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    Default DS Road Grand Junction to Moab



    Moab is calling me, I'm thinking of an October or November trip... so there is a road, DS road that goes from Grand Junction over to Moab through the desert that looks awesome, much nicer than I-70 in Utah. Has anyone done this, or maybe Castleton Gateway rd? http://www.traildamage.com/trails/index.php?id=277

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    Im wanting to do an Oct/Nov trip myself!

    this sounds like a much better way there!

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    I think I need one of those old, windshield mounted spot lights - where you can aim and point the spot light from inside the cab. I'd stick a camera atop the light and would be able to aim the camera while driving.

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    that's a good idea, Jim, and I can see why that video made you think it! I thought about putting the gopro suction cup mount on the power windows in our forester for incab control. ofcourse you lose the mirror function...

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    Hey Paul, I've never checked it out but there's a sign by the entrance to Top of the World in Moab that has a map of Kokopelli (I'm pretty sure) Trail that goes from there to Grand Junction. Somewhere I got the impression that it's more challenging than DS road but I'm not 100% sure. It might be worth checking out.
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    Looks good to me!

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    Looks more intersting than I-70
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    Chris previously posted:
    "entrance to Top of the World in Moab that has a map of Kokopelli"

    Here's a link to a fairly detailed explanation of the 4x4 route on the Kokopelli trail with a really good Google Earth KML and a GPS track.
    http://www.myxj.net/blog/kokopelli-4x4-trail/
    I could be up for Oct 15-19
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    Thanks Gary, I'll have to review this in detail!
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    kokopelli looks awesome. he passes some Jeeps that look like rentals to me at about 6 min. next trip there is for sure along that road, thanks Chris and Gary!! this is the trail off the back of a bike, apparently he goes to Moab for lunch from Rabbit Valley in Mcinnis canyon / grand Junction along the kokopelli trail. that's cool.

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    Hmmm, that looks doable hauling my trailer...
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    I watched the complete Cruise Moab video above. A lot of the harder obstacles shown are actually on the Top of the World trail although it looks like some cool ascent and descent roads along the way
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    Where's that Gary? I know Kokopelli goes beyond the Dewey Bridge area which is where I'd take it to. It doesn't include TOTW but they do intersect, right?
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    About 2:25 they're at the Dewey Bridge, not sure what water they're crossing, at 4:34 it sure looks like going up TOTW. AT 6:25, creeping up to the edge.

    On this picture, Dewey Bridge is circled in Red, TOTW highlighted in Yellow, then the trail continues on to Moab. I think it goes up porcupine rim as well.
         
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