Here are some pictures from our Moab, UT weekend over St. Patricks day. Rick & Ann Smith (Rickanns) joined us from Lubbock, TX with their Touareg. We only did a total of three trails. Average time to complete a trail was around four hours!!!
Day 1: We headed up to a trail called Rainbow Terrace. It took forever to get there, traveling most of the way to Canyonlands NP in the process. The trail was mostly in the sand, with some sandstone crossings and one steep rocky climb to get up the 'terrace'. Magnificent red cliff walls soared around us. The last part of the trail was in deeper sand and was mostly in a dry river bed. Think BAJA driving.
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Next, we met up with Rick and Ann for a climb up to Klondike Bluffs. The climb up was hampered by a large rock (it kind of looked like a hammer) jutting into the trail at window level. The make it interesting, there were large slick rocks in the tire path, and they threatened to push you in to the 'hammer'. The trail also curved as you approached the rocks, making wheelbase and ground clearance an issue.
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Careful spotter assistance help all of us get around unscratched. Up higher, we started up the slickrock (sandstone) and passed by several dinosaur footprints. There were several climbs and gaps into and across the slickrock in various places.
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On the way out, we passed by the 'Copper Bluffs'. They turquoise blue color was in beautiful contrast with the red sandstone of the area. This picture does not do it justice.
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Day 2 brought a little apprehension and excitement to me for the trail we wanted to
tackle. Fins & Things was listed in the guide book as 'Difficult' with emphasis on approach and departure angles as well as skid plates. Sounded interesting, but I was envisioning how well my bumpers and other expensive items would fare.
We met up at the trail head. Immediately, we find ourselves climbing steep slickrock. Much of the rest of the day played out like a slow roller coaster ride, constantly climbing up and crawling down slick rock formations and over rock ledges. The trailer hitch did drag and a few of the steeped sections, but it largely saved my rear bumper and exhaust from damage.
Overall, we ended up with 120 spectacular pictures of us testing our vehicles on some very challenging obstacles. Of course, the pictures rarely do it justice!
Even if you have visited my Moab page before, please check it out again now that it is sorted out and in proper order.
Click here for 120 Moab pictures
A few of my favorite selections from the trip:
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Day 1: We headed up to a trail called Rainbow Terrace. It took forever to get there, traveling most of the way to Canyonlands NP in the process. The trail was mostly in the sand, with some sandstone crossings and one steep rocky climb to get up the 'terrace'. Magnificent red cliff walls soared around us. The last part of the trail was in deeper sand and was mostly in a dry river bed. Think BAJA driving.
Next, we met up with Rick and Ann for a climb up to Klondike Bluffs. The climb up was hampered by a large rock (it kind of looked like a hammer) jutting into the trail at window level. The make it interesting, there were large slick rocks in the tire path, and they threatened to push you in to the 'hammer'. The trail also curved as you approached the rocks, making wheelbase and ground clearance an issue.
Careful spotter assistance help all of us get around unscratched. Up higher, we started up the slickrock (sandstone) and passed by several dinosaur footprints. There were several climbs and gaps into and across the slickrock in various places.
On the way out, we passed by the 'Copper Bluffs'. They turquoise blue color was in beautiful contrast with the red sandstone of the area. This picture does not do it justice.
Day 2 brought a little apprehension and excitement to me for the trail we wanted to
tackle. Fins & Things was listed in the guide book as 'Difficult' with emphasis on approach and departure angles as well as skid plates. Sounded interesting, but I was envisioning how well my bumpers and other expensive items would fare.
We met up at the trail head. Immediately, we find ourselves climbing steep slickrock. Much of the rest of the day played out like a slow roller coaster ride, constantly climbing up and crawling down slick rock formations and over rock ledges. The trailer hitch did drag and a few of the steeped sections, but it largely saved my rear bumper and exhaust from damage.
Overall, we ended up with 120 spectacular pictures of us testing our vehicles on some very challenging obstacles. Of course, the pictures rarely do it justice!
Even if you have visited my Moab page before, please check it out again now that it is sorted out and in proper order.
Click here for 120 Moab pictures
A few of my favorite selections from the trip:
