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Trail Reports : Moab Rim, Sept. 2001
Moab, UT
By: Brent Winter-Holm (pix: Denis Glennon & Liz Demco)
Check the Trail Reports for Poison Spider Mesa and
Fins-n-Things from this trip!
To put this trail into perspective I offer the following quote from the
4x4now website trail report, "The Moab Rim trail is very difficult, broken
axles, gears and rollovers are not uncommon." Sounds like a challenge to me!
We lined up at the bottom just as the sun was coming over the cliffs. This
is when we heard what must be the quote of the trip, from a passing local
jogging the trail, "Just how far do you think you are going to get?" ...... No response was given, we simply
conquered the trail as I expected.
The trail starts out hard, you could
still see the parking area from the section of rock ledges and the infamous
Z-turn. I think this is about when John was asking if I thought there was a
good turn around point. We did some scouting and with a little guidance we
eased all three G's up. This section is nothing short of dramatic though,
lots of leaning, all lockers in use, and nerves of steel didn't hurt.
Further up the trail you come to the top of the chairlift that gives scenic
rides above the town. We took a short break then continued on. The trail
remains challenging, there are several good steep climbs with major rock
outcroppings to tackle.
Then you come to the optional rock dome said to be
an 85% grade, no problem, the back side is pretty steep as well.
The trail makes its way to an overlook of Moab, more terriffic scenery! We took the
low road back towards the chairlift, where the trail split. The low road has
quite a bit of deep sand and some pretty good leans and climbs. Nothing
boring about the whole trail, with the first section living up to its 4+
rating.
On the way back down I think everyone was much more comfortable with
the trucks abilities as well as thier own. Erwin was even taking tougher
lines than I through parts! We got back to the rock ledges and carefully
guided each other through. This section is truely intense, I think we all
came away with a tremendous sense of accomplishment, and a deep respect for
the design of our vehicles.
When we reached the parking area we were greeted
by a gal that drives Hummers for a local tour company. She was pretty amazed
that we had just completed this trail, offering that they don't let the
Hummers go up there. I think my head swelled a bit! The next group heading
up was comprised of highly modified Jeeps and Land Cruisers on huge tires, I
felt pretty smug knowing we had just done it with stock trucks without
incident. This trail was a fitting end to a great weekend. I want to extend
thanks to all who attended, we had a great group! No matter how tough it
looked (brutal at times) everybody pulled through. Without a doubt it took
tremendous fortitude and faith to risk the expensive G500s here on some of
the most difficult trails anywhere. I personally can't wait to put another
trip like this together. I would encourage anybody with a G and a little
vacation time coming to sign on, experiences like this are all to rare.
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