**Post #1 will be updated regularly**
This is for Team CO and those wanting to join on the upcoming Moab trip. Our schedule is below. We will be traveling on Friday from Colorado via I70 and staying in Green River for the night. We have our own recommendations listed below; this is not to scare anyone or say you cant come with, but we do not want to be hung up on the the trail all day winching and and fixing things. Do your own research on these trails. Stuff happens, we understand, and we'll obvioulsy be there to help out if anything goes wrong, but please make sure your rig is up to par, you have recovery equipment/tools, and you know what you are getting into.
Saturday April 24 (group capped)
Meet 8am at Little Lion's Back neaLJr Sand Creek Entrance. Pay entrance fee. Depart for trail at 8:30 sharp.
Recommendations--For both Fins/Hells we're going to ask that at a minimum you have 33s, one locker and recovery points. Raised skids is also a plus. We'll be all day (8+ hours) so bring plenty of food and water.
Sunday April 25
Meet at 7:30am at the Gemini Bridges Trailhead. Depart for trail at 8 am sharp. Metal Masher is roughly a 6 hr trail, Rusty Nail is about 3 hours. Hence the early start time.
Recommendations--For Metal Masher we're going to ask that at a minimum you have 33s, front/rear lockers and recovery points. Raised skids is also a plus.
Rusty Nail Recommendations--35s, front/rear lockers, winch, recovery points, rocker armor. Raised skids is also a plus. Both of these trails will be all day, so bring plenty of food and water.
Monday April 26
We are thinking about going big and running a lot of trails Monday. Because of this, we will be meeting at the Pritchett Canyon Trailhead at 7am (Hwy 114 and Pritchett Trailhead), departing at 7:30 sharp. We will start making our way back towards Colorado this day as well.
Recommendations. Pritchett, according to Trails Offroad, is rated a 9-10 on the difficulty scale. Because of this, we are requiring 35s, front/rear lockers, winch, recovery points, and armor.
Entrada Bluffs--Easy trail. 31s and an open/open configuration will be fine.
Top of the World--33s and recovery points. Open/Open should be fine.
Rose Garden — 33s, recovery points, and at least one locker.
Onion Creek-- 31s, open/open is fine.
Gateway/Castleton--I dont believe anyone will be joining us on this since it is our route to get back home. That said; 31s, open/open is fine.
Again, a long day for us so bring plenty of food and water. All trails combined we are looking at probably a 12-13 hour day.
Tuesday April 27
We will continue on the Gateway-Castleton trail and merge with 141. We will take 141 into Grand Junction, CO. From there, we will make our way to:
Recommendations--35s, front/rear lockers, winch, and armor. If we come away unscathed and pride still intact, we will head home that afternoon/evening via I70.
NOTES:
As @Dino - KX6D and @jjvw said--Everybody meeting at one place and then pairing off WILL be a cluster fuck. A trip like this needs serious planning and coordination. This is our effort to do so. So please follow the instructions and know the requirements and times. If you are interested in joining us, post up. Otherwise we wont know and if you're late to the meeting spot you'll be alone and/or need to catch up. We also have no idea when we will make it to the second, third, or fifth trail of the day. So anyone who joins us is with us for the day or they need to figure out for themselves how and where to meet up with others. Consider everything above chiseled in stone at this point. If something changes, this post will be updated on a regular basis. Not trying to be a fun-sponge, but trying to make this trip efficient as possible. We are not going to be the only folks in Moab...
We prefer early morning runs. It will be fairly busy in Moab so in order to get ahead of the larger groups we'll hit the trails likely before 9am. The trails listed above are a bit more technical than others, so we'll let those with 33s and lockers join the group. We are going to try and limit our group to about 8-10 jeeps max for the sake of time. If we end up with a few more, we'll manage. Raised skids will definitely be beneficial, but we have a pretty experienced crew and can spot if needed. Begrudgingly, we all opted for GMRS radios. We still have our CBs and will likely be communicating on those too. GMRS and CB info below:
Channels: gmrs/cb
Also, we're the best team that is not a team...
This is for Team CO and those wanting to join on the upcoming Moab trip. Our schedule is below. We will be traveling on Friday from Colorado via I70 and staying in Green River for the night. We have our own recommendations listed below; this is not to scare anyone or say you cant come with, but we do not want to be hung up on the the trail all day winching and and fixing things. Do your own research on these trails. Stuff happens, we understand, and we'll obvioulsy be there to help out if anything goes wrong, but please make sure your rig is up to par, you have recovery equipment/tools, and you know what you are getting into.
