Ace Brown
Retired Ol’ Fart
Day 1: Continuing from our planning thread we all met up at Sand Island near Bluff on Sunday or Monday. We had a fun BS session and get acquainted meeting around a nice fire Monday evening. The weather report was not looking great and sure enough our jump off Tuesday AM started in damp and foggy weather. Our very first stab at hitting the dirt at Butler wash was thwarted by lots of mud and high water. Recent rains and more during the week limited us to mostly pavement and gravel roads. Red clay when it's wet is nearly impossible to drive in and we practice "leave no trace". Next we did the Valley of the Gods loop which was pretty dry being mostly gravel. Then the rains returned in earnest so we headed down to Mexican Hat for a hot meal. Next up was the drive into Goosenecks SP where there is now an entry fee. After admiring the great view we headed up the corkscrewed Moki Dugway. We drove out to Muley Point to find a spot for the night. It was drizzly and windy but Frenchie was prepared with his propane campfire and he rigged up tarps to fend off the rain and wind. Frenchie stirred up another pot of his famous 4x4 goulash with no fish parts. It sure was good on that cold evening. Despite the weather we did get to see a great sunset.
This will be continued after I get my trip notes sorted out.
This will be continued after I get my trip notes sorted out.
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