Moab and the La Sal Mountains

[IntrepidXJ]

I headed to Moab this weekend so I could pre-run the trail I am leading in October for the 25th Anniversary event and get it into my GPS.

Here's some pictures from the weekend.

The Klondike Bluffs in the distance
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There are a number of dinosaur tracks in the slickrock
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Remnants of an old copper mine
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Heading down the slickrock
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On our way back from Klondike Bluffs we took part of the Copper Ridge trail back to the highway and then stopped by the Gemini Bridges on our way back to Moab.

La Sals in the distance from the Gemini Bridges road
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The Gemini Bridges
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Gooney Bird Rock
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After making it back to town, we stopped at a local book store and then had dinner at Zax, before heading up to our campsite at Lake Oowah in the La Sal Mountains.

Lake Oowah
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[IntrepidXJ]

Sunday morning we did a little exploring in the La Sal's before heading back home. We started off by heading up Miners Basin and then we went for a short hike at the end of the trail.

Creek in Miners Basin
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View of Castle Valley from Miners Basin's switchbacks
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After making our way around to the other side of the La Sal's we headed up into Beaver Basin

Headed towards Beaver Basin
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We stopped at Don's lake on our way to Beaver Basin
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Remains of an old cabin along the trail
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Manns Peak in the distance
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After making our way back down out of Beaver Basin we jumped back on the Gateway Road and headed back to GJ.

[jmaxj]

glad to see you made it back:) some good looking pictures there.

[kndrewa]

howd the scout go for your trail run?
any surprises you came away a bit better prepared for?
cool that you headed up there early like that.

[IntrepidXJ]

howd the scout go for your trail run?
any surprises you came away a bit better prepared for?
cool that you headed up there early like that.

the scouting went well. I have the route in my GPS, so I would say I'm pretty prepared.

[shelbyluvv]

I hate you Randy!

Nice pics as always. I can't wait to get back out west.

[buzzbombxj]

great pics as allways, but im curious if you ever take out the other xj anymore, the one in your avatar?

[IntrepidXJ]

great pics as allways, but im curious if you ever take out the other xj anymore, the one in your avatar?

It's still in Illinois (until the end of next month)....but once I get it back here, it still needs a lot of work to get it wheeling again....I've kind of grown away from the more extreme trails for now anyways.

[TRNDRVR]

Man, I wish I had a life!!!!

[IntrepidXJ]

Man, I wish I had a life!!!!

get your XJ here to GJ

[bmyohn]

i was out in vail about a month ago...defiently is a dream of mine to get out there and wheel for a couple weeks straight...lol

[bmyohn]

can you send me the full size pic of the jeep infront of Don's lake? id love to use it as my background

[TRNDRVR]

get your XJ here to GJSoon.

I'm putting a new motor in it. :doh:


(and my days in GJ are changing to Sat. & Sun.)

[IntrepidXJ]

(and my days in GJ are changing to Sat. & Sun.)

that's even better....we can go wheeling often :)

[BIGSLVRXJ]

Beautiful pictures Randy, thanks for taking them! For those of us that never see that scenery, it's nice to have people taking pictures. It's even better to have Jeeps included in them :D.