Have you been on Gemini Bridges Trail?
Its one I have found that is rated easy. I'm going to search for Onion creek!Excited!
The onion creek rd is not to be missed. Can be done in a Honda civic if you wanted too. The scenery is awesome.
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The onion creek rd is not to be missed. Can be done in a Honda civic if you wanted too. The scenery is awesome.
New cv axle, outer seal and wheel bearing. Everything looks good now.
Have you been on Gemini Bridges Trail?
Its one I have found that is rated easy. I'm going to search for Onion creek!
I haven't but I'm sure anything around there has the potential to be a great experience.
I have. It is very easy.
I'll put it to you this way...there was a Buick in the parking area 
NMBruce
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Except for a side trip to drop off a broken trailer in ABQ, crossing New Mexico on the New Mexico back country route
Ran Willow Creek Jeep Trail in Lake Arrowhead with three other Mud Lurker Lexi! We had 2 LX450's and 2 GX470's! Can't believe we forgot to get a group shot! 
went to the 4wheelparts customer appreciation event at RAM offroad Park in Colorado springs. won a smittybuilt xrc 9500lb winch and tire deflators. entrance was free with free food drinks and free raffle tickets. both my tickets won.
That looks like a fun route. How long does that take? I saw a site claiming an average of 150mi/day but that was for bikes. I'm assuming they move faster but typically spend less time "in the saddle."
I replaced the rear shocks after I saw the shaft just hanging there.
Did you know that the bilsteins are just threaded at the end of the shaft? I thought I had somehow busted the shock. Strangely, it unscrewed itself.
I didn't figure that out until I had a new set already bought and on.
Does anyone want a pair of 2" lift bilstein 5100s for the rear (exclusive special edition that unthreads itself at 30k miles)?
NMBruce
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We did the 90% in 7 days, we cut some of the route and took shorter roads, there was 4-5 of us. Me in the GX, 2-3 Range Rovers and a JKUR. Most of our days where 8-10 hours. There where some hard areas, and today we had to go over 10-15' long and 4-5' high snow drifts still on the road. Most nights it was in the 30-40degs, one night was was in the 50's. in a couple weeks a group, ROF will be doing it with 10 vehicles and they expect it to take 10-12 days, because of the size of the group.
surely you jest, RE: "shredding the trails in a razr"
Don't get me totally wrong those things are fun, a blast and a damn hoot, but they do exactly that 'shred" and SO many areas are just ripped to $#!+ because of the "carefree, go anywhere, do anything" attitude. Its disheartening and alarming to see what that industry has wrought on the landscape, BUT with good trail etiquette we can all enjoy, share and have a good time for ourselves and our kids to enjoy it in time to come.
I don't want to be preachy and just want to speak up with concern, but it is a real and true issue out here and everywhere. The damage (and it can be short lived or long lasting) doesn't go away when peeps turn in their rental keys... People that live and make a living here (and other places people like to vacation and play) see it all the time and everywhere.
I've come to call it vacation brain, and living in a mecca of fun, I see it rampantly 9 months of the year. I'm probably susceptible to it but mindful of it when I'm vacationing elsewhere too.
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The point is also recognized.... use a rental and have a good time. I've done a couple rental jeeps when family was in town (fins n things, even a wrangler on Kane creek
) and it's rad to be able to do those things I wouldn't in my own rig, then hand over the keys.Although White rim in a day (WRIAD) and lockhart basin were in my personal rig...just pre-GX
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I used to own Polaris Rzr and a Honda Rincon before doing the truck/GX/Overlanding thing... I have been looking up some places to explore in Moab. I was told by a guy in Alabama Overland that there are simple dirt roads to do to see some of the area. I have to try to fit this into my trip because we are supposed to be riding in Colorado Monday through Friday but what I'd like to do is finish up riding with the ETO group on Thursday and visit Moab on Friday and then after that start making our way back to Alabama. 4 Hours is nothing compared to the 24 hours of driving its going to take for us to even get out there. I also found a scenic paved road to check out that takes a couple hours.
I'd love to be able to explore out there around Christmas/New Years time because our plant shuts down for almost 2 weeks and I could use way less vacation time to make a trip out there. I need a goal to work towards for next year's adventure too.
Yeah we can figure out a good run for you, depending on your timing, availability and preferences.
Have you been on Gemini Bridges Trail?
Its one I have found that is rated easy. I'm going to search for Onion creek!
Potash and up Shaffer trail down Long Canyon, the La Sal loop road from town up Spanish Valley drive (past Ken's lake) then dropping into Castle Valley and returning to Moab along the Colorado River road (could divert right and go do Onion creek out and back).
Gemini has been downgraded and smoothed over many times since its initial days. It's minivanable, basically. The double black diamond "step" from older maps is gone... there are a couple small ledges (Subaru-able) that even have bypasses.Have you been on Gemini Bridges Trail?
Its one I have found that is rated easy. I'm going to search for Onion creek!
Chicken corners (out by adventure base camp) even, used to have a vehicle-capability filter that's been backfilled with dirt. Chicken corners is a cool drive, but a few hours from town, round trip. You go over Hoorah pass, overview the CO river and potash mine, then do some traversing (same goefeature as the famed white rim road ) then get out to an amazing and potentially deadly overlook that's uber rad!!
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Don't worry just a term I used referring to staying and riding on the trails. We tread lightly and clean up after each camp.
