February in Moab

[Geepfreak]

This is the official, non-NAXJA un-organized invite for the annual February trip to Moab over Presidents weekend.

We will be down Late Friday the 16, and coming home on the 19(Monday).

Trails will be announced as the draws date gets closer(and we get the cross section of those wanting to run with us):worship:

I'll keep everyone up to date, as the time gets nearer..
BTW, we are staying at the Red Stone Inn, across the street from the Bighorn Inn, and a block south of Micky Dee's..

[Clint]

Sweet! Hoping I can make it.

[DrMoab]

This is my traditional, annual "Its going to snow on you guys" post.

[dustybronco]

hey count me in for that. don't tell the wife I am taking her rig out to tear up again.

[Mrs Moab]

Hope you have fun freezing your butts off. That's a little early for me to be in Moab. Have fun!

[DeadEyeJ]

Traditionally, President's Day and post-Halloween have been my most enjoyable runs to Moab. I'm planning on being there, in a TJ or XJ... whichever I own by then. To all you naysayers, "Buy a coat."

Jared:patriot:

[xjblue]

last time I was in Moab in mid February it hit a nice and comfy 70*

[Lonestar]

I'm going to ask the boss for the 19th off tomarrow.

[Mrs Moab]

Traditionally, President's Day and post-Halloween have been my most enjoyable runs to Moab. I'm planning on being there, in a TJ or XJ... whichever I own by then. To all you naysayers, "Buy a coat."

Jared:patriot:

I'm sure that no matter what the weather is, it's going to be fun, Hey Shelly's going to be there....and Moab is fun no matter the weather, even when it's pouring rain for what...7...8 days in a row?

[jmaxj]

you gonna show this year? :D

[DrMoab]

you gonna show this year? :D
No.

[jmaxj]

No.
good didn't want you too anyway :laugh3:

[XJhammer]

I'll be making my third visit this year.... Lets go nuts...

The jeep will be there.... With me in it.

[Geepfreak]

Just make sure tou bring 'that Intergalactic KEGGAR."

[old_man]

If this weather will give me a break so I can get my tranny swapped, I might stop in and see whats happening.

[jmaxj]

I'll be making my third visit this year.... Lets go nuts...

The jeep will be there.... With me in it.
don't know whats a better bet on this one, whether jeff will bring his jeep or jeremy might acctually show up :D

[XJhammer]

Originally Posted by XJHammer
Just make sure tou bring 'that Intergalactic KEGGAR."


I never said that..... And I don't ever remember bringing a keg to Utah, It's illegal there...

Plus Moab is more fun when I'm there....

[jmaxj]

And I don't ever remember bringing a keg to Utah, It's illegal there...
it took two days of one on your passenger seat and a few people telling you that it was a no no to figure it out if i remember correctally :laugh3:

[XJhammer]

Happy day today my Jeep passed emissions. I was a little worried about it.

Now I'm going to get some new shoes for her. It will be Moab ready very soon.

[reddevil]

I am planning on being there that weekend. What trails are you all looking at doing? I would like to meet some of you guys in person.

[Lonestar]

I'm going to be there from Friday night to Monday afternoon. I'm staying at the Sleep Inn at the south end of town.

I'm up for any trail. What trails have you got planned? Who's all going?

Just though I'd bring this up since its less than two weeks away.

[Clint]

I'm out :( Money just won't be there this time. The tax man cometh.

[DrMoab]

The tax man cometh.
and the tax man taketh away. :D

[DeadEyeJ]

Our family should be going, probably Friday afternoon to Monday afternoon. We will be staying at the Riverside Inn on the north end of town. We'll probably be running our generic 31" AT's on the TJ, and doing some less savage trails this time. Some friends and their parents are staying at the hotel with us.

Jared:patriot:

[Clint]

and the tax man taketh away. :D

Yeah. I was very much looking forward to this trip :(

[XJumpmaster]

I was hoping to go, but the Heep isn't going to be ready yet!

[ewander]

I am planning on being down there and would be interested in running some trails with you all.

