Red rocks and grab your socks..

[poomba]

We had a blast! We cancelled Kane Creek, with a 2 day rain in place, and more on the way, we figured if we wanted to surf, we'd move to the coast, instead of waiting for California to fall into the ocean. So instead, we did Hell's Revenge, me riding shotgun with Popeye in his green jeep. I earned 'most optimistic spotter' with 'Yer doing good, great, perfect..WHAM! Crunch!...'we can fix that' kay, yer doing great, perfect..'
Then Todd and Julie used the kid proof locks so I couldn't get out of the Limo when we went up Hell's Gate near dark (2nd trip, we ran back up there that afternoon so Xjeeper could hit it again, after a Ujoint gave out after only 15 years..just don't make 'em like they used to...)
Next day, Poison Spider/Golden spike...anyway, after I awake from the dead, I'll try posting some pics. Others went on Cliffhanger and..someotherdamned place, I forget. So, they can report on that. But if you missed it, maaaaaan we got some great people... I've got pics of red rocks and red rocks with jeeps, so..doesn't get any better than that.

[bigjoe]

We had a blast! We cancelled Kane Creek, with a 2 day rain in place, and more on the way, we figured if we wanted to surf, we'd move to the coast, instead of waiting for California to fall into the ocean. So instead, we did Hell's Revenge, me riding shotgun with Popeye in his green jeep. I earned 'most optimistic spotter' with 'Yer doing good, great, perfect..WHAM! Crunch!...'we can fix that' kay, yer doing great, perfect..'
Then Todd and Julie used the kid proof locks so I couldn't get out of the Limo when we went up Hell's Gate near dark (2nd trip, we ran back up there that afternoon so Xjeeper could hit it again, after a Ujoint gave out after only 15 years..just don't make 'em like they used to...)
Next day, Poison Spider/Golden spike...anyway, after I awake from the dead, I'll try posting some pics. Others went on Cliffhanger and..someotherdamned place, I forget. So, they can report on that. But if you missed it, maaaaaan we got some great people... I've got pics of red rocks and red rocks with jeeps, so..doesn't get any better than that.
Glad you made it back OK. I know I'm going to be sorry I missed it when you all start posting in the next couple of days. :cry:
JR got any ideas for getting your junk going? I was going to stop by on Saturday but I sold my '85 Waggy and had to get home to help the guy put it on the trailer.
Get the pics up I'm anxiously awaiting.
Joe :viking:

[Popeye]

I just wanted to say thank you to all who made this happen, I had a blast put my heep to the test and did much better than I could imagine. Even when my heart was in my throat, thanx for the spots and giving me the lines.
I should have some pics up in a couple days (when I figure out how to do it) thanx you all are great. :firedevil

[poomba]

http://community.webshots.com/user/poomba104

got the poison spider pics up..will do hell's revenge tomorrow..er, today, hell, it's 3 am...

[JeeperG]

Looks Like a fun time Wish I could tagged along....

JeeperG

[Danno]

is Hell's Gate open again?

[DrMoab]

is Hell's Gate open again?
Yup! as of April 5th party1:

[poomba]

is Hell's Gate open again?

Yep. If there was any doubt about a trail, we called the Sheriff's dept and asked. Was kinda funny watching Xjeeper on the cell phone, going "Hello? No, this is not an emergency, but can you tell me...."
We also did the Tread Lightly thing as best we could, and brought out some beer cans left over from EJS...

[XJEEPER]

is Hell's Gate open again?

Yes, HG and Escalator are both open......for now. They are under review and I'm attempting to gather more intelligence on these obstacles. There were Stay on Marked Routes BLM signs in place on Hell's Gate and Escalator, so I called the Grand Co Sheriff's Dept from the Overlook parking area for an official ruling before we ran HG. They verified both obstacle as open until further notice.:clap:

Then I proceeded to toss a right front ujoint at the last ledge on top of HG.......Alex thinks that he's a jinx because he was riding shotgun....last time he rode with me, we made it 3/4 of the way up when I realized that I was still in 2Low.......
The yokes weren't harmed and so I pulled the shaft, siliconed a juice bottle top in the tube and ran the rest of the trail in 2 Low and fixed it in town. 7 years of Moab wheeling on a Disco D30 with 260 joints......that's my first ujoint break, not too bad.

We ran out to HG later that night and ran it again at dusk......great fun!!

[Handlebars]

Dangit Jeff, I'll never try Hell's Gate if you continue scaring the crap out of me on it! :D John made it look easy despite 3.07 gears and a stick shift.
http://www.fototime.com/E4E4951A97249D9/standard.jpg

Escalator was another story entirely.
http://www.fototime.com/ED77EEA77ECAA77/standard.jpg

http://www.fototime.com/9BDE30168FC1AF6/standard.jpg

Did anybody mention that the trails were unusually wet? I've never seen a lake on Hell's Revenge before! I couln't imagine what Kane Creek would have looked like.

http://www.fototime.com/1B042F9AE18938C/standard.jpg

It's a good thing that John got some practice changing axles on Jeff's rig because guess what...

