I live in a small desert town with limited resources. Yet, we depend upon tourism for the bulk of our economy. Myself included. A conundrum, indeed.

A company I guide with recently posted the following notice. And I applaud them.

I see the license plates starting to turn green here in Utah, and many people think our little desert town is a great place to be during a time when “social distancing” is not just for misanthropes. A major newspaper advocates coming here for recreation.

Coming here is foolhardy and irresponsible.

I’ll be blunt: PLEASE DON’T COME TO MOAB RIGHT NOW!

Just don’t do it.

My thoughts on why:

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