582<br />
So you’ve been to Arches and Canyonlands, Dead Horse Point and<br />
down the river. Did you like Negro Bill Canyon? Do you know there’s<br />
a place just as beautiful, with hardly any visitors?<br />
It’s called Mary Jane Canyon. A four-mile hike along Professor<br />
Creek, ending in a spectacular waterfall.<br />
Here’s how to get there: From <strong>Moab</strong> drive along Hwy. 128<br />
which parallels the Colorado River. The turn-off is about three<br />
miles past the Castle Valley intersection, or about mile marker<br />
18. It is not well marked but it’s a straight-arrow county road<br />
passing by hay fields on one side of the road and Castle Rock<br />
on the other. Continue driving to the end of the road where you<br />
will find a parking lot large enough to accommodate trailers.<br />
While you’re in the area, consider a self-guided hike through Mary<br />
Jane Canyon. View the spectacle of Professor Creek in its icy winter<br />
splendor, and come back in the summer when you can enjoy the<br />
refreshing waterfall that awaits you at the end of the canyon.<br />
This unfenced area and the entire Mary Jane Canyon are located on<br />
public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management.<br />
Enjoy YOUR public lands!<br />
No permit or payment is required to access Mary Jane Canyon.<br />
Spend your next <strong>Moab</strong> vacation in Professor Valley.<br />
PLAN NOW! Custom tours year-round to old movie<br />
sites, base of Castle Rock and Fisher Towers.<br />
Enjoy <strong>Moab</strong>,<br />
and Enjoy Professor Valley!
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