Back from Moab - here's some pics

We just got back on Sunday from a 10 day trip to Moab. My wife and I with our XJ, my son Ryan with the green full size 77 Cherokee that came to NW Fest (check out his latest mods) and my brother and his son with their TJ got in 6 great days of wheeling. Weather was great for the most part. We got blown out of Sand Flats by 55mph winds one day but had fun that night in Moab enjoying dinner out, hot tubbing and swimming at the Best Western. Like I said last year, Moab is a lot of fun and has stuff for everyone to enjoy. You can wheel some of the best trails you'll find anywhere, camp, hike, mountain bike, sightsee, shop and eat great food and do it all in the sun for the most part. It was probably upper 60's the coolest days and usually mid 70's to 80 on the warm days. This trip we did Poison Spider Mesa, Fins & Things, Long's Canyon, Gemini Bridges, Bull Canyon, Onion Creek, Rose Garden Hill, Hell's Revenge, Gold Bar Rim, Golden Spike and Sevenmile Rim (with a short side trip to do Wipe Out Hill). Only carnage was the FS Cherokee almost tearing the steering gear off the frame on Gold Bar Rim. We got it back together with 2 out of 3 bolts and some creative support from a come along. Don't panic when you see the first few pics, I thought maybe some of you would enjoy the scenery and some might want some material to show the wife how nice it is there. The wheeling pictures are there too. I'll probably post some other pics once I get mine developed and scanned. If I can find time I'll try to edit some video and post a link to it. Hope all of you can find time to visit this place sometime. Matt, you will love it! Hope you and John and the rest of your group have a great trip.
Steve


Camping at Sand Flat's

LaSal Mountains and Moab red rock

Wildflowers are all over the place in the spring

Even saw some of the local wildlife

And here's the wheeling pics

no more piddly scenic drives for the xj huh. nice pic's.

Great pics. In the trips I've made I've yet to see a snake hahaha I am SOOOO pumped. My wife's got the enclosed trailer all organized and ready to go... I've got a short list of stuff left to do to the XJ and tow rig and I'm READY! hahahaha

J

Great pics, Steve. Those rocks are just BEGGING to have my camera capture them.

Someday...

Sweet Pic's!!

The full size looks VERY nice!!

Michael

hysiderafter said:

Matt, you will love it! Hope you and John and the rest of your group have a great trip.

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Thanks, Steve. I'm really looking forward to the whole thing...but I'm wishing I had an automatic more and more every day. As always, great pics!

And again, I love the FSJ!

-----Matt-----

Thanks for sharing the pics. Hoping to make it over next spring.

nice trip. I figure it'd cost me $2K to make the trip down there. It'd be worth it though.

Good looking pics...... looks like yall had fun!!!!