Taking the wife....she don't wheel....

[Jump This]

I have almost convinced the wife to make it out for this trip. I have planned a ten day run.
As the title say, she don't wheel, doesn't like it much at all (she is not into the heart beating thrill factor I'm addicted to.)
I have shown her some pictures of the area (thanks to all who have been there before.)
What are some of the 'other' attractions to Moab?
She likes a good bar as much as anyone else...is there a must see beer joint?
Nice dinner spot (I'm talking real nice...) ?
Anyone elses wifes coming too who might want a day off when we are out doing the tougher runs?
What ya' think?

Rick

[Rev Den]

My wife has consented to this trip porvided I stay on the easy trails and bypass the rough stuff.

She is going for the scenery.

You are not alone.

Rev

[JohnX]

My wife said she won't come unless I let her bring her MJ....Sorry guys.

[lobsterdmb]

My future wife only consented to this trip if we take all the rough stuff

[Jump This]

My wife has consented to this trip porvided I stay on the easy trails and bypass the rough stuff.

She is going for the scenery.

You are not alone.

Rev


I'm thinkin' that I will get plenty of time to do all the wheelin' I want, I'm looking for items to suggest that she might enjoy, some of them to be done while I'm out beatin' the rig.

:D

[Jump This]

My future wife only consented to this trip if we take all the rough stuff

Don't believe it , she is just trying to impress you.

:D

[IntrepidXJ]

My wife has consented to this trip porvided I stay on the easy trails and bypass the rough stuff.


ok...so that leaves you 90% of Moab trails to check out

[lobsterdmb]

Don't believe it , she is just trying to impress you.

:D

Believe it... She is a NAXJA member in fact, running for a directors position (shameless plug!), Ms. Lobsterdmb

[turpehar]

All women lie,,, the only thing you can believe is "Yes, I bought that today"

[Ms. Lobsterdmb]

I wouldn't just pretend to like jeeps to impress him. I am really looking forward to enjoying some hard core wheeling, great scenery, and meeting new people!

[Ms. Lobsterdmb]

All women lie,,, the only thing you can believe is "Yes, I bought that today"

"It's ok, it was on sale"

[Jump This]

"It's ok, it was on sale"


That IS marriage material right there for you!
She has already saved you some money...

:D

[Goatman]

Rick, there's video rent places, so she can watch videos in the MH while you're out wheeling. :)

You can take a day or two and do Arches and Canyonlands, she'd enjoy that. There's stuff downtown to check out, but she'd need wheels, and it wouldn't take all day.

How patient is she?

[turpehar]

"It's ok, it was on sale"

"besides, I only had it in brown, black, tan, and blue,,, but not yellow", "and it will go good with the purse I bought on ebay just last night" :wave1:

[lesslimited]

The must-see beer joint would be Moab Brewery. Pretty good food too.

For a really nice dinner, we enjoyed Buck's Grill. There's definitely no shortage of restaurants in the area. You can download menus here...
http://www.moabhappenings.com/menuguide.htm

[Jump This]

Rick, there's video rent places, so she can watch videos in the MH while you're out wheeling. :)

You can take a day or two and do Arches and Canyonlands, she'd enjoy that. There's stuff downtown to check out, but she'd need wheels, and it wouldn't take all day.

How patient is she?


That would not work for her, but the parks are on my list even if she doesn't come out. I need to know for sure if she is coming soon. Got to compare gas costs to hotel costs....
Lets see, aprox 1600mi total in the RV...@ 7mpg is.....about 230 gallons @ $4.50 (estimated cost by fall) equals....$1035.00. plus camp fees...
Now if I take the diesel I'd get 15mpg, so the fuel costs are cut by more than half, but then I'd need a hotel, for 8 days at aprox $100 per night....
so if we look at costs, its probably close enough to being a coin flip.
Hmmmmmm........

[Goatman]

Will wifey let you hang in the campground with your buds, or will you be stuck in a hotel room and going out to eat? :)

Plenty of good places to eat. Moab Brewery has good food and some good micro brew.

[Jump This]

Will wifey let you hang in the campground with your buds, or will you be stuck in a hotel room and going out to eat? :)

Plenty of good places to eat. Moab Brewery has good food and some good micro brew.

Bonnie (my wife) enjoys most everything about what I do for fun, things like hanging around the fire, watching others do the dumb ass things I do, a cold beverage or two, heck, she even likes the people I hang around with when I go wheeling. She just has very little tolerance for the 'thrill factor' of crawling.

So to answer your question (we will ignore the 'let you' part :D ) Yes, I will be hanging with my buds! And so will she....
although I hadn't thaught about the food situation too much....
:D

[RedHeep]

My wife has taken a look at some of the pictures and said "I won't be in the jeep for that."

But that just means she's willing to do a lot of walking. She wants to be there, just doesn't want to be in the jeep when I'm doing stupid stuff.