What is the plan for trails? I'm up for pretty much anything.

[ewander]

I am planning on being down there and would be interested in running some trails with you all.

What is the plan for trails? I'm up for pretty much anything.

[reddevil]

I don't know what trails we are running yet, but should be there Sat. thru Mon.

[DeadEyeJ]

I too am game for whatever. I wouldn't mind doing a really scenic easy trail this time... it's been quite a while. There's a possibility we will no longer have the TJ by this weekend, and will instead have another XJ. It will have zero body armor and stock gears, with about a 3" lift and 31's.

Jared:patriot:

[DrMoab]

Anybody heard from Geepfreak?

He was last online a week ago and he won't return my phone calls.

[Lonestar]

I PM'd him yesterday about this trip, and havn't heard from him. Hope everything is alright.

If I don't hear from him by tomorrow, I was going to make some plans to meet up with DeadEyeJ, reddevil, ewander and anyone else planning on going down.

[Brad M.]

Anybody heard from Geepfreak?

He was last online a week ago and he won't return my phone calls.

I thought the boards were kinda quiet... hope he's okay

[DrMoab]

He would either have to be really really sick, dead or he won the lottery and he is getting the hell out of here to miss his Presidents Day trip to Moab.

[XJumpmaster]

Didn't he get a new job? I've pm'd him a bunch and gotten one back and never a call. The number on his site is disco'd. I was hoping he could help me figure out my heep before now so that I could go to Moab this weekend!

[Jackal]

I PM'd him yesterday about this trip, and havn't heard from him. Hope everything is alright.

If I don't hear from him by tomorrow, I was going to make some plans to meet up with DeadEyeJ, reddevil, ewander and anyone else planning on going down.

How about meeting up Saturday, 9.00AM at the City Market Parking lot.

[Lonestar]

How about meeting up Saturday, 9.00AM at the City Market Parking lot.

That works for me.

Any thought on what trail you guys want to do? I was thinking about poison spider, unless Jared thinks its too much for his new rig.

Lets hear some ideas.



Bryan

[XJhammer]

How about we run cliffhanger on sat..... just to throw out another idea....

[reddevil]

I will probably be on fins n things on Sat, and hells revenge on Mon. Not sure what on Sunday. But I think we are still open to suggestions on Sat. I am kind of looking for a easier trail on Sat. for the test run (first time out since install) of my RK 3 link.

[Lonestar]

How about we run cliffhanger on sat..... just to throw out another idea....

Cliffhanger was another trail on my mind. I've been on that trail twice and have never accually finished it. I've always made it up to the overlook of Poison Spider and turned around. Does anyone know if the trail has washed out since they filled in all the obsticals?

I think we should meet at the market at 9:00 am no matter what trail we run.


Bryan

[XJhammer]

Cliffhanger was another trail on my mind. I've been on that trail twice and have never accually finished it. I've always made it up to the overlook of Poison Spider and turned around. Does anyone know if the trail has washed out since they filled in all the obsticals?

I think we should meet at the market at 9:00 am no matter what trail we run.


Bryan

I'm cool with the 9:00 am start. See you all there.

[Lonestar]

Since no one else has any input this, it looks like we will be doing this...

Trail: Cliffhanger
Meeting spot: City Market parking lot
Time: 9:00 AM Saturday morning

Post up if you are planning on being there, so we know how many to wait for.


We can decide what we want to do on sunday when we get together. Unless anyone wants to discuss it now.

I'll be the one in the ass-ugly camo XJ.

Bryan

[Jackal]

See you all, 9:00 AM Sat. at City Market. Ran Cliff Hanger last year in the AM, and a 2nd trail in the PM. I'm game for any trail that the group wants to run. This will be my 4th Presidents' Day week end in Moab. Had lots of sun shine on all trips. Hope this time is no exception.

