Moab, UT Trip Report
In January, our family moved to Durango, CO so that I could start a new job. Living in the Four Corners area has some nice advantages, like the fact that Moab, UT is now only 3 hours away. This past weekend, one of my Jeeping dreams came true as we got to make our first trip out to Jeep Mecca. We only had time to scratch the surface of what Moab has to offer and I’m sure this will just be the first of many trips to come.
Moab is truly a beautiful and unique place and is hard to describe with words. Pictures don’t do it justice either….but regardless, here’s our photo trip report.
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Saturday we meet up with a group of Jeepers from the Colorado Trail Runs 4WD Club to run the Top Of The World trail.

Climbing the trail, the vegetation and trail conditions reminded me of wheeling in TX. Lots of small bumps/rocks made for a rough ride.

The trail had a few fun and challenging ledges to climb, but unfortunately I only got a picture of this small one.

Ready for dinner at the Moab Diner.
Sunday morning started out with exploring Arches National Park. We bypassed the main park entrance and entered via Willow Springs trail so we could search for the fossilized dinosaur footprints.
After a fantastic lunch at Milt’s Stop N’ Eat (Moab’s oldest restaurant), we headed to the Sand Flats Recreation Area to play on the world famous slickrock. We didn’t have a lot of time left, but we made the most of what we had.

This felt like driving off a really steep boat ramp. The water came up to the step tube on the rocker guards.

Driving on the fins is an absolute blast. The traction is amazing and the steep climbs and descents are a hoot.
Unfortunately after running the first shorter half of the trail, it was getting late and we needed to hit the road back to CO. The good news is that we are now the proud owners of an annual pass to the Sand Flats Recreation Area and can pick up right were we left off on our next trip out.