Minor rant:There is so such place as "The Moab"
This really is a petty little rant, but I have to get it off my chest, and it may help you from seeming foolish if you visit the area, which you should, believe me, you really should see southern Utah in your lifetime:
There is no desert called "The Moab". It's not a big deal that Bear Grylis referred to "The Moab" in his show, but since he did so, I've heard others do the same, not just here, but in culture in general.
Moab is not a desert, it is a city in southeastern Utah on the Colorado Plateau, a vast area running from the Four Corners region down to Joshua Tree in California.
There is a lot of land around Moab, some of it is desert, none of it is called "The Moab". It may be called Canyonlands NP, Manti La-Sals, Canyon Rims, Bald Mesa, Arches NP, Castle Valley, or any of a number of names, most correctly it is referred to as the aforementioned Colorado Plateau.
Rant over.
Come see southern Utah.:)