A 17-year-old girl died Friday after falling off a cliff face while hiking in Moab.

Source: https://www.sltrib.com/news/2023/02/11/teenage-girl-falls-her-death-while/

"Almost every major trail west of Moab is closed."

Source: https://jalopnik.com/bureau-of-land-management-closes-317-miles-moab-trails-1850963120

Fruita is a small town about halfway between Moab and Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park that’s best known as home to Mike, a local chicken that was able to survive without a head for 18 months in the 1940s.

Source: https://www.columbian.com/news/2023/oct/29/2-weeks-11-national-parks-3350-miles-savor-the-southwest-on-the-grand-circle-road-trip/

Grand County Sheriff's deputies and Moab Fire Department personnel responded to the crash, according to a statement from the Grand County Sheriff's Office.

Source: https://abcnews.go.com/US/faa-ntsb-investigating-utah-plane-crash-reportedly-killed/story?id=103667187

In nearby Moab discover the liveliest scene anywhere in this part of the world, so have a good meal, hit a bar or nightclub, and do some people-watching before you begin to go south toward Arizona and the Navajo Nation.

Source: https://www.courant.com/2023/03/23/heres-everything-you-need-to-plan-a-road-trip-through-the-beautiful-southwest/

In the same 5 decades I have watched the Front Range, Bozeman and Moab, to name very few, become true nightmares.

Source: https://www.canyoncountryzephyr.com/2023/01/08/jackson-holes-last-honest-cowboy-summer-1970-jim-stiles-zx44/

River guide Christian Wright of Moab leads his rafters down the Dolores River north of Cortez in June 2019.

Source: https://gazette.com/life/outdoors/amid-harsh-drought-colorado-whitewater-enthusiasts-have-high-hopes-for-rafting-season/article_d842b816-c8ef-11ed-8119-73eec4721247.html

“Stone Desert” is also Childs’ most recent book, republished a few months ago by Torrey House Press of Salt Lake City and Back of Beyond Books of Moab.

Source: https://www.gjsentinel.com/news/western_colorado/author-craig-childs-helps-readers-explore-desert-landscapes/article_36e3f8b6-cfea-11ed-9c47-df6b589faf88.html

The vast and sparse landscapes of Moab led to the moody feel of the tune and so did the Apache Motel.

Source: https://www.vaildaily.com/news/vails-country-duo-tim-and-taylor-release-new-video/