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Thank you everybody who ran Cliffhanger with me. You kept up a great pace despite the 3 ring circus atmosphere due to hundreds of mountain bike racers, a couple of slow moving groups of other jeeps, motorcycles and quads that swarmed the trail. It was almost worth it just to continually hear the surprized reactions from the mountain bikers when they saw our group of station wagons making easy progress through the trail. :) This spot was a parking lot both times we went through:

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It took the group of jeeps that started the trail ahead of us the same amount of time to get one of their vehicles up this rock after the creek crossing as it took us to get 7 through. Way to go, NAXJA drivers! :thumbup:

http://www.fototime.com/221E4B852F0EDF7/standard.jpg

Some bonus pics.
I did Poison Spider Friday night, it was beautiful after the stormy weather that we just suffered through. Here is the spot just below the waterfall:

http://www.fototime.com/6ABF38D59E5FC83/standard.jpg

Is Tom Woods related to Paul Bunyan? Thanks for participating in out trail rides and raffle!
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Speaking of the raffle, I won the coolest raffle prize EVER.
http://www.fototime.com/F13794240E8F3DF/standard.jpg[img]

If you have never done the Elephant Hill Trail, here is what you are missing:
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It's not too hard, we took a stock TJ through easily. The scenery is great, even by Moab standards. You can also camp amongst the needles in the Devil's Kitchen. Inquire at the Canyonlands National Park visitor center for the permit.

[poomba]

http://community.webshots.com/user/poomba104

Got the hells gate/hells revenge pics that turned out (lost the neat ones due to darkness) up now, I think... If anyone who was there wants a CD of these, let me know and I'll bring 'em to a meeting or mail 'em out, if need be.

[xjblue]

turned out to be a dangerous weekend for some in Moab, not to put a downer on the trip report. It was a great time!

a mountainbiker was killed on Kane Creek road during the race.
http://www.utahmountainbiking.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=407

and a rollover on Hells Revenge didn't end so well either.
http://www.rockymountainextreme.com/showthread.php?t=11735

Glad we didn't have any injurious mishaps and hope everyone got home safe. Had a great time and thanks to everyone who helped out. I'll get some pics up after work on my webshots account!

[bretto]

Just wanted to say thank to all who put this together and letting my family and I join in the fun/activities. Hope to be joining the club soon and becoming official. I'll post a link to the pics I have shortly. Now anyone got a rear driver's side tailight? I seem to have lost mine on Cliffhanger. :dunno:

Brett

[ZAC]

pics from GB to GS on Friday and Hells revenge on Sunday

http://community.webshots.com/album/137956213NRNUtl

[JEEPZZ]

Great pics guys!
My digital camera is on it's last leg so I wasn't able to get a lot of shots but here's a few:

http://community.webshots.com/album/138008434mfjJPU

[xjblue]

I wondered what happened to your tail light!?

great pics so far guys - we had a good time!

was only able to upload an album for Fridays Hells Revenge run last night so enjoy and more to come.
http://community.webshots.com/user/xjblue

looks like you need to click on the chapter logo album for some reason. :dunno:

fixed it, soon as webshots processes the changes.... :confused1

[XJEEPER]

Great shots Jared!

[DeweyXJ]

Great weekend everyone!!! :jester: I really enjoyed meeting & wheelin with all ya'll :party: :party: Zack gets my vote for kickassdrivinguy on Fri's GBR/GS run :wierd: open diffs are no match for this guy!! :lecture: Yes, I got schooled. :rattle: Appologies go out to the guys that I was supposed to meet Sunday for Gemini Bridges, sometime Sat a vest with the motorhome keys fell/blew/was abducted by aliens out of the Jeep, needless to say my Sun. morning was spent finding the only locksmith in 50 miles & getting a key made :hang: Anyway, great fun, let's do it again, real soon!! Maybe the Rubicon in Aug? :gag:

[climbon]

I had a blast, looking forward to the next event. By the way I finally got ahold of my brother in law and the body snatcher on GS got his CJ-5 real good. Oh, and DavidB thanks for letting me use my new WARN 9.5ti on your rig I think I made a good purchase. See you all later

[xjblue]

Alright, I've got two full albums up on my webshots account, one for Poison Spider is now added. Took way to many pictures :thumbup: anyway here are both links.
http://community.webshots.com/album/138101553GCgSQu for friday HR

http://community.webshots.com/album/138279805TrjZVP for Saturday PS

Just want to say thanks again to everyone, especially Jeff and Ryan for being trail leaders and those burgers Saturday were great. The "Moab" chapter rocks! can't wait for the Fall Fling but we will have to go again before then for those who didn't make this one.

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http://community.webshots.com/user/xjblue

[xjblue]

Appologies go out to the guys that I was supposed to meet Sunday for Gemini Bridges

No worries, Joe and I only waited for a little while. Figured you got stuck in traffic leaving town or something. :cool:

[XJEEPER]

Had a great time, been buried since I got home. Enjoy the pix.....

http://community.webshots.com/album/138283291WeeXFG?181

[DeweyXJ]

No worries, Joe and I only waited for a little while. Figured you got stuck in traffic leaving town or something. :cool:

I knew you guys would understand that "doodoo occurs, it was the "little princess" who was really pissed - no seat time on the trail & all - Anyway, lets get out on some 1 day local trails soon! There is a thread titled " when is our next run" allready going! Sorry, I'm a moron, I can barely type, haven't learned the link thing yet :twak: Latr

[JEEPZZ]

Duane, someone in that topless Jeep of your got some left front seat time other than yourself. I seem to remember you riding the rock rails for a bit between obstacles.
I got a few bugs in my teeth too by doing the same. :D