Cruise Moab 2012 Pictures

[DSRTRDR]

we saw it from the other direction later in the week

 

[azTony]

Day 5 lunch stop, Chris put this little rock behind me when I was not looking...

 

[azTony]

Fun on the way out after the off camber exit of Lockhart...

 

[azTony]

Testing the pucker factor at Chicken Corners...



While the German's watch from a distance...



Where the Thelma and Louise jump scene was shot

 

[azTony]

The actual scene shot superimposed on the photo taken...

 

[azTony]

The start of Day 6, had a late start and trying to stay ahead of the CM pack behind us on Spike...

 

[azTony]

Looking for the new trail Kevin read about...

 

[azTony]

Found the first trail entrance Kevin read about! Unfortunately we were denied. Too narrow to fit through. We may have made the squeeze but the off camber would have put the top of our rigs into the rocks.



Waiting for the Jeeps...



No matter how many pictures you take of this, you have to take another when passing...

 

[azTony]

More shots...





"Juanito" abusing the jewelry...

 

[azTony]

Jaun playing at the crack...

 

[azTony]

More ...



We paid our respects as we approach Butt Scratcher...

 

[azTony]

We drove up and hiked out to Gemini Bridges...



As I took the first photo this guy keep trying to get my attention and when I walked by him he told me to look where I was standing when I get to the other side

 

[azTony]

Just a cool hole...





I was just checking out the structural stability of the arch...

 

[lexycrzy]

Jaun playing at the crack...

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At one point I thought the truck was going to slide sideways and loose the truck in the crack. That was the pucker spot of the whole trip.

 

[Dusther]

Found the first trail entrance Kevin read about! Unfortunately we were denied. Too narrow to fit through. We may have made the squeeze but the off camber would have put the top of our rigs into the rocks.

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Maybe next trip just put a tire on the drivers side and ride it on thru





What is the name of that trail? beyond that point it was pretty interesting. We happened to find it while following the trail boss who well.... "Took the scenic route"

 

[Tools R Us]

Or, just go in the next entrance? It's called Where Eagles Dare. Did anyone save a track, Nick said, no?

 

[Tools R Us]

The actual scene shot superimposed on the photo taken...

Nice! To get the angle right, it was shot from further over, the river is there, so maybe a long shot from this area?

 

[DSRTRDR]

I wonder how they got that much lift off the plateau

 

[Tools R Us]

I wonder how they got that much lift off the plateau

IIRC, from what I heard: There was a jump ramp back from the edge, a pulley at the edge, the "car" was towed by cable from a sand dragster traveling away from the edge. All of it had to be recovered from the river, was done by helicopter, so had to be light and couldn't contaminate, so no fluids, no motor, etc. It was a light, wheeled sled with mock-up body. Everything was tied together, so it could be recovered in one piece, one of the dummies escaped and was found sometime later down stream?

 

[azTony]

I knew the angle was not correct but it was all I had to work with.

I was curious when I was posting the pic and it was so long ago since I seen the movie I started doing some searching and found that pic.