Team LJ: TJ Fest 2021

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(Basic info moved to Message #2.)

TRAILS! (Preliminary)


Day / Date
Trail
Area
Difficulty
Jeep Badge of Honor
(Click name for web page)​
Saturday 4/24
Gemini Bridges
2​
2-2​
Metal Masher
2​
6-10​
**​
Sunday 4/25
8am @ TrailheadBehind The Rocks
2​
Hard​
N38 26.354 W109 25.967
Picture Frame Arc
2​
Easy​
Monday 4/26
8am @ TrailheadHells Revenge
2​
6-8​
**​
PAY PARK FEE!!
N38 34.533 W109 31.358
Fins and Things
2​
4-6​
**​
Tuesday 4/27
9am @
Trailhead
Entrada Bluffs Rd
3​
1-1​
Top of the World
3​
6-8​
**​
Rose Garden Hill
3​
6-8​
Onion Creek
3​
3-3​
Wednesday 4/28
9am
Breakfast
Potash Rd / Shafer Swtchbks
4​
2-2​
Moab
Diner
Easy day w/ great scenery...and Thelma and Louise!
Thursday 4/29
8am @
Trailhead!
Poison Spider Mesa
2​
6-10​
**​
Golden Spike
2​
6-8​
Gold Bar Rim
2​
6-8​
Friday 4/30
8am @
Trailhead.
Hurrah Pass
2​
2-2​
(just past Pritchett trailhead)Chicken Corners
4​
3-3​

Trails we will NOT be running!
We will NOT be running Area BFE, Pritchett Canyon, or Rusty Nail due to the possibility of rig damage and/or lack of big enough tires. These are extreme trails for heavily modified rigs. If you want to run those trails you will have to pick another group that day.
 
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For those LJ owners who like to wheel with other LJ owners, or for those TJ owners who want to join us, I put together this sub-group and organizing trail runs for TJ-Fest. Dewaine Earl from Louisiana met us for our LJ Nation week in Silverton last July and had a great time. He asked if he could hang with me at TJ-Fest...and thus, Team LJ was born.

We will work as a group to come up with a list of trails to run and coordinate with the other groups so we are not all running the same trails on the same day. The idea here is to keep the various groups small in rig count so we can get through the trails! 25 rigs on a single run makes for a long day. You do not have to wheel with us every day, but I only ask that you let us know what days you will be joining us so we are not left waiting for you at the trail head.

RADIOS! (GMRS Ch-18, 462.625 DCS 223 : Amateur Radio 146.535)
I'm a radio guy! If you need radio, go to Amazon and buy this... Baofeng UV-5R It will do GMRS and amateur radio.
I will program your radios for you in Moab so just bring it with you. I recommend upgrading to a better radio, but this will work fine for our runs. If you have a radio question, let me know.

Trail Leaders!
I want to spread this around the group so everyone gets a chance to lead. Those who have actually ran the trail before go to the front of the list! Let us know if you want this responsibility. If you have a tablet, I will provide GPX files for all trails we will be running so we stay on course. I'm running Back Country Navigator on a Samsung tablet. Gaia is very popular and I've heard great things about Lead Nav. If you are new to using a tablet for navigating, buy one or dust off that old iPAD. Gaia is very popular for the iPAD so buy it! Your tablet will need to have GPS capability. You do NOT need a cell-capable tablet!

Lunch!
We will be eating lunch every day on the trail. Come prepared! Lots of water and ice!

Dinner!
Group dinner every night at a local restaurant. Everyone is invited! Official Forum/Non-Event dinners take precedence! This is purely voluntary so feel free to eat with any other group, at camp, or whatever.

Party!
Jackie and I are going to host a Team LJ Party at our place at least once during the trip. You do NOT have to have an LJ to attend. We rented a house in town and will have the firepit going in the backyard so bring a chair. Bring your own drinks but expect snacks and pizza for dinner that night on us! Feel free to bring something if you want (bucket of chicken, dancing girls).

Grandpa's Garage!
I spoke with Danny Grimes and he has invited us to come on by and hang out. Danny also makes his garage available to do repairs. No lift, but he has tools you can use. He is the King of Hosts so please respect him and his place. Expect a group gathering there at least one night during the trip.
 
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So just to clarify, it's "Team LJ" but TJs are invited, right?

So shouldn't you just call it "Team TJ" since an LJ is actually a TJ Unlimited? :LOL:

I mean I hate to argue semantics, but surely you see the humor in this ;)
 
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I'm bringing one of these!
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So just to clarify, it's "Team LJ" but TJs are invited, right?

So shouldn't you just call it "Team TJ" since an LJ is actually a TJ Unlimited? :LOL:

I mean I hate to argue semantics, but surely you see the humor in this ;)
The same humor I got when I suggested you call it TJ/LJ Fest and you cut my head off. :cool:
 
Now I've got to go out and purchase a LJ? I suppose this is going to be one darn expensive TJ/LJ Fest, Thanks Chris, I'm already 2-4K into this trip and now add a LJ plus a big ass trailer to tow my TJ and LJ:LOL::LOL:
 
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