With that kind of equipment and experienced drivers you'll be just fine on
anything Moab can dish out.

As for finding your way around the trails it is relatively easy lately, all the
named trails are pretty clearly marked. Now if you are exploring the old mining
roads that is another story entirely. <lol> There are thousands of miles of
back roads and while you can find your way around with a compass and a topo map
it is a real skill test. Nowadays a GPS takes some of the fun out of it, but at
least you always know where you are. <g>

As for choosing October for your trip I can't think of a better time to go. The
temps are more comfortable, the crowds are gone, and you are almost guaranteed
good weather. One thing you might want to consider is renting a condo for your
group. My last trip was a couple of weeks ago and my group rented a 3 bedroom 2
bath, 1 car garage condo for about $190 / night. (Oh, and did I mention that
October isn't the high season so you can pick up steals on lodging?)

Dean
<I tried to convince my family to spend Thanksgiving in Moab again this year,
but nooOOOooo they want to go to Las Vegas, sheesh, some peoples tastes ;-)



On Fri, 7 Nov 2003 11:22:47 -0500, "JimG" <jimg@cj7.com> wrote:

>Thank you folks for the info! So far there is just four that have
>committed, so any one else would be welcomed (jenn & Dean).
>
>Kevin, we would do trails in the range of Difficult to Extreme. We are all
>experienced, locked F&R with at least 35" tires, and properly geared, you
>tell me what we would be capable of. We will probably ride 3-4 days and be
>staying in motels.
>
>Thank you Gerald for your wise comments, a couple of us would be running
>mapped GPS systems and we would be very serious and professional.
>
>I am sure as time goes on we will talk more about this trip.
>
>JimG
>
>

 

With that kind of equipment and experienced drivers you'll be just fine on
anything Moab can dish out.

As for finding your way around the trails it is relatively easy lately, all the
named trails are pretty clearly marked. Now if you are exploring the old mining
roads that is another story entirely. <lol> There are thousands of miles of
back roads and while you can find your way around with a compass and a topo map
it is a real skill test. Nowadays a GPS takes some of the fun out of it, but at
least you always know where you are. <g>

As for choosing October for your trip I can't think of a better time to go. The
temps are more comfortable, the crowds are gone, and you are almost guaranteed
good weather. One thing you might want to consider is renting a condo for your
group. My last trip was a couple of weeks ago and my group rented a 3 bedroom 2
bath, 1 car garage condo for about $190 / night. (Oh, and did I mention that
October isn't the high season so you can pick up steals on lodging?)

Dean
<I tried to convince my family to spend Thanksgiving in Moab again this year,
but nooOOOooo they want to go to Las Vegas, sheesh, some peoples tastes ;-)



On Fri, 7 Nov 2003 11:22:47 -0500, "JimG" <jimg@cj7.com> wrote:

>Thank you folks for the info! So far there is just four that have
>committed, so any one else would be welcomed (jenn & Dean).
>
>Kevin, we would do trails in the range of Difficult to Extreme. We are all
>experienced, locked F&R with at least 35" tires, and properly geared, you
>tell me what we would be capable of. We will probably ride 3-4 days and be
>staying in motels.
>
>Thank you Gerald for your wise comments, a couple of us would be running
>mapped GPS systems and we would be very serious and professional.
>
>I am sure as time goes on we will talk more about this trip.
>
>JimG
>
>

 

"JimG" <jimg@cj7.com> wrote in message news:<vqnhmj2j2ji63b@corp.supernews.com>...
> Thank you folks for the info! So far there is just four that have
> committed, so any one else would be welcomed (jenn & Dean).
>
> Kevin, we would do trails in the range of Difficult to Extreme. We are all
> experienced, locked F&R with at least 35" tires, and properly geared, you
> tell me what we would be capable of. We will probably ride 3-4 days and be
> staying in motels.
------------<SNIPPED>---------------

Every morning in Moab a bunch of 4 wheelers gather in the City Market
Supermarket parking lot about 8 AM and head off in different
directions. I have not gone out with a group so I can't tell you
exactly what they do or where they go. My best is that the hardcores
go off to some pretty tough trails and the wimps like me go off on
some of the tamer trails.

I have seen everything from brand new Grand Cherokee Limiteds to
extreme off road machines in that gathering. There are usually 15 to
25 there every morning on weekdays and probably a lot more on Sat. and
Sun.

As somone suggested, contact the Red Rock 4 Wheelers Club and they can
fill you in on more information.

You might try http://www.moab-offroad.com for more information about
Moab and should be able to find an email address there.