On a side note, don't forget the Tuesday Tourist Run :)

[DaJudge]

My wife gets out of the jeep a lot! She loves the scenery and some of the obstacles, but like RedHeep's wife, she gets out if she is uncomfortable.

There a lot of things to do besides hardcore wheeling. A bunch of the trails are basically beautiful scenic drives. There are of course Canyonlans NP, Arches NP, and Dead Horse Point SP.

Moab has the usual tourist shops and as was mentioned the Moab brewery is not bad.

I think you will have plenty of opportunity to run trails she would be comfortable with. Let her look through Wells' book on Moab. The features description will let her see that some trails are more scenic then anything else.

Glen

[XJumpmaster]

My wife, Tamara, won't be down until Thursday or Friday. They can hang together, if she doesn't mind hangin with a 10 mo. old kid too!

[Jump This]

My wife, Tamara, won't be down until Thursday or Friday. They can hang together, if she doesn't mind hangin with a 10 mo. old kid too!


The wife loves babies!
I'm thinking the best bet is to take her on a smooth dirt road sight seeing trip first...then progressively work her to some of the more fun runs.
It looks like she wants to take the motor home, that way she has a place for the dogs...

[DrMoab]

The wife loves babies!
I'm thinking the best bet is to take her on a smooth dirt road sight seeing trip first...then progressively work her to some of the more fun runs.
It looks like she wants to take the motor home, that way she has a place for the dogs...
Let her drive.

Worked for me.

Now it seems I am more camera guy then driver.

[Jump This]

Let her drive.

Worked for me.

Now it seems I am more camera guy then driver.

Are you kiddin' me?
If I let her drive, what would I do?

:D

BTW last time I 'let her drive' I couldn't stand up straight for a week!

[planefixer]

Let her drive.

Worked for me.

Now it seems I am more camera guy then driver.

I'm in the same situation.She'll probably drive almost as much as me.It doesn't look like I'll have her rig done ($$$) so we'll have to continue to share mine.:( :D

[jwtrapper]

My wife made me spend our tax return on jeep parts so that we are sure to make it again this year.

[XJumpmaster]

Sweet!

[karstic]

"It's ok, it was on sale"

Don't you mean, "Like at how much money I saved."

[4xSanta]

I have almost convinced the wife to make it out for this trip. I have planned a ten day run.
As the title say, she don't wheel, doesn't like it much at all (she is not into the heart beating thrill factor I'm addicted to.)
I have shown her some pictures of the area (thanks to all who have been there before.)
What are some of the 'other' attractions to Moab?
She likes a good bar as much as anyone else...is there a must see beer joint?
Nice dinner spot (I'm talking real nice...) ?
Anyone elses wifes coming too who might want a day off when we are out doing the tougher runs?
What ya' think?

Rick

Moab has everykind of stuff for the none jeep person River stuff,hikin,bike stuff,Art/craft stuff,rock climin,beer drinkin,property sales,explorin, etc.etc. what else do ya want......SANTA

[scully]

my future wife comes every time, and she LOVES it!, the mud, big bumps, and the hills. she even doesnt mind if the jeep goes upside down,(just as long as theres no rolling over and over). shes even stayed in when theres a foot of water on the floor!!

[Jump This]

Moab has everykind of stuff for the none jeep person River stuff,hikin,bike stuff,Art/craft stuff,rock climin,beer drinkin,property sales,explorin, etc.etc. what else do ya want......SANTA


I know she will have a great time.....and don't give her any ideas on buying more damn property....

[Santa Cruz Sailor]

I'd be willing to give up a day of co-piloting to cruise around town. I'll have my Tacoma Prerunner for transportation so we can make a day of it pretty easy. I have been to Moab several times and know my way around there pretty well.

Ron and I are camping at slickrock, space 86 I think. Look me up so we can coordinate a day.

~~Ardis

[Andy Steiner]

What are some of the 'other' attractions to Moab?

Arches and Canyonlands National Parks. Arches is a must see. For kitchy, Hole in the Rock (http://www.theholeintherock.com/). About 12-20 miles south of Moab, just shy of the entrance to Area BFE. Great tourist attraction.

She likes a good bar as much as anyone else...is there a must see beer joint?


The Brewery and Eddie McStiffs. Brewery is better. Eddie's has a whole shopping center.

Nice dinner spot (I'm talking real nice...) ?

Sunset Grill (http://moab-utah.com/sunsetgrill/) is the nicest restaurant in town. Unquestionably has the best view. Go close to sunset.


Anyone elses wifes coming too who might want a day off when we are out doing the tougher runs?

Michaelle will arrive Wednesday. She'll join me for a run on Thursday but I plan on working on the photo show most all of Friday so they can borrow my Jeep if you want to wheel.

[DrMoab]

McStiffs is on the Blackmail list. Any self respecting off road enthusiast should stay far far away from that place.