Cruise Moab 2021

[TheGrrrrr]

Heading for Moab via Zion, Bryce, & Goblin Valley.

Friday night’s camp 🏕 North of Strawberry

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Nice! I’ll be leaving Monday morning and camping in Zion Monday night, then heading to San Rafael Swell on Tuesday via Bryce and Capitol Reef.

 

[Stepmurr]

Nice! I’ll be leaving Monday morning and camping in Zion Monday night, then heading to San Rafael Swell on Tuesday via Bryce and Capitol Reef.

Honk twice as you pass me - I’ll be the FJ40 going forty miles an hour up the hills

 

[DSRTRDR]

Soooooo ... as to be expected with this first post-pandemic (ish) version of CM it looks like there have been a few wrinkles. They had to cancel a few trails due to low sign up numbers. Based on the length of time Registration stayed open, and these recent changes I'm guessing some of those who like to do more advanced trails may have opted out this year. And I get it, these guys do all this on volunteer time for the love of the hobby. This is no criticism just sharing information. I have appreciated all the hard work and effort Rising Sun, Wasatch, and the many supporting venders have put in over the years to make this a great event.

For me Steel Bender Thurs and Golden Spike for Saturday were both cancelled. I'm now signed up for Golden Spike on Thursday and Kane Creek on Saturday.

Steel Bender isn't even half as interesting as Metal Masher - plus, Metal Masher has better views

same rating for both trails, just sayin'

 

[TheGrrrrr]

Switched to Wipeout Hill on Friday, otherwise looks like I'm in for these trails according to Sched. I may offer to Tail Gun or Mid Gun Spike on Saturday.

I‘m also on Wipeout Hill on Friday. Saving Hells Revenge for next year when my dad can come along. Still doing San Rafael Swell tues -thurs and Top of the World on Saturday.

 

[Stepmurr]

Saturday’s campsite 🏕 East of Eden - oops I meant East of Zion on BLM land.

 

[OffRoad Rage]

I‘m also on Wipeout Hill on Friday. Saving Hells Revenge for next year when my dad can come along. Still doing San Rafael Swell tues -thurs and Top of the World on Saturday.

Awesome! Look forward to wheeling with you Matt.

Funny thing, I may end up running Hell's twice in the same day. I rented a SxS for my daughter and her boyfriend on Wednesday because I want her to have her first driving experience in Moab. My FJC is a manual (she can drive it but not to a level to wheel it) so I'll be the designated spotter for the daytime run. Then we do the Hell's night run with the CM21 crew.

Cheers,
Norm

 

[Stepmurr]

Sunday night’s campsite 🏕 in Bryce Canyon National Monument “North Campground”. $20 a night gets you an abnormally clean campsite, flush toilets, and hot water in the sinks! Probably one of the cleanest and nicest campground I’ve stayed at. I usually avoid official campgrounds because they are usually dirty, nasty places.

 

[Stepmurr]

Monday night’s campsite 🏕 Dixie National Forest east of Boulder, Utah.

 

[TheGrrrrr]

Sunday night’s campsite 🏕 in Bryce Canyon National Monument “North Campground”. $20 a night gets you an abnormally clean campsite, flush toilets, and hot water in the sinks! Probably one of the cleanest and nicest campground I’ve stayed at. I usually avoid official campgrounds because they are usually dirty, nasty places.
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I’m at Watchman campground in Zion. Same story. Too many damn people, but clean and well appointed.

 

[Stepmurr]

I’m at Watchman campground in Zion. Same story. Too many damn people, but clean and well appointed.

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Looks nice!

I planned on camping west of Zion along the Smithsonian Butte road, but they were having some kind of foot race marathon and there were hundreds of people and no places to camp.
The entire way east twords Zion was private land so I ended up driving through Zion Saturday afternoon. Made for a really long day as I
scheduled Zion for Sunday.

It all worked out okay though and I got to spend over 24 hours in the Bryce campground without having to drive anywhere.

Off to Goblin Valley in the morn!

 

[Stepmurr]

Camp Moab!

Home til Sunday morning

 

[splitshot]

Camp Moab!

Home til Sunday morning

Too short! That place needs a month.

 

[Stepmurr]

Cruise Moab Trail #1 - Arches Family Fun Run

Rained most of the day

Technically a four wheel drive road. Most of it I could have got the Subaru through (if my wife would let me )

 

[Stepmurr]

Mo Pix

Still pretty when wet

Lots of off pavement roads in Arches National Monument

Lookin fer dinosaur tracks in the rain

Here's one - filled with muddy water

Traffic jam getting back to Moab

 

[Stepmurr]

Cruise Moab Trail #2 - Poison Spider Mesa

It rained most if the night and snowed a little on the cliffs over Moab

Very pretty "used to be an FJ40" This is a very nice rig but he was not with our group!

One of the first switchbacks has been badly eroded and was a little tricky.

 

[Stepmurr]

Mo Pix

Up and over

The "Wedge"

Great view from the top

That same switchback was worse going down than up

 

[Stepmurr]

Bonus pic from along the trail . . .
Lunch stop on Jax Trax Saturday afternoon

 

[Living in the Past]

Mo Pix

Up and over
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The "Wedge"
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Great view from the top
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That same switchback was worse going down than up
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Thought that could be my old 4Runner except mine didn't have a sun roof. Could tell if the hood and top were faded. Not came from Oregon and paint was still in great shape.

 

[Stepmurr]

Cruise Moab Trail #3 - Jax Trax

Large crowd - 13 Toyotas today

Fun trail

Lots of short climbs

Interesting scenery

El Diablo climb

 

[Stepmurr]

Mo Pix

El Diablo climb - so steep I could only see sky for most of the climb and it has a nasty ledge halfway up. Most people caught air with a front, rear, or both tires going up this

Sandy road back home

Airing up

The La Sals with a new coat of snow