paulforeman
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MOAB trip - Spring 2021
We went to Moab again this spring to do some wheeling and hiking. We went out to Moab via the Gateway-Castleton route from Gateway, Colorado. We took Hideout Canyon to the top of Onion Creek once we got closer to Moab. It's a fun, easy route. There are offshoots with lots of other places to explore, but the main route can be done in 2WD most of the way.
Gateway side of the Gateway-Castleton route.
Somewhere along the way.
Onion Creek - one of about 26 creek crossings.
We wheeled the first bit of Dome Plateau at the Dewey Bridge entrance to the trail - it was pretty fun. Next time we may run more of that trail if we have time.
Camped somewhere along Dome Plateau loop.
Got an early start and ran up to Professor Valley to hike Mark Jane Canyon - one of our favorites. The whole hike is pretty flat. The route follows the creek the whole way and ends at a waterfall that was created by a rockfall blocking the canyon.
Headed out to Deadman Point and Hell Roaring Canyon overlooks - both are very cool views of the Green River. There are some slick-rock features near the end of each of them that were a fun playground.
Camped down in the bottom of the canyon. Tried my hand at night-time photography. I tried a lot of things and didn't have much success... I may need a different lens for this type of stuff.
The next day we ran some of the trails North of Utah 313 and West of US 191 including Deadman Spring, Secret Spire jeep Trail (Easter Jeep Safari route), Dellenbaugh Tunnel, and Rainbow Terrace (part of Crystal Geyser Jeep Trail). Had a good time exploring that area, as we haven't spent much time on that side of the highway. Lots of fun trails and good scenery.
I have an update coming soon on the build as well. I ended up doing 300ZX (Z32) brakes on the truck. Gotta take a few more pictures before I get to write that one up.
Cheers.
We went to Moab again this spring to do some wheeling and hiking. We went out to Moab via the Gateway-Castleton route from Gateway, Colorado. We took Hideout Canyon to the top of Onion Creek once we got closer to Moab. It's a fun, easy route. There are offshoots with lots of other places to explore, but the main route can be done in 2WD most of the way.
Gateway side of the Gateway-Castleton route.
Somewhere along the way.
Onion Creek - one of about 26 creek crossings.
We wheeled the first bit of Dome Plateau at the Dewey Bridge entrance to the trail - it was pretty fun. Next time we may run more of that trail if we have time.
Camped somewhere along Dome Plateau loop.
Got an early start and ran up to Professor Valley to hike Mark Jane Canyon - one of our favorites. The whole hike is pretty flat. The route follows the creek the whole way and ends at a waterfall that was created by a rockfall blocking the canyon.
Headed out to Deadman Point and Hell Roaring Canyon overlooks - both are very cool views of the Green River. There are some slick-rock features near the end of each of them that were a fun playground.
Camped down in the bottom of the canyon. Tried my hand at night-time photography. I tried a lot of things and didn't have much success... I may need a different lens for this type of stuff.
The next day we ran some of the trails North of Utah 313 and West of US 191 including Deadman Spring, Secret Spire jeep Trail (Easter Jeep Safari route), Dellenbaugh Tunnel, and Rainbow Terrace (part of Crystal Geyser Jeep Trail). Had a good time exploring that area, as we haven't spent much time on that side of the highway. Lots of fun trails and good scenery.
I have an update coming soon on the build as well. I ended up doing 300ZX (Z32) brakes on the truck. Gotta take a few more pictures before I get to write that one up.
Cheers.