Utah Moab Trip 4/27/19-5/5/19

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I thought I'd make a thread for the trip so we can chat all in one place, we've sort of talked about it on a few threads Some people will be there there for preplanned reasons, but I'm sure we can meet up at least a couple of nights and for some trails.

I'm staying in the townhomes on Meadow Drive (I believe Rim Village) and staying 4/28-5/3, going to drive the LJ over in what I hope is mostly done being built by then (maybe orange, maybe black.. we'll see) likely going to try and get a bunch of friends together as I have 6 person house :). I've stayed in the complex before and it has a garage so I can store my massive hardtop!

It's my birthday week that week too so feel free to bring jeep parts as presents :D. Tag anyone I forgot.

@Alex01 @bobthetj03 @ac_

Also if you guys want to post what you want to get out of the trip to set expectations.

What I hope to get out of the trip:

I've been to Moab once before and done some of the hikes in Arches (although it was July, so HOT).
In my Jeep I hope to explore canyon lands a fair bit on the large off road trail which wraps through the park, and do some other good offroad trails, nothing crazy-going-to-break-the-jeep but some fun and exploration/finding cool things is a plus! I also plan on doing some hiking as well around.
 
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I actually have 04/25-05/01 off...its a 12 hour drive for me. I might be in! :D
 
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Great idea @tomtaylz . My wife and I will also be renting a townhome on Meadow Dr along with my in-laws who own a mostly stock JKU unlimited on 35's and a 3 inch lift. We will be staying from April 27 - 3. As of now my plan is to rent a uhaul trailer and tow the jeep down behind the truck for the 14hr drive. I bought a great guide book for Moab and the surrounding area which I will add a link to at the bottom.

My plan is to have fun and run a mix of trails. I would like to get a badge of honor from the jeep app also

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/193483825X/?tag=wranglerorg-20&tag=wranglerorg-20

EJD said:
I actually have 04/25-05/01 off...its a 12 hour drive for me. I might be in! :D
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Maybe Tom can sublet you a room :p
 
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Alex01 said:
Great idea @tomtaylz . My wife and I will also be renting a townhome on Meadow Dr along with my in-laws who own a mostly stock JKU unlimited on 35's and a 3 inch lift. We will be staying from April 27 - 3. As of now my plan is to rent a uhaul trailer and tow the jeep down behind the truck for the 14hr drive. I bought a great guide book for Moab and the surrounding area which I will add a link to at the bottom.

My plan is to have fun and run a mix of trails. I would like to get a badge of honor from the jeep app also

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/193483825X/?tag=wranglerorg-20&tag=wranglerorg-20



Maybe Tom can sublet you a room :p
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Oh we'll probably camp out there. I might do the u-haul situation too. I would definitely be hitting up some Badge of Honor Trails with you, I already have the app and 6 badges so far. I absolutely want to ride Elephant Hill. That you actually need a permit and sort of a reservation to ride on it though, because its in a national park and they only allow 24 vehicles on it per day. Might look into that a little ahead of time as it books up like a restaurant.

So there is "Top of the World", Metal Masher", "Fins and Things", "Hell's Revenge", "Steel Bender", "Pritchett Canyon", "Poison Spider", "Cliff Hanger", and "Elephant Hill". 9 potential badges to grab there!
 
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I would be game for elephant hill. I just saw the video by trail recon about it a few days back.

I was looking into it yesterday and you can only book 24/hr in advance.
 
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MaloStapalo said:
I would be interested! It's only a 4ish hour drive for me.
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Nice! Basically its a loose association of a bunch of people on this forum who happen to be there the same time, nothing official or anything but you're more than welcome to come out :). Like I said I'm sure there will be some more organized rides and then plenty of time to do your own thing. It'd be cool to get together at night too. I think a bunch of people will be at the KOA. There is going to be a TJ/LJ invasion at Moab :D
 
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We stayed in Rim Village in 2016. Rented a nice house for a week and shared cost with another couple that went with us. The garage was nice to have since my radiator cracked in Winnemucca Nv. on the way to Moab.

Here's a video from one of our NorCal crew on Top of the World trail. Yes Tom, you'll be jealous of Scots JKU color, lol!

 
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bobthetj03 said:
We stayed in Rim Village in 2016. Rented a nice house for a week and shared cost with another couple that went with us. The garage was nice to have since my radiator cracked in Winnemucca Nv. on the way to Moab.

Here's a video from one of our NorCal crew on Top of the World trail. Yes Tom, you'll be jealous of Scots JKU color, lol!

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From the 20 seconds I spent browsing through that video, it looks do-able :D
 
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Alex01 said:
Nice video. That is one nice looking TJ at the 2:54 mark.
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Taking it like a boss brah!
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Following... I would love to get the jeep out there, a group I wheel with from Indianapolis is going next month but I didn't know them at the planning stages and had already burned 2018 vacation. 2019 over MWD is a possibility.
 
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I'll guide you up to the slab,k. Hope your park brakes work, lol!
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Mine work great. Between that and first gear I'm not going anywhere. My wife will volunteer to take the photo since I know she isn't getting anywhere near that cliff.
 
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