Off-Road Ranger I
A Little Taste of Moab, UT.
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Very nice. When were these taken? If there is no snow there now we may head that direction in the next few weeks.
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Off-Road Ranger I
I took these yesterday. Just a quick day trip. Perfect weather. Sunny and 40.
Off-Road Ranger I
There was about 6" of snow last weekend. Was going to camp last weekend but with the snow, I opted out at around 9pm and headed for the Holiday Inn Express.
Influencer II
I've only been to Moab once, but I've been wanting to go back ever since. I loved it out there. Great pictures!
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That looks familiar! Thank you so much @UtahOverlander. Did you see my skid marks on Long Canyon Trail? Looks like the snow has melted!
Off-Road Ranger I
HA! @Michael I don't think that you were the only one that slid down that trail. It was still slick even after the snow had melted.
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Advocate III
i'm going to moab in march and would love to do this route you posted...what the trail name?
thanks, jeff
Off-Road Ranger I
Look at Gemini Bridges and Long Canyon. Easy routes (when no snow or not muddy) but still fairly easy. Wouldn't take a 2 wheel drive on them. It's worth the views. You may already be familiar with Moab and everything I'm going to write from here, but just in case there are others interested, here it goes.
If you're going to be doing trails in Moab I suggest the "Moab, UT Backroads & 4-Wheel-Drive Trails" spiral book by Charles A. Wells. Both these trails are document in the book. Both are listed as Easy. Keep in mind that March through October is the busy season in Moab. Expect lots of rigs and lots of people. Make reservations in advance. Have a great time. Please don't hesitate to contact me for any additional details or just to talk about Moab.
One more thing, stop at the Moab Information Center on Center street. Great information on trails, maps, history, and just very helpful people.
Ok, last thing, camping. Camping used to be allowed on BLM land, but now there are some restrictions. You must have a chemical toilet (of some kind) within 30 miles of Moab. Hard to patrol, but just keep this in mind. I could go on and on, but just do some research and let me know if I can help.
Todd
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Off-Road Ranger I
I can help with some of the easy stuff, but if you're rock crawlin' or want to do trail names like Poison Spider or Hell's Revenge, I'm out. Fun to watch. A lot of these trails can be done and the tricky parts may have bypasses. But again, do the research.
Todd
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Todd
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Advocate I
I so just want to go out there, make camp in a dozen different areas and watch sunrises and sunsets in that gorgeous stone heaven ! I love me some rock for whatever weird reasons...lol
Enthusiast III
Man, you guys get to have all the fun! Here in NY we've got nothing like that!
Advocate I
Off-Road Ranger I
I feel blessed to live here in Utah. But half the fun is getting to where you want to be. I travel all over the country and find beautiful places in every state in this GREAT Country.
Advocate III
Such great information! We are heading to Moab, Utah in June for the first time. Will be there for about a week. May venture to other beautiful areas. Wanting to camp, hike, and do some easy trail riding. New to the area and new to overlanding but not new to camping or loving the outdoors. Any help on great places to camp would be so very much appreciated. : )
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Influencer I
Great post, thanks. We are headed to New Mexico in May then turning north for Utah. We will get to the Blanding/Monticello around the 14th. I have tried to find the rules and regulations and did not run into the chemical toilet rule but we travel with one. We did find that dogs are not allowed in the Canyon Lands National Park so we will have to stay out of that area. I have done a little reading about Lockhart Basin Rd and my son would like to see the area north/west of Moab. There are areas of Utah full of beautiful rock formations and canyons and then there are areas of flat low brush. Since we only have a week I would like to see the rocks you guys are famous for since we have plenty of flat desert here in SoCal. We dry camp, we like minimal rock crawling, minimal people, maximum sunsets and cool stuff to look at. Should I start with the books you recommend? Do you mind giving us some guidance? I will follow this thread or you can PM me or if you prefer, my email is markdickens2000@yahoo.com
