Short Moab Trip March 2012

[ikeedikeed]

The , pooch and I went on a quick trip to Moab last week. We only had 8 days, so left at 3am on the 22nd and made it to Burley, Idaho for a quick snooze and on to Moab for arrival in early afternoon on 23rd.

We camped at the Slickrock campground for a couple nights, heading to Chicken Corners and Long Canyon on the first full day. These are very easy trails with only a bit of a tricky part at the top of Pucker Pass road just before the big leaning rock on Long Canyon.

We did Fins n Things on day 2 and had a great time with no issues to speak of. Lindsay was pretty scared in a couple of spots and had to hop out to avoid a panic attack though. She later said she couldn't believe what the cruiser could do in a heartbeat.

We camped at Big Bend (I think) on the Colorado River and it was windier than I'd ever seen that night. Minor carnage to the awning, which I stupidly left out that night, and some bendage of a couple of the metal tension bars for the Pilbara. Nothing that can't be fixed in an afternoon though.

I managed to convince Lindsay to allow me to try Hell's Revenge on day 3. She was pretty scared from the description in the trail guide we got from the info centre (Guide to Moab... by Charles Wells). The description sounded pretty gnar but the truck had no problems, mind you I was forbidden to try Hell's Gate and voluntarily passed by the tubs. We did it in about 2.5 hrs including photo ops while the book suggested to plan for 4 to 6 hrs.

After Fins N Things and Hell's Revenge, I left the trip in Lindsay's hands and we did some sight seeing at Arches National Park and then headed for a longer route home which I won't bore you with.

It was our first time in Moab and we will definitely be returning sometime soon.

I don't know how to put text under a pic so:
pic 1) somewhere on Chicken Corners
pic 2) near top of Long Canyon (pretty sure I could hop to the pedestal but too doubtful of return hop ability)
pic 3) big effin rock near top of Pucker Pass Road down Long Canyon

 

[ikeedikeed]

Pic 1) Somewhere on Fins N Things
Pic 2) Somewhere else on Fins N Things
Pic 3) Spot the super tired pooch

 

[ikeedikeed]

pic 1) Big Bend Campground I think. First time with awning, bent some aluminum on the wind. Will reinforce with some steel. Questionable design if you ask me.
pic 2) Lookout over Colorado River from Hell's Revenge. Wind was unbearable that day.

 

[sailor]

great shots!

I shall return (as well)

 

[ikeedikeed]

I have hours of GoPro footage but am having a hard time finding the time and learning how to edit down to something reasonable. I hope to have something bearable soon.

 

[Glenn-BJ74]

I see you got some T-shirt weather. Keep them coming ...

 

[Antarctican]

great pics

 

[Enigma]

I have hours of GoPro footage but am having a hard time finding the time and learning how to edit down to something reasonable. I hope to have something bearable soon.

Nice trip! If you have Windows 7, it comes with a pretty good built in movie editor and is quite simple to use.

So now that you are a Moab veteran, what would you say would be a reasonable amount of time to drive there and back again, while spending perhaps a couple days in the Moab environments

I'll be doing Cruise Moab solo this year, but I'd like to take the family there one day for perhaps a weeks vacation or such

 

[Glenn-BJ74]

A much time as you can beg, borrow or steal

For me its 2 1/2 and 2 1/2 days back -- so your net time there is reduced considerable - so I go as long as possible .

 

[ikeedikeed]

Nice trip! If you have Windows 7, it comes with a pretty good built in movie editor and is quite simple to use.

I'm using iMovie HD on my Mac at home. I made some headway yesterday but the files are so effin big everything takes ten years. I had the GoPro attached to my roof rack and there must be a piece of metal loose inside the tube or something because there's a rattle that'll drive you nuts. Will have to put music to it and forgo engine sounds for the most part.

So now that you are a Moab veteran, what would you say would be a reasonable amount of time to drive there and back again, while spending perhaps a couple days in the Moab environments.

Tough to say. We bombed it there in less than 36 hrs, but took our time coming back. If all you want to do is goof around in the Sandflats (basically in Moab) you could probably do all the trails in 4 days or so. But there's basically infinity other roads to drive, not to mention the hikes, rafting, rock climbing and mountain biking you could do. I think Glenn's spending 6 days in the Maze section of Canyonlands and that's only about 1/3 of Canyonlands! Don't forget Arches and all the BLM lands.

I'll try for two weeks next time, but a friend of mine went with two co-workers over Easter weekend last year for a taste of mountain biking. They drove non-stop in three 8 hr shifts each way and got, I think, two days of biking.

When I was at Flatrock I was remembering that you're staying there. Their sites are pretty small and we ended up getting a full service RV site to fit our setup. I was wondering how you would fit your trailer, RTT and family.

 

[hybric4x4diesel]

nice scin & great pics, must be a good adventure for 4x4 ing.

 

[LanceCruiser]

X2. I definitely plan to go back.

 

[ikeedikeed]

I managed to put this together last night. Apologies for the too-short text bits. I will not apologize for the Buckethead.

Hell's Revenge in Under 7 Minutes

 

[Glenn-BJ74]

I am intrigued by that footage ---Is there a camera mount available that would hold a standard digital camera (I have a Panasonic that does HD video) ??

 

[ikeedikeed]

I am intrigued by that footage ---Is there a camera mount available that would hold a standard digital camera (I have a Panasonic that does HD video) ??

Hmm. Most cameras have built in bolt thing on the bottom for mounting on a tripod. You'd have to find some way to SECURELY mount the male part of the tripod to your truck (sans legs). Even then I would imagine the bumps would eventually loosen the little bolt from the tripod where it goes into the camera and the camera would start rattling around on it.

The GoPro's a bit pricey but it comes with a weatherproof case and I got the roll bar mount which is what I used for the vid. It's super securely fastened to my roof rack. I wouldn't trust the suction cup mount for off road.

 

[AJAEbj42]

The GoPro's a bit pricey but it comes with a weatherproof case and I got the roll bar mount which is what I used for the vid. It's super securely fastened to my roof rack. I wouldn't trust the suction cup mount for off road.

LOL! My buddy sent me some go-pro footage and he used the suction cup on the truck. All of a sudden, you'd swear the truck did a rollover but it was just the camera doing a cartwheel!

 

[Enigma]

I am intrigued by that footage ---Is there a camera mount available that would hold a standard digital camera (I have a Panasonic that does HD video) ??

Glen, some info for you that might help:

Helmet Cam Central Reviews - GoPro, Contour, Drift, Tachyon, Liquid Image, VIO

Comparaison GoPro HD vs Drift HD170 vs ContourHD vs ATC9k - YouTube


A couple of us in the club, me included, have the contour model. I think Sailor has a GoPro. They work pretty damn good and are intended to be used in poorer environments that a regular digital camera is not.
edit: there is no viewfinder on the Contour, but there is an app if you get one of their bluetooth enabled models, that lets you use your smart phone as a view finder.

 

[Glenn-BJ74]

I was thinking of using the camera I have - wondering if there is a stable (tripod screw) mount for a standard camera on my dash. Mounting stuff outside sounds too risky for the pounding my rig takes

 

[Enigma]

Check out Garmin GPS & Accessories, RAM Mounts, Lowrance GPS, TomTom GPS at GPS City Canada they have a huge assortment of brackets for such things, not just GPS.

 

[AJAEbj42]

I think we should raffle a couple more Contours in the June raffle.... just sayin' (weren't they a lot less expensive than a Go-Pro?)