You might want to get the book "4WD Trails: Southeast Utah" from
http://www.4wdbooks.com/pages/4wdbooks.asp

I have several of their books on different areas and they are all very
good. You can also download waypoints from their website for the
trails they show in the book.

I have a GPS/laptop with the USGS 1:24,000 maps and it is a tremendous
help. You could easily get very lost around Moab and it can be very
unforgiving country. Using the downloaded waypoints lets me plot the
course on my laptop.

Moab is great. I live in Texas so it is only a 2 day drive for me.
Been there for a week every year for the past 3 years and always look
forward to going back.

Bill Tolle

 

"JimG" <jimg@cj7.com> wrote in message news:<vqnhmj2j2ji63b@corp.supernews.com>...
> Thank you folks for the info! So far there is just four that have
> committed, so any one else would be welcomed (jenn & Dean).
>
> Kevin, we would do trails in the range of Difficult to Extreme. We are all
> experienced, locked F&R with at least 35" tires, and properly geared, you
> tell me what we would be capable of. We will probably ride 3-4 days and be
> staying in motels.
------------<SNIPPED>---------------

Every morning in Moab a bunch of 4 wheelers gather in the City Market
Supermarket parking lot about 8 AM and head off in different
directions. I have not gone out with a group so I can't tell you
exactly what they do or where they go. My best is that the hardcores
go off to some pretty tough trails and the wimps like me go off on
some of the tamer trails.

I have seen everything from brand new Grand Cherokee Limiteds to
extreme off road machines in that gathering. There are usually 15 to
25 there every morning on weekdays and probably a lot more on Sat. and
Sun.

As somone suggested, contact the Red Rock 4 Wheelers Club and they can
fill you in on more information.

You might try http://www.moab-offroad.com for more information about
Moab and should be able to find an email address there.

You might want to get the book "4WD Trails: Southeast Utah" from
http://www.4wdbooks.com/pages/4wdbooks.asp

I have several of their books on different areas and they are all very
good. You can also download waypoints from their website for the
trails they show in the book.

I have a GPS/laptop with the USGS 1:24,000 maps and it is a tremendous
help. You could easily get very lost around Moab and it can be very
unforgiving country. Using the downloaded waypoints lets me plot the
course on my laptop.

Moab is great. I live in Texas so it is only a 2 day drive for me.
Been there for a week every year for the past 3 years and always look
forward to going back.

Bill Tolle

 

"JimG" <jimg@cj7.com> wrote in message news:<vqnhmj2j2ji63b@corp.supernews.com>...
> Thank you folks for the info! So far there is just four that have
> committed, so any one else would be welcomed (jenn & Dean).
>
> Kevin, we would do trails in the range of Difficult to Extreme. We are all
> experienced, locked F&R with at least 35" tires, and properly geared, you
> tell me what we would be capable of. We will probably ride 3-4 days and be
> staying in motels.
------------<SNIPPED>---------------

Every morning in Moab a bunch of 4 wheelers gather in the City Market
Supermarket parking lot about 8 AM and head off in different
directions. I have not gone out with a group so I can't tell you
exactly what they do or where they go. My best is that the hardcores
go off to some pretty tough trails and the wimps like me go off on
some of the tamer trails.

I have seen everything from brand new Grand Cherokee Limiteds to
extreme off road machines in that gathering. There are usually 15 to
25 there every morning on weekdays and probably a lot more on Sat. and
Sun.

As somone suggested, contact the Red Rock 4 Wheelers Club and they can
fill you in on more information.

You might try http://www.moab-offroad.com for more information about
Moab and should be able to find an email address there.

You might want to get the book "4WD Trails: Southeast Utah" from
http://www.4wdbooks.com/pages/4wdbooks.asp

I have several of their books on different areas and they are all very
good. You can also download waypoints from their website for the
trails they show in the book.

I have a GPS/laptop with the USGS 1:24,000 maps and it is a tremendous
help. You could easily get very lost around Moab and it can be very
unforgiving country. Using the downloaded waypoints lets me plot the
course on my laptop.

Moab is great. I live in Texas so it is only a 2 day drive for me.
Been there for a week every year for the past 3 years and always look
forward to going back.

Bill Tolle

 

This website has a lot of good trail info. For cheap lodging we stay at the
Redstone in.

http://www.4x4now.com/mu4wd.htm

 

This website has a lot of good trail info. For cheap lodging we stay at the
Redstone in.

http://www.4x4now.com/mu4wd.htm

 

This website has a lot of good trail info. For cheap lodging we stay at the
Redstone in.

http://www.4x4now.com/mu4wd.htm