According to the BlueRibbon Coalition over 100 miles of Moab trails are being threatened with road closures by the proposed Grand County Council Public Lands Initiative.
The initiative is open to public comment until the 31st of March. Check the link for more details on the issue and how to comment.
Link:
National Call To Action – Help Save Moab’s Trails | BlueRibbon Coalition.
Here’s a five part video from YouTube user Mark Doiron about their 2011 trip through Moab, Utah, and the North Rim of the Grand Canyon.
Part 1 (Ridgeway, CO to Murphy on White Rim Trail in Canyonlands NP)
Part 2 (Murphy to Caineville, UT)
Part 3 (Caineville, UT to Batty Caves in Grand Staircase-Escalante)
Part 4 (Batty Caves to Lake Powell)
Part 5 (Lake Powell to Grand Canyon north rim)
See the rest of the post for the all the videos.
Here’s the story of a Camel Trophy barn (or field, rather) find in Colorado. According to the story, surviving the 1993 Malaysian Camel Trophy was just the start of its rough-and-tumble odyssey.
The post has some nice detail shots of what an old Camel Trophy truck looks like.
The aftermarket Jeep parts supplier, Extreme Terrain, is giving away three separate 4 day / 3 night trips to major off-road destinations as part of a promotional contest. A single contestant will win the whole lot. He and his (or her) guest will be flown to California’s Rubicon Trail, Moab in Utah, and Ouray in Colorado. Once there, they’ll be given the use of a Jeep Wrangler with which they can explore the trails.
Read the rest of the post for additional details culled from Extreme Terrain’s press release.
There was a great post by Sinuhe Xavier on Expedition Portal last month called Risk and Reward in the Utah Backcountry. The short story is Sinuhe and his buddy go scouting through Utah’s Canyonlands National Park and the place flash floods on account of heavy rain.
The even shorter story: the photos are amazing. Check it out.
There are some great trip reports over on the Expedition Portal Forums. Here are a couple of highlight photos from a guy who posts under the name “Sabre.” He and his wife took an overland trip from their home in Washington state to the southwest. The photos and scenery are stunning. And they did the whole trip in a stock Gen 3 Montero.
Link: Backcountry Trip to Utah Sells the Wife on Overlanding Read the rest of this entry »
