The calm of Warner Lake

WARNER LAKE: "There are only a few places in the world that make you completely forget about everything and only focus on the now. This is one of those places."
 Jim Van Vleet

Mountain biking the trails of Moab

HAZARD CO TH: "A trail named Hazard County on a day like this....how does it get any better?"
Jim Van Vleet

Down the chute in Moab.

HOLD ON: ONLY IN MOAB WOULD YOU FIND SOMETHING LIKE THIS. Photo supplied by Jim Van Vleet

Castle Valley overlook

The view on the overlook to Castle Valley. Every guest finds this spot a favorite of their stay.

The Warrens and Barrys at the cabin

One of the most gratifying parts of the work involved with the cabin, is occasionally meeting the guests. We were fortunate to arrive on the day Phil and Lynn Warren were checking out. It is amazing how fast friendships occur based on the common denominator of the cabin. In this photo my son Dane, friends from Phoenix John and Brenda Barry, along with Lynn and Phil Warren from New Jersey. This was Phil's first trip East of West Virginia and he really enjoyed the West. Moab and the surrounding area held a lot of firsts for both the Barrys and the Warrens but the best for us was making their acquaintance and friendship. We look forward to seeing them again some day with friends that stayed behind. The story behind these friends of the Warrens is somewhat typical of some of our guests. Because we are novice hosts, we just ask for the payment to be made in advance of folks coming and this does cause some anxiety amongst some because; as Phil's friends expressed...they hoped there really was a cabin. There is a cabin and we will have to develop a better system to assure interested folks that it does exist. Perhaps a credit card processing system in which they feel more comfortable than just sending us the check. But until that happens, some will have to take a leap of faith. Thanks Phil and Lynn for your kind expressions regarding the cabin and I look forward to posting some of your photos once you send them on.

Blue sky with rain clouds from the deck.

clouds over canyonlands

The cloud system dropped it's moisture then dissipated over canyon lands as seen from the deck of the cabin. A beautiful evening with dark clouds, some rain, then blue skies.

Clouds over ledge

A small rain cloud beneath the rest of the weather system dropped about 10 minutes worth of rain and then fell off and over the ridge beyond the meadow. Over the next hour it evaporated and made for some great photos.