Moab Utah will be a popular place over Memorial Day weekend. Lots of art, Jeeps and LBCs will be there. A block of Ten rooms is being held at the Bowen Motel www.bowenmotel.com 435-259-7132 for BMCU members to reserve through April 15, 2012. Make your reservations soon for the nights of May 26 and 27. Don’t forget to say you are with the BMCU or the Bowen may tell they are full. The holiday rates at the Bowen Motel are $135.00 a night. Pets cost $10.00 more a night or they can stay in the car. You are welcome to find other rooms in Moab. I found some in the $90.00 range but not in a group.
Participating BMCUers will meet at the Hogle Zoo parking lot at 8:00 Saturday morning May 26. We will collect and distribute cell phone numbers and try to leave around 8:30. The route is currently planned to be East Canyon to Hwy 65. South on 65 to I-80 and east to Silver Creek Jct. At Silver Creek Jct. we will take Hwy 40/189 south through Heber past Strawberry reservoir to Duchesne. From Duchesne we will take Hwy 191 south through Price to Green River. From Green River there will be a short stretch of I-70 east to Crescent Jct. where we will turn south on Hwy 163/191 to Moab. The distance is approximately 270 miles.
Sunday morning there will be groups forming to maybe just hang around town or go into various National Park areas or take a tour a group particularly enjoyed in 2006 along the Colorado. The return trip on Monday will be back along the same route, however there will be the “freeway option” for any who prefer traveling more quickly. Any questions, concerns or suggestions may be communicated to Jim Stover 801-573-7498 or smockie01@msn.com / jhermance@earthfax.com. –Jon Hermance There is also some interest to spend only one night in Moab and go down to Blanding then over to Torry the next night then back home. They are free to do this if they want no arrangement have been made in Torry.