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Trail Leaders Needed for the 35th Anniversary Celebration Event in Moab

Nimrod

Degenerate Jeeper
NAXJA Member
Location
Duck River
The Board of Directors is working hard to plan a great 35th Anniversary celebration event in Moab, Utah, from Tuesday, October 7 through Saturday, October 13, 2018. Of course the event will feature multiple options daily for runs through Moab’s world-famous offroad trails. To make this happen, we need volunteers to lead the runs!

Tentatively, and in no particular order, we need leaders for the following trails:

Seven-mile Rim
Strike Ravine
Hell’s Revenge
Top of the World
Fins & Things
Steel Bender
Flat Iron Mesa
Moab Rim
Pritchett Canyon
Secret Spire
Dome Plateau
Poison Spider Mesa
Kane Creek
Cliffhanger
Klondike Bluffs
Metal Masher
Behind the Rocks
Shaffer Trail/Lathrop
Porcupine Rim
Elephant Hill
Gold Bar Rim/Golden Spike

As you can see, we’ll need a lot of volunteers to lead these runs, especially since some of the same trails may be scheduled for runs on more than one day. Without volunteers, the event cannot be the big success we all hope it will be. So, if you are familiar with any of these trails, please step up and volunteer! If you’ve ever led any runs on these trails before, please step up and volunteer! If you’ve ever led any runs anywhere else, please step up and volunteer! If you’ve never led any run anywhere but you have GPS or can read a map and you have a CB or ham radio and a reliable rig and a can-do attitude, please step up and volunteer!

Please respond here if you can help, or feel free to contact me backchannel if you prefer by pm, or by e-mail to my screen name @ NAXJA.org, or by call or text to (five 6 too*) six 7 six - seven 7 zero 2.

If I’ve omitted from the list above any trails that you think should be included, please let me know.


*Mis-spelling is intentional. No need to point it out.
 
To heck with dignity. I’ve reached the begging and groveling stage.

In 2013, we had 18 leaders for 29 trail runs over five days for the big Moab event. In other words, we had five or six runs officially scheduled for each day. We’d like to be able to offer as many run options to choose from at this year’s event, but we still need a bunch more leaders to make that happen.

If you have already volunteered, thanks again! I’ll be in touch with you again as plans firm up.

If you haven’t volunteered, please do!
 
As mentioned before, I'm up to handling a group, we have a nice bunch coming out from the north Atlantic chapter so even though I haven't been out there, I have a capable rig and experience leading groups. My bonus is that some of us have been out there multiple times, so I can be confident in saying count me in. I'd be happy to help.
Rich
NAC VP.
 
The BOD will be finalizing a tentative trail list for Moab this month and we expect to have it posted up the first week in August. If all goes as planned, we hope to offer a total of 24 runs over the five days of the event, giving participants a choice of four or five runs per day of various levels of technical difficulty, including one scenic run every day that can be done by unmodified or mildly built rigs. So far, nine guys have stepped up and offered to lead one or more runs, which is hugely appreciated. To those guys, again, I say thank you! But, really, we are going to need more trail leaders to fill out the schedule and make this event a success. If you plan to attend the event, please volunteer to lead a run.
 
I don’t know about the rest of you guys, but I’m getting really excited about meeting up with you all and wheeling in Moab! I’m down to just four small items left on my to-do list to have my rig set up the way I want it and ready to roll. The BOD’s been discussing the trail runs and we have a schedule almost ready to be posted up. You all should expect to see it within the next week or so. But we’re still in need of more trail leaders. As I’ve said before, if you can wheel, if you have GPS or can read a map, if you have a CB or ham radio and a reliable rig, and if you have a can-do attitude, you are qualified to lead a run. So please step up. We need you!

Again, to those who have stepped up already, thank you! Rest assured that I haven’t forgotten about you and that I’ll be in touch, probably within the next few days, to discuss specific run assignments.
 
I've been seriously considering volunteering. But honestly I'm normally a shit show and everything goes wrong for me. So it's probably for the best i don't lead.

If you were there in 2013 I was the guy who showed up in a uhaul and wheels 1/2 a day all event.
 
I've been seriously considering volunteering. But honestly I'm normally a shit show and everything goes wrong for me. So it's probably for the best i don't lead.

If you were there in 2013 I was the guy who showed up in a uhaul and wheels 1/2 a day all event.

I missed it in 2013, unfortunately. If you change you're mind, please let me know. We can really use the help!
 
I’ve pm’ed everyone on my leaders list with proposed trail assignments and have already had a few confirmations. If you’ve volunteered to lead a run and did not get a pm from me then I goofed. If that happened, please let me know. But if you did get a pm, please get back to me ASAP. If I’ve suggested a trail or a day that doesn’t work for you, there are still plenty of options at this point, so we can work it out.

Also, we still could really use some more volunteers to fill out the schedule!
 
Hey Stefan.....! I just confirmed my acceptance for my assignment.....Hell's Revenge.
I think they like me.
Or they are trying to kill me.

You and Jay better get wrenching.
 
Believe it or not, there are still some scheduled runs with no designated run leader.

Can I get a volunteer, please, for Flat Iron Mesa on Tuesday, October 9?

Or how about Strike Ravine on Wednesday?

Cliff Hanger, Thursday, anyone?

Poison Spider Mesa and Where Eagles Dare, Friday?

Anyone want to lead the long run Saturday from Gold Bar Rim to Golden Spike to Poison Spider Mesa? This sounds like a good one for chedisme! ;-)

The sooner we get the schedule filled in, the sooner I can stop pestering all you good people with these tiresome posts!

Oh, and once again: a big heart-felt THANK YOU to those who have already volunteered, including Rock2pus of course!
 
I was planning on doing poison spider/where eagles dare on Friday. So if you really need a guy in a clapped out YJ leading an xj group. I'll do it.

This club has really done alot for me so I suppose it's time to start paying it back.
 
You guys rock!

Rich: I now have you down to lead Strike Ravine on Wednesday and Hell's Revenge on Thursday.

Stafan: I have you down for Poison Spider with the Where Eagles Dare loop on Friday.

THANK YOU BOTH!
 
I'm sure I speak for us both a hearty "you're very welcome", with a dose of thank YOU as well. Stefan and I would never have met if it weren't because of NAXJA, we've both made life long friends because of this, so it's worth it.
Stefan, spider Mesa and eagles dare sound good to me, I'll be right there with you guys! Now I have to start planning some sweet lunches...:)
Rich
 
I guess my whining is paying off because people have really been stepping up recently and volunteering to lead runs, which is greatly appreciated!

Here is the complete up-to-the-minute list of runs that are still in need of leaders:

Dome Plateau – a moderate level run – on Wednesday, October 10;

Cliff Hanger on Thursday;

Moab Rim – likely a shortish three- or four-hour run – on Friday;

Behind the Rocks, Saturday, and;

La Sal Pass – a moderate level scenic run – also on Saturday.

Any takers?
 
I'm still in the process of nailing down our arrival/ leave dates with the wife, I'll see what I can do.
BTW, just out of curiosity, from past experience how big of a group could we reasonably expect to be leading? I've led groups of 10+ before, so it's not about that, more like I'm wanting to make sure my rig is properly prepped with "what if" tools and spares.
I've also been known to host trail breakfast or lunch at times. :)
 
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