Wow--I'm very pleased to see this much interest!! At this rate, we may have to book the whole campground!
Yeahhh Moab 2022!
I and my husband are definitely open to the idea, but we'll need specific dates to know for sure if we can commit or not :)
Yay--I'm glad you are interested! I'd like to wait until school calendars in Utah are posted for Fall 2022 before I select specific dates. Not sure when that will happen...
Will 2022 be the year I make it too Moab? I'm not ready to commit yet but I'd really like to think so.
I'd like to think so, too! That would be AWESOME!!
I'm so flattered to be tagged. I'm one of the cool kids!
:D
Have no idea if I can make it but will be following the thread closely!!
Glad you'll be following!
Are you guys going to let me across the border this time? And will my peoples let me back in?
YES and YES!!
You know I am there again if I am able! (and I will remember to zip up my tent fully whilst we are out hiking so that I do not have 5lbs of fine sand blow into my sleeping bag again. That was a very exfoliating night!) :D
I promise to paddle board with you this year, as long as the water isn't choppy!!
It’s about a four hour drive from Salt Lake City to Moab, over some gnarly mountains if it snows, as it did on us this past year.
In 2022, we plan to do the Moab meetup, but to fly into Grand Junction for a shorter drive.
We also will probably stay in a hotel rather than camp. The campground is very nice if you have a rig, but if you are not particularly outdoorsy and need to get up and to plumbing in the middle of the night, it can seem a longish and darkish trek from a cabin to the bathrooms.
@NinetyFour makes the most amazing campfires!
I'm thrilled that you and Mr. Embok want to make a return visit! It's totally fine for you to stay in a hotel, if that's where you'll be more comfortable. But I sure hope that someone else will book Cabin #94!!!
Did you spot the MMMer in the first picture??
It me? The background looks familiar...
Last year's meet up was a very fun time. A great opportunity to meet our illustrious leader in this venture, and other very cool MMM people! I love that it was Dicey's first MMMetup and she's a convert...the MMM people are just that great!
All that, in a spectacular landscape. Wow, I had no idea.
Toying with the idea of renting a cabin and freeing up cargo space for my bike! Or flying in and renting a car. Either way, would be open to sharing the cabin or car rental. @meadow lark , @Embok , anyone else?
Yep--it you in that picture!! I think you had memorized the 50 states in alphabetical order while hiking to that point! There might be a quiz in October...
If you do book a cabin, you might see if #94 is available!
I'm so glad you are interesting in joining the fun again!! I always enjoy your company.
That was my guess @oneday. Here's an easier one...
We're officially raising our hands, just like this. Moab 2022, here we come!
Oh and @boarder42, it's about a 14 hour drive for us, too. 100% worth it.
Nice photo!! :)
Yay--this means all the attendees from last year want to come back again! I think that's a measure of success!!
Are families with young kids something that would fit into this meetup? We are still working, However, being Coloradans, we are only a few hours away and it looks fun!
Absolutely! We have had young children at one of our past Moab meetups, and it was great! As Embok mentioned, the campground does have a nice looking playground. It also has an outdoor pool.
It would be nice to meet another MMMer from the Centennial State!
That was my guess @oneday. Here's an easier one...
We're officially raising our hands, just like this. Moab 2022, here we come!
Oh and @boarder42, it's about a 14 hour drive for us, too. 100% worth it.
Oh I love moab just not sure our 2 and 4 year old would enjoy the road trip. We did one to Michigan last year and we'll do that again this year so we'll use that as a guage
I'd love to meet any representatives from the boarder42 family!
I'm a probably. Car camping again. Following to find out the dates.
Sounds good!
Will 2022 be the year I make it too Moab? I'm not ready to commit yet but I'd really like to think so.
My thoughts as well, although I've looking at an order of magnitude shorter trip so would have far less of an understandable reason to miss it.
Looks great!
Glad you are interested!