Saturday April 24 (group capped)
Meet 8am at Little Lion's Back neaLJr Sand Creek Entrance. Pay entrance fee. Depart for trail at 8:30 sharp.
- Fins and ThingsFins and Things
https://www.trailsoffroad.com/trails/539-fins-and-things - Hells Revenge
https://www.trailsoffroad.com/trails/549-hells-revenge
Recommendations--For both Fins/Hells we're going to ask that at a minimum you have 33s, one locker and recovery points. Raised skids is also a plus. We'll be all day (8+ hours) so bring plenty of food and water.
Sunday April 25
Meet at 7:30am at the Gemini Bridges Trailhead. Depart for trail at 8 am sharp. Metal Masher is roughly a 6 hr trail, Rusty Nail is about 3 hours. Hence the early start time.
- Metal Masher
https://www.trailsoffroad.com/trails/570-metal-masher - Rusty Nail
https://www.trailsoffroad.com/trails/1831-rusty-nail
Recommendations--For Metal Masher we're going to ask that at a minimum you have 33s, front/rear lockers and recovery points. Raised skids is also a plus.
Rusty Nail Recommendations--35s, front/rear lockers, winch, recovery points, rocker armor. Raised skids is also a plus. Both of these trails will be all day, so bring plenty of food and water.
Monday April 26
We are thinking about going big and running a lot of trails Monday. Because of this, we will be meeting at the Pritchett Canyon Trailhead at 7am (Hwy 114 and Pritchett Trailhead), departing at 7:30 sharp. We will start making our way back towards Colorado this day as well.
- Pritchett Canyon
https://www.trailsoffroad.com/trails/589-pritchett-canyon - Entrada Bluffs Road
https://www.trailsoffroad.com/trails/1302-entrada-bluffs-road - Top of the World
https://www.trailsoffroad.com/trails/607-top-of-the-world-utah - Rose Garden Hill
https://www.trailsoffroad.com/trails/591-rose-garden-hill - Onion Creek
https://www.trailsoffroad.com/trails/579-onion-creek - Gateway/Castleton
https://www.trailsoffroad.com/trails/1305-gateway-castleton-route
Recommendations. Pritchett, according to Trails Offroad, is rated a 9-10 on the difficulty scale. Because of this, we are requiring 35s, front/rear lockers, winch, recovery points, and armor.
Entrada Bluffs--Easy trail. 31s and an open/open configuration will be fine.
Top of the World--33s and recovery points. Open/Open should be fine.
Rose Garden — 33s, recovery points, and at least one locker.
Onion Creek-- 31s, open/open is fine.
Gateway/Castleton--I dont believe anyone will be joining us on this since it is our route to get back home. That said; 31s, open/open is fine.
Again, a long day for us so bring plenty of food and water. All trails combined we are looking at probably a 12-13 hour day.
Tuesday April 27
We will continue on the Gateway-Castleton trail and merge with 141. We will take 141 into Grand Junction, CO. From there, we will make our way to:
Recommendations--35s, front/rear lockers, winch, and armor. If we come away unscathed and pride still intact, we will head home that afternoon/evening via I70.
NOTES:
As @Dino - KX6D and @jjvw said--Everybody meeting at one place and then pairing off WILL be a cluster fuck. A trip like this needs serious planning and coordination. This is our effort to do so. So please follow the instructions and know the requirements and times. If you are interested in joining us, post up. Otherwise we wont know and if you're late to the meeting spot you'll be alone and/or need to catch up. We also have no idea when we will make it to the second, third, or fifth trail of the day. So anyone who joins us is with us for the day or they need to figure out for themselves how and where to meet up with others. Consider everything above chiseled in stone at this point. If something changes, this post will be updated on a regular basis. Not trying to be a fun-sponge, but trying to make this trip efficient as possible. We are not going to be the only folks in Moab...
We prefer early morning runs. It will be fairly busy in Moab so in order to get ahead of the larger groups we'll hit the trails likely before 9am. The trails listed above are a bit more technical than others, so we'll let those with 33s and lockers join the group. We are going to try and limit our group to about 8-10 jeeps max for the sake of time. If we end up with a few more, we'll manage. Raised skids will definitely be beneficial, but we have a pretty experienced crew and can spot if needed. Begrudgingly, we all opted for GMRS radios. We still have our CBs and will likely be communicating on those too. GMRS and CB info below:
Channels: gmrs/cb
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