Builds I bought a Whale, now I gotta build it and use it (7 Viewers)

[open country]

This one had me double take this week during our FL beach trip.

 

[wngrog]

I spoke too soon on timing. Took us an additional 3 hours to get from camp this morning to Moab.

That north canyon on Lockhart is no joke. I'm glad I was going downhill

 

[Polecat]

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Picked up a hot hiker that was gassed and she rode up with me. She'd never been on rocks. She loved it.
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You get pictures of burritos but miss this?

 

[wngrog]

You get pictures of burritos but miss this?

Tragic. I was too stunned

 

[wngrog]

We started Rim Rocker at 12:30.

Rode by Area BFE...there was a Ultra 4 race happening

This trail is awesome. 175 or so miles from Moab to Montrose. It's pretty slow. We averaged about 16mph and made it east of Nucla and found a superb spot overlooking both mountain ranges

 

[Artie]

I have it all on GAIA. I'll link the routes later with some suggestions

I’ve found your routes extremely useful. This is the second time in a few years that you have ran through and posted about areas that I’ve been studying maps on for weeks. I feel like I owe you for scouting for this route scouting.

 

[wngrog]

I’ve found your routes extremely useful. This is the second time in a few years that you have ran through and posted about areas that I’ve been studying maps on for weeks. I feel like I owe you for scouting for this route scouting.

I love hearing this. I truly love sharing this stuff.

 

[grinchy]

My dad was prospecting the western slope in the 40s and 50s. Always happy to see folks discovering the less traveled bits. He drove lots of this in a surplus willys.

 

[Andrew S]

I’ve found your routes extremely useful. This is the second time in a few years that you have ran through and posted about areas that I’ve been studying maps on for weeks. I feel like I owe you for scouting for this route scouting.

This area is on my short list for exploring as well! Thanks Nolen for giving us all a glimpse. Can't wait to see the tracks.

 

[wngrog]

I'm going to back up and share all the links from these trips


This is the New Mexico to Patagonia AZ stuff.

Really solid track I've perfected after a couple of previous trips to the area

https://www.gaiagps.com/public/jH36zwQcM1VyKJf4jYnnX1mA

 

[wngrog]

Here is part 2. I did not record the road from Sonoita to Organ Pipe but you can figure that out.

https://www.gaiagps.com/public/Q653nEmpTYo0fWzb1jPnIY0z

 

[wngrog]

Here is this weeks trip. I did not include today because it was haphazard but still awesome.

https://www.gaiagps.com/public/OfHMqy6e2G8s84pIsWzHArcU

 

[wngrog]

Today we woke up and finished off Rim Rocker into Montrose.
It was an awesome trail. We blasted through it pretty fast. Average was about 17 mph. Most estimates I see are 11-13 hours

 

[wngrog]

We got into Montrose and grabbed a storage shed for Jonathan and decided to head to Silverton for lunch

Ouray was a zoo so we passed through and hit the million dollar highway.

Great drive. Laird put his HJ in 4 Low to make it up and over 11,500'

Pizza and a beer at the brewery

 

[wngrog]

Belching

 

[wngrog]

We went on a search for snow and found it in Animas Forks

We had a blast exploring what has thawed and getting stuck.

Mississippi boys in the snow.

Beautiful day. Home tomorrow. Parking at @RustyNailJustin shop until we start leg
4 of this adventure

 

[Artie]

Today we woke up and finished off Rim Rocker into Montrose.
It was an awesome trail. We blasted through it pretty fast. Average was about 17 mph. Most estimates I see are 11-13 hours

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We ran Rim Rocker west a couple years ago but ran into a couple washes just before Moab, one of which we couldn’t get our trailer through due to approach and departure angles being too steep so we bailed. We’ve wanted to complete this ever since… did you encounter anything like this?

Also, thanks for the tracks… they are in my “White Whale” folder on Gaia.

 

[Govwike]

Which tires are you going to try next?

 

[wngrog]

No issues. 4 high 99

We ran Rim Rocker west a couple years ago but ran into a couple washes just before Moab, one of which we couldn’t get our trailer through due to approach and departure angles being too steep so we bailed. We’ve wanted to complete this ever since… did you encounter anything like this?

Also, thanks for the tracks… they are in my “White Whale” folder on Gaia.

no issues. 4high 99% of the trail.

 

[wngrog]

Which tires are you going to try next?

These x-AT are performing better than expected. Killed the north rim mud and stuck to the Moab rock like glue