Moab: Our Cabin and Arches National Park Part 1

When going on vacation we don't like to spend a ton of money on where we stay. We want something clean and safe but we don't care if it looks outdated. It seemed our only options in Moab were camping for $20/night or renting a hotel for $150 a night.

I did research and found The Lazy Lizard Hostel. It's just on the south end of town. I had never stayed at a hostel before. We had a great experience there. We had our own separate cabin, bathrooms were communal, there was a separate building where the office was along with the kitchen, living room/dining room with private and shared rooms on the upper level. There was an outdoor patio for BBQing and I was so happy about how quiet and respectful the other travelers were when it came to noise at night, not eating our food that was in the fridge and allowing us to sit on our own and not be too chatty. It was about $38 per night for our cabin, a steal!

It was definitely rustic, not a ton to look at but it was fun!

We had our own little outdoor seating area too. 

Our first day there we set out to go to Arches National park, a 5 minute drive from our cabin. 

We got to the park at 8:00 and it was already pretty warm. We made sure we packed a lot of water and food for our day. We ended up only visiting have of the park this day because of the afternoon heat. Around 2;00 the heat started to get to us and we decided to go back to the cabin and finish the rest of the park the next day later in the afternoon. This day at Arches was also free admission day and there were a lot of people sightseeing. Our second day back was quieter.

Our first day of sightseeing included The Courthouse Towers

Then we headed to see Balanced Rock and to the Windows area. 

The Windows area was a great place to stop and eat lunch. We hiked over to Double arch and relaxed in the shade, climbed up rocks and ate our lunch while enjoying the view. 

Our last stop of the day was Sand Dune Arch. This area was a lot of fun. It was shaded and there were a lot of slots and small rocks and cliffs to climb. 

I had to take advantage of this ass shot. 

After this it was about 3:00. It was hot, about 85 degrees (thats hot for Oregonians in April). We decided to call it a day at Arches national park and come back the following day to finish it. We napped at our cabin, relaxed, made dinner then went out for dessert at a local gelato shop to finish off the day.