@innkeeper: Unlike the more formal Mustachian camps, the Moab meetup is small, and there is no formal agenda. So I think you could make it family friendly.
Last October those of us who attended coordinated certain activities, notably an all day trip to Arches National park and a tailgated lunch, an afternoon exploring Moab and having coffee, some visits to see petroglyphs and other smaller groups went hiking. We met around a campfire in the evening. Everyone also felt free to head off and do their own thing for a while — biking, hiking or strolling. My DH and I went on a jet boat tour, which was great fun. Moab offers many activities that ideally would be booked ahead.
Several of us attended a street fair and a very nice art show which highlighted paintings done by an artists who biked across America — his wife was there, telling stories about their trip — she was his support team. We ate a couple of takeout dinners together, but mostly did our own thing for breakfast and lunch due to different schedules and food preferences.
The campground itself has a small playground for children, which we saw being enjoyed. The town is a quaint and rather touristy small town. It is pleasant to walk around. There may be other places, like parks, where kids can play — not sure but there is a lot about Moab online. Of course the big draw is the fantastic local rocks and natural beauty.
We have a 26 year old who loves the outdoors and camps and rock climbs with her BF, so we are thinking about bringing them along in 2022 — they’d love it.
Bottom line, the vibe is relaxed, and you can join others in the group or not for any particular activity. My DH and I were the least outdoorsy people there, and we are not hikers, and I’d recently sprained an ankle that was still wonky, so for parts of the Arches Park day, we drove the small group but sometimes the gazelles among us went off hiking and we enjoyed the scenery from the car. The group was tolerant of our limitations. It was a very nice, very relaxed day, with some very silly humor.
Thanks for sharing those thoughts, Embok.
I'll add a little something for possible introverts, especially if they are starting to get anxious about a possibly large-ish meetup. As Embok said, the vibe is definitely quite chill. There really haven't ever been organized activities. Usually, one or two people come up with ideas in the evening, throw them out to the group, and then people can decide to join in or do something else the next day. Everything is totally optional, so if someone needs to sleep in one morning or needs some recharge solo time after a group hike, that's totally cool! Even the campfires are optional, but they are fun and you really don't want to miss out on Dicey's s'mores.
Are families with young kids something that would fit into this meetup? We are still working, However, being Coloradans, we are only a few hours away and it looks fun!
Still talking to my wife but if we come it will likely be with a 2 and 4 year old
I'm glad you are still talking to your wife. ;-)
I would love to do this. DH and I drove from Detroit to Phoenix via Grand Junction and Moab in 2010. Arches and the drive on Highway 128 along the Colorado River were highlights of the trip.
The dates look iffy for me, but I'll PTF!
Sounds great! Glad you are interested--I'd love to meet you!
It looks like an 11 hour drive to me, but depending on the pandemic and other things, I'm a definite maybe. I'd have to break up the trip in Las Vegas.
Awesome!! Who knows, there might be a caravan from California!
PTF! It's close to 20 h drive from home, but we hope to be in CO at some point, maybe in October, then it'll be possible! I haven't been to Moab since grad school.
Sweet!! Although you might be slightly horrified at how much Moab has changed....
Wow, great to be mentioned with such a great group of desert appreciators. 😊
Pretty tough to figure out what the state of the world will be in October - especially the cross border travel situation - but I will definitely keep this event in mind as the year progresses.
Agreed--my crystal ball isn't working, either. But I am hopeful.
I'm glad you will keep this meetup in mind. You would absolutely love the hiking/bike riding/paddle boarding/scenery.
So uh, that's "only" a three day drive from Toronto. Huh.
Edit to add map: https://goo.gl/maps/88eAXBk8VVCgeHNH7
... And because I need to know if I'd have to share a tent with @Jon_Snow.
I had to share a room with him at CMTO, and I survived. Barely.
Maybe Probably *this* will be the year Moonpie and I finally get a chance to rent a campervan and tour the southwest for a couple weeks. I will be following this thread.
Fixed it for you.
YAY!!!!!
