Sunday, October 12, 2008 Sunday was our final day in Moab and I’m not going to lie, I was getting pretty exhausted after exploring and wheeling the last eight days plus staying up later than normal around the campfire with my friends. Still, I didn’t want to head home on Sunday without exploring a new [...]
Archive for October, 2008
Short Trip Through Four Arches Canyon
Posted: October 12, 2008 by Randy Langstraat in Exploring, JeepingTags: 2008, arches, bullwhip arch, crips arch, crips hole, fall fling, four arches canyon, gemini bridges road, moab, mosquito arch, naxja, shadow arch, utah
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Windy & Dusty on the Porcupine Rim
Posted: October 11, 2008 by Randy Langstraat in Exploring, JeepingTags: 2008, castle valley, coffee pot rock, dust storm, fall fling, fins and things, jeep, la sal mountains, moab, naxja, negro bill canyon, porcupine rim, sand flats, sand flats recreation area, utah, wind
Saturday, October 11, 2008 Saturday was the start of my final weekend in Moab this trip. I decided to go on another official trail ride and tag along with Jared who was leading Porcupine Rim. Only about eight Jeeps showed up for this trail ride, which I thought was good. However, this trail turned out [...]
Leading Klondike Bluffs
Posted: October 10, 2008 by Randy Langstraat in Hiking, JeepingTags: 2008, arches national park, copper mine, copper ridge, copper ridge jeep trail, dinosaur tracks, fall fling, klondike bluffs, mine, mining history, moab, naxja, utah
Friday, October 10, 2008 Friday was my day to lead a trail. I had volunteered to lead the Klondike Bluffs trail earlier this year for the event. A few weeks earlier Amanda and I had come down to Moab and pre-ran this trail along with the alternate exit along Copper Ridge that I took so [...]
Dome Plateau Led by Alex
Posted: October 9, 2008 by Randy Langstraat in Exploring, Hiking, JeepingTags: 2008, arches, cabin, cave house, cave springs, colorado river, dewey, dewey bridge, dome plateau, fall fling, jeep, la boca arch, moab, naxja, owl draw road, professor valley overlook, utah, wind caves
Thursday, October 9, 2008 On Thursday I decided to go on another official trail ride which was led by Alex. He likes to lead a new trail every year that he has never run before, and this year he chose to check out Dome Plateau. Lucky for me, this was also an area that I [...]
Exploring the Dolores Triangle
Posted: October 8, 2008 by Randy Langstraat in Exploring, JeepingTags: 2008, cabin, colorado river, confluence, dewey bridge, dolores river, dolores river ford, dolores triangle, dolores triangle road, entrada ranch road, fall fling, hotel mesa, jeep, lake bottom, moab, naxja, pole canyon, pole canyon rim, richardson amphitheater, utah
Wednesday, October 8, 2008 On Wednesday, I decided to skip the official trail rides and head out to explore an area with Ryan (DrMoab) that is not as well known as a lot of the other trails in the Moab area. We were headed for the Dolores Triangle. This area is located out past the [...]
Strike Ravine and Moab Rim
Posted: October 7, 2008 by Randy Langstraat in Exploring, JeepingTags: 2008, area bfe, behind the rocks, big ugly hill, colorado river, devils crack, fall fling, jeep, la sal mountains, moab, moab rim, moab rim overlook, naxja, strike ravine, utah, z-turn
Tuesday, October 7, 2008 On Tuesday morning I went on the official NAXJA trail group on Strike Ravine which was lead by Alex. The group consisted of 20 XJ’s, and even though it was a larger group, we managed to make good time on the trail. This was my first time on Strike Ravine, and [...]