Moab

[jzweedyk]

Installed a two way rear sway bar on the RZR today. There is a switch on the dash that controls it from stock-like, to weak. I already removed the front sway bar, and now when it go to weak on the rear, rock climbing is MUCH smoother. So I ran up to Hell's Revenge to test it out. It is great. When the new seats arrive in two weeks, it will be the way I want it (I won't say it is done).

 

[jzweedyk]

Today we took the RZR and did several trails. First was Mashed Potatoes (first picture, supposed to look like Mashed Potatoes with Chives) then Hidden Valley Overlook, then Bartlett Wash Overlook, then Secret Spire and finally we did the Hidden Valley trail. Very Scenic and some good challenges. Well's rates the one trail difficult, and it was fun. We went about 80 miles.

 

[RivRaptor]

Damn nice pics thanks for posting! Plan on going there soon.

 

[jzweedyk]

Sunday we did Metal Masher. Fortunately no Metal was Mashed, but it was a challenge with the RZR. It is a great trail, but not for the faint of heart. However with the RZR we did it fast enough that we also did the Bull Canyon trail, and found a few pieces of petrified wood.

 

[jzweedyk]

Now that the Raptor is the way I visualized it when I bought it, with the mods done, I wanted to get it out on a trail. I picked an easy but scenic day. Go to Potash and air down by the river and then to Thelma and Louis Point, and continue on into Canyonlands National Park.

 

[jzweedyk]

Once in the National Park we turned and climbed up the trail to the top. Very steep and narrow. Very Scenic.

 

[jzweedyk]

Then to get back down we used Long Canyon, ending at Jug Handle Arch. Easy day and the Raptor made the ride smooth, quiet and comfortable.

 

[shelteredraptor]

Great pics, thanks

 

[jzweedyk]

This week is Easter Jeep Safari week, and the town is FULL of Jeeps. We picked up the guide and so we know what trails to avoid. So today we took the RZR up on Fins and Things to play, and even though they were not officially running Fins and Things today, being Sunday, it turns out we were not the only people that thought of it. Being the jerk I am, I couldn't help but blow by three large groups of Jeeps and several smaller groups. It was fun.

Then we went down to Potato Salad Hill to watch for a while.

Tomorrow is a Raptor day.

 

[jzweedyk]

We took the Raptor and drove south past Monticello and did Montezuma Canyon and Dead Man Canyon. Montezuma has some cliff dwellings.

At the main old one (with the picture of the Raptor) we did find some more small pieces of pottery that they used back in the day. We found some the last time we were there about 3 years ago.

Some of the cliff dwellings were very old.


And some were a little newer