Last Day of 4 Wheeling and a Final Dinner

We had a shorter run on Friday.  We drove on the Klondike Bluff Trails  with the intentions of making a stop to see some dinosaur tracks. We parked and walked up a hill to check out the fossilized dinosaur tracks.

Below is Savannah standing next to a footprint as big as her.

We headed on with Dennis spotting some of us over a rough patch. 

\Some of the group went on to some more difficullt trails but Joe and I decided to check out HorseThief BLM campground where we thought we would spent a few days after the Ralley is over on Saturday. When we were here in 2011 it wasn't that busy but it was full this time. There will be a change in plans it seems.

Anyway, Friday night we went to the Red Cliffs Lodge for our final dinner.  It was fun. There was a buffet service of steak or chicken, beans, corn on the cob. We were on a patio with great views.

There were door prizes with enough for every couple to get one. We  got a couple of water bottles with Moab written on them and a 4 wheel drive calendar. We had a good ralley and really enjoyed getting to know everyone. Saturday came and we packed up and headed up in a different state by the end of the day.

More on that in the next post.

More 4 Wheeling in Moab

Thursday, we packed a lunch and water, etc and headed for our meeting place for another Jeep run. This one is to the Hey Joe Canyon. We drove to HWY 191 to 313 to Spring Canyon Bottom Road.

We went on a well maintained road but then descent into Spirng Canyon where we drive on a narrow ledge road cut into vertical red cliffs. We drive slowly and carefully.

Soon we are driving along the Green River with more beautiful scenery. Pat gets on the cb and tells us to stop as their is a closed road ahead sig. We find a nice place to stop for lunch before heading back.

Our doggies are happy to get out and check out the area.

We had another happy hour and another dinner out at a restaurant up on a hill overlooking Moab. Great views, great food and great conversation.

Rafting in Moab

We had read that the week we were going to be in Moab was going to have nice warm weather. That is, except for one day which would have a high of 61. Of course that day was the one when we were scheduled to go rafting. Oh well, we just dressed in long pants and jackets and climbed aboard the bus that was taking us up highway 191 to the put in site where we will white water raft down the Colorado River.

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Nancy and Terry and us and another couple got in one of the boats. I took my camera but didn't take any pictures while we were in the boat as Joe and I were in the front and knew we would be getting pretty wet. We were also busy paddling. 

It was beautiful scenery and we went through a number of rapids, class II and III I think. It was a lot of fun though it would have been better if a little warmer. We stopped for lunch and we were all pretty cold. Lunch was great where we could make our own sandwich or wrap including hummus, lunch meats, and avocados. I made a veggie wrap with hummus, avocado, tomato and lettuce. Yum Yum. There was also chips and cookies. The raft guides were very professional and a lot of fun. We continued on our trip and then headed back to the Campground for another happy hour and dinner out.

4 Wheeling in Moab

We have been to Moab in September of 2011 where we visited the two large National Parks, Arches and Canyonlands. They are known for their amazing red rock rock formations. It is also very popular, especially in the spring for jeep trips, mountain biking and rafting. This time we are here to meet up with a lunch of fellowe jeepers at an Escapees Outdoor Hop where we will go on a number of off road trips and a day of rafting,  We are staying at OK RV Park, a commercial park a few miles south of the town of Moab. Nancy and Terry, our friends from Jojoba are here. In fact when we were driving here from Goblin Valley SP, we got a phone call that they were right behind us in their Lazy Daze motor home. We had been at another outdoor hop with Pat and Dennis, who are leading the four wheel drive trips. Kay and Steve are the headers of the event. We came in Sunday as jeeps and motorhomes streamed out of Moab. Their was a hugh event the week before with thousands of people attending. There must have been traffic jams off road as well as through town. Lots of us came in early on Sunday with the rest coming in on Monday. This worked out for us as I had to go to a dentist on Monday. I was flossing and I heard something hit the wall.
Oh no, I knew what it was. A crown just popped out of my month. So Monday morning I went to a local dentist who was able to fit me in and reglue the crown back in. The dentist and his staff were just great.
Monday afternoon we had the first of our happy hours after everyone got registered. We had drinks and snacks and got to know each other. The headers went over where we would be going on our first run on Tuesday.
The next day we met at a nearby Shell to gas up and took off on the road to Gemini Bridges. We had taken this drive when we were here before but went in the opposite way. We stopped as we got to the unpaved road and aired up and then took off up the hill with beautiful scenery.

Lots of interesting rock formations. We stopped occasionally to take pictures and stretch our legs. Savannah said I want out too.

Oops Joe was trying to get through a tough spot and we got stuck. Most of the jeeps have been raised and there are only a few of us that are standard set ups. The jeep in front of us had problems but ended up going around an alternate section. We went ahead anyway and didn't take the right line. Terry got to use his winch and pulled us out.

We stopped for some lunch and then headed to the Gemini Bridges for a short walk. The Gemini Bridges are two alcove like arches that sit side by side. 

We continued on our way and finished up our run. Back at the campground,, we had happy hour and a number of us went to dinner at the Branding Iron.
Tomorrow a rafting trip down the Colorado River. Stay tune.