Whats the deal with the Moab trips in October?
Hey all,
I know Randy decided he couldn't do the expedition trip to Moab, but I know a bunch of us still wanted to get out there in October. Charlie was getting all giddy the other day, and I think I heard him pee himself over the thought of spending a couple days out there. I'm very much in for it, as I love that area for so many different reasons and activities. I know Charlie did say he's not available for the weekend of the 1st due to a obligation he can't get out of, so maybe sometime later in the month?
I think more people showed interest in staying a bit closer to Moab, and doing a bunch of the classic trails nearby. For me, I'd love to the triple threat Poison Spider, Gold Spike and whatever the third one was. Fins n Things was awesome for a night run last time I went, so maybe a repeat of those shenanigans too. I'd love to Hells Revenge again, and maybe try a few more of the "stout" lines and obstacles in there. I also had a ton of fun at Area BFE, and at the least we should go check out the playground at the entrance. This is where the Moab leg of the XRRA Rock Racing competition was held, and has some seriously fun stuff to play around on. Me and the other two Samurai's went there almost every night we were there, and there were rigs all the way from Rocfrogs SPUA with bald tires and a welded rear, all the way to a $200k comp buggy that nearly rolled trying to go up one part in there.
I'd want to spend at least 4 days there, plus a half day for traveling there. I'm fine with driving at night, but I know others may not be. The thought was to do something like leave on a Wednesday afternoon/night, figure out a base camp, and then wheel Thursday through Sunday, and drive back either Sunday night or Monday morning. You can count on at least 6 hours drive time each way to Moab from Denver (took me 8 last time in the Samurai, but I made a big pitstop to sell a kayak to someone). So yeah, lets get this going and see when others could go. It would be awesome to have a big group on this, as these trails cater well to spectating and big groups of people. Plus, its friggin Moab and everyone should want to go and make it happen right?
JH
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