Moab was once known for its magnificent orchards. Today hardly any remain…
As real estate prices skyrocketed in the 1990s and the price of fruit plummeted, many of Moab’s orchards were sold off. The above image with its ‘For Sale’ sign is from the early 1990s. A decade later, at the exact location, I took another photograph of Orchard Villas subivision.
The Clark Orchard, late 1980s…in bloom.
Looking north…
This apple tree was spared by developers and is one of the few surviving remnants of a once beautiful orchard.
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