[DeadEyeJ]

We're en route to Moab as I type this, just passed Wellington. We will be staying at the Riverside Inn, on the north end of town. Cliffhanger may be a little much for us this trip. This will be the maiden voyage for the new Jeep, and it is completely unprotected. No rockrails or bumpers or skids. That being said, I'm game for whatever if you guys are willing AND QUALIFIED to be my damage-prevention spotters.

I'm also going down with a local friend and his parents, and may be running some stuff with them. I'm not entirely sure what they are planning.

My cell is 801-920-3044. Please call me if you want to set up a run! I'll try to be there at City Market, 9am on Saturday. I'll be driving a '98 with amazingly bright blue paint and 31" AT's on stock wheels.

Hopefully I'll see some of you there.

Jared:patriot:

[XJhammer]

To those that did show, what a great weekend!! I had a first time jeeper in my rig and she couldn't be happier about the trip (well maybe the 4 hour delay of i-70 being closed from Georgetown to Vail...) For the first time in a while I had some rig damage (one broken shock , one exhaust pipe), but the weather was perfect and I couldn't have asked for better people to ride with.

To those that didn't show and said they would..... shame on you.

-XJHammer
CO Chapter

[MoabXJeeper]

I am just wondering if Geepfreak showed??? Havent heard anything from him for a bit. Jeremy????

[XJSpencer]

I am just wondering if Geepfreak showed??? Havent heard anything from him for a bit. Jeremy????

He didn't go. He's been busy and has some thing to do on the 2 door. I talked to him for a while on Saturday.

[ewander]

I wish I had read this thread before I left for Moab. We ended up going, and I also stayed at the riverside inn. I was in the Silver Cherokee, my two brothers were in yellow and green TJs. Talk about great weather!

Did one of you guys loose a steering box up on poison spider? I ran into a guy in carquest that had.

We ended up trying Pritchett Saturday around noon. One of my brothers broke his track bar on the first obstacle, so went and got another one and called it a day Saturday. Sunday we decided to attempt pritchett again.

Is it still called pritchett canyon or is it rock buggy canyon now? I haven't ran the trail for about 4-5 years and it has changed significantly! It is way harder than it once was. Our group all had 35" tires (one TJ had 37s), winches, low gears, lockets, etc.... and are fairly experienced drivers and it was very, very difficult. The only other vehicles we saw that day were rock buggies and a built to the hilt TJ with 60s, and extended wheel base, and 39" iroks (he avoided every difficult obstacle). We ended up winching up axle hill (or is it suicide hill?).

It was a lot of fun, but it might be a while before I do that trail again. I have a RE track bar joint that is popping like no other and will need to be replaced.

I will have to hook up with you guys next time!

Eric

[XJBANKER]

Where are the pictures?

[MoabXJeeper]

I wish I had read this thread before I left for Moab. We ended up going, and I also stayed at the riverside inn. I was in the Silver Cherokee, my two brothers were in yellow and green TJs. Talk about great weather!

Did one of you guys loose a steering box up on poison spider? I ran into a guy in carquest that had.

We ended up trying Pritchett Saturday around noon. One of my brothers broke his track bar on the first obstacle, so went and got another one and called it a day Saturday. Sunday we decided to attempt pritchett again.

Is it still called pritchett canyon or is it rock buggy canyon now? I haven't ran the trail for about 4-5 years and it has changed significantly! It is way harder than it once was. Our group all had 35" tires (one TJ had 37s), winches, low gears, lockets, etc.... and are fairly experienced drivers and it was very, very difficult. The only other vehicles we saw that day were rock buggies and a built to the hilt TJ with 60s, and extended wheel base, and 39" iroks (he avoided every difficult obstacle). We ended up winching up axle hill (or is it suicide hill?).

It was a lot of fun, but it might be a while before I do that trail again. I have a RE track bar joint that is popping like no other and will need to be replaced.

I will have to hook up with you guys next time!

Eric

We ran it at Spring Fling 2005, a group of about ten? No siginificant problems at all. Most had 35's but a couple of us were running 33's and of course Derek had his 32's but he doesnt count. :) I did everything but Rocker Knocker with a Detroit in the rear and limited (read unlimited) slip in the front. One of the funnest days of wheeling I have ever had!

