Comments on: Magic 8 Ball for Public Lands Management https://pmags.com/magic-8-ball-for-public-lands-management Practical advice and musings on the outdoors, hiking, backpacking, ski touring, and camping. Fri, 27 Feb 2026 21:28:20 +0000 hourly 1 By: Paul Mags https://pmags.com/magic-8-ball-for-public-lands-management#comment-719874 Fri, 27 Feb 2026 21:28:20 +0000 https://pmags.com/?p=43550#comment-719874 In reply to seano.

Honestly, the secret sauce of Moab is how much is concentrated into a few areas.

Unlike my Colorado Front Range days, it doesn’t take literal hours of bumper-to-bumper traffic to get in and out.

Joan and I can still reach places in under 30 minutes, park, and not see anyone all day.

There are challenges in town, for sure, but for us Moab is more basecamp than the experience itself.

]]> By: seano https://pmags.com/magic-8-ball-for-public-lands-management#comment-719872 Fri, 27 Feb 2026 21:09:19 +0000 https://pmags.com/?p=43550#comment-719872 Preach it! I have felt my favorite National Parks being loved to death in the Tetons, Rocky Mountain, and elsewhere, but nowhere more than Moab, with its combination of “trophy” mass-tourist parks and OHV-friendly public land surrounding them (UTV rental should not be a thing…). I can’t imagine living there these days.

]]> By: Mike J https://pmags.com/magic-8-ball-for-public-lands-management#comment-719705 Mon, 23 Feb 2026 17:44:31 +0000 https://pmags.com/?p=43550#comment-719705 Well Said,,,

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