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Starring My Town…
presents
Moab, Utah….
…Hollywood of the West!
Centuries ago dinosaurs walked here and left their footprints in the sandstone. Prehistoric men drew their history on the steep canyon walls so they would not be forgotten. Ancient Indian tribes built their rudimentary dwellings among the rocks that God and time had molded into fascinating forms and arches of glorious red and gold!
The Canyons!
 The Great Gallery, Canyonlands National Park |
 Indian Ruins, Cedar Mesa |
 Bartlett Wash |
 Delicate Arch, Arches National Park |
 Horseshoe Canyon |
 Sunrise at Dead Horse Point Park |
Modern men settled in the valley along the banks of the Colorado River and along the old Spanish Trail. In the 1800s they traded with the travelers who came their way, but when the railroad bypassed them in 1883, the settlers turned to home industries, farming and raising cattle. By 1902 Moab was incorporated as a town.
The Town of Moab…
…where today keeps faith with yesterday!
 The new Moab City Center |
 Moab is the Grand County seat! |
 The Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museum built in 1888. |
 One of the roadside museum pieces, the bare bones of a Conestoga wagon. |
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Moab's walkways wind through the town......and over and under the streets! |
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 The golf club.... |
 ....and a nightclub! |
 This rustic log building houses Randy's Broken Oar restaurant and his mother Marianne's bakery! |
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And they wear their art outside…on the buildings!
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John Ford Country!
In 1943 film director John Ford was shooting “My Darling Clementine” in nearby Monument Valley when someone suggested a little change of scenery and recommended an area near Moab. By the time he began production on “Wagon Master” in 1949, Ford was using that area for much of his work and other directors were following his lead. In 1968, out of respect for Ford who was his idol, spaghetti western director Sergio Leone set aside several scenes from the film “Once Upon a Time in the West” (already being filmed in Spain) to be done near Moab!
 John Ford |
 Moab Museum of Film and Western Heritage |
The Movies!
 Henry Fonda and Victor Mature "My Darling Clementine" 1943 |
* The Fort Apache set was built on Ray Corrigan's ranch but most exterior shots were done in Dead Horse Point State Park near Moab, Utah.
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 Harry Carey, Jr., Joanne Dru and John Agar "She Wore a Yellow Ribbon" 1949 |
 Richard Widmark, Dorothy Malone, DeForest Kelley and Don Beddoe "Warlock" 1959 |
 A Cheyenne family from "Cheyenne Autumn" 1964 starring Richard Widmark |
 Max von Sydow as Jesus "Greatest Story Ever Told" 1965* * The "Sermon on the Mount" scene was done on Green River Outlook, Canyonlands National Park.
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 Henry Fonda and Charles Bronson "Once Upon a Time in the West" 1964 |
 Harrison Ford and Sean Connery "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade" 1989 |
 Susan Sarandon and Geena Davies "thelma and louise' 1991* * the final scene with police pursuit was done on Shafer Trail under Dead Horse Point.
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 Jon Lovitz in "City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold" 1994 |
Thanks to Bernadette from New Jersey , Bonnie Marris, Kevin Delaney, Randy and Marianne, Tara from the Moab realty, Teresa from the Chamber of Commerce and Robert from the Moab Area Travel Bureau for all the lovely pictures and comments they contributed to this page.
Here are a few more…….
 Sunset at Slickrock |
 Cowboys herding cattle |
 A park bench carved from an old cottonwood tree |
 Trees vs. fence? Trees win! |
 Shopping downtown .... |
 ....or at the farmers market. |
 A vinyard in the desert! |
 Guard dogs come in all sizes! |
 Desolation Canyon |
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 Peter Coyote? |
 Water rafting, biking and photography are among the main pursuits around Moab .
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 And here's a rainbow..the perfect way to end our tour of Moab! |
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