[brent]

Where are the pictures?
http://www.loganglass.net/pic/m24.jpg
http://www.loganglass.net/pic/m28.jpg
http://www.loganglass.net/pic/m35.jpg
http://www.loganglass.net/pic/m36.jpg
http://www.loganglass.net/pic/m43.jpg
http://www.loganglass.net/pic/m45.jpg
http://www.loganglass.net/pic/m53.jpg
http://www.loganglass.net/pic/m97.jpg
http://www.loganglass.net/pic/m12.jpg


saw the guy, with the gear box off, coming down poison spider, didn't look fun.

[DrMoab]

You went with Mark Bryson ehh?

Thats a nice looking Ram Charger. Who's is that?

[brent]

You went with Mark Bryson ehh?

Thats a nice looking Ram Charger. Who's is that?
Rick Miller, I believe thats the first time he has done pritchet without breaking anything, good day. did have to replace an arb solenoid.

[DaveW]

We ran it at Spring Fling 2005, a group of about ten? No siginificant problems at all. Most had 35's but a couple of us were running 33's and of course Derek had his 32's but he doesnt count. :) I did everything but Rocker Knocker with a Detroit in the rear and limited (read unlimited) slip in the front. One of the funnest days of wheeling I have ever had!

I ran pritchet with 4" of lift and 31s. No damage. :D
I did by pass the narrow bolder alley (can opener or something like that) and rocker nocker (manual tranny and didn't want the Dr. to spot me that day :gag: :rof: )

May have to give is a shot on 33s now.

[Lonestar]

Here's a few pics of my weekend. I ended up meeting up with Jared (DeadEyeJ), Jeff (XJhammer), and Jack (Jackal).
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m135/Bryan_090/Moab%20Presidents%20Day%202007/DSCN1216.jpg
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m135/Bryan_090/Moab%20Presidents%20Day%202007/DSCN1208.jpg
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m135/Bryan_090/Moab%20Presidents%20Day%202007/DSCN1206.jpg
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m135/Bryan_090/Moab%20Presidents%20Day%202007/DSCN1218.jpg
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m135/Bryan_090/Moab%20Presidents%20Day%202007/DSCN1228.jpg

Here's a link to a few more pics.

http://s103.photobucket.com/albums/m135/Bryan_090/Moab%20Presidents%20Day%202007/

[Jackal]

To those that did show, what a great weekend!! I had a first time jeeper in my rig and she couldn't be happier about the trip (well maybe the 4 hour delay of i-70 being closed from Georgetown to Vail...) For the first time in a while I had some rig damage (one broken shock , one exhaust pipe), but the weather was perfect and I couldn't have asked for better people to ride with.

To those that didn't show and said they would..... shame on you.

-XJHammer
CO Chapter

[Jackal]

Another great Presidents' Day week end in Moab. Nice company running some good trails. The Hammer shed some body parts along the way, but retrieved everything so there was no littering.

[ewander]

I ran pritchet with 4" of lift and 31s. No damage. :D
I did by pass the narrow bolder alley (can opener or something like that) and rocker nocker (manual tranny and didn't want the Dr. to spot me that day :gag: :rof: )

May have to give is a shot on 33s now.

Tell me when you attempt it again with 31's and I will bring the video camera!

[DrMoab]

Tell me when you attempt it again with 31's and I will bring the video camera!
It was only last year. It couldn't have changed that much.

Got any pics of Rocker Knocker this trip?

[ewander]

It was only last year. It couldn't have changed that much.

Got any pics of Rocker Knocker this trip?

I will try and get some on tonight.....maybe I'm just getting soft in my old age.

[DaveW]

Tell me when you attempt it again with 31's and I will bring the video camera!

Here's a pic. Didn't get to many of myself:(
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f141/dwpics/FF2005/puckerpass_climb.jpg
I had good Karma that day. Just after I decided not to try rocker knocker....
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f141/dwpics/FF2005/pp_roll1.jpg