89rkrunner
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I and 3 other friends have had a trip to Moab on the books for a few months now. I am usually the "planner", doing the research and mapping everything out weeks if not months in advance. But for this trip because I have been elbows deep in a new vehicle build ('89 Suburban) one of my friends said I'll do the planning. Well, he called me last night and is being forced to stay behind because of work and that I need to take over planning and mapping out the trails, oh and by the way “I haven't started planning anything yet!"
So, I am asking for the forum's help with what to see and where to go in Moab in the short time we are going to be there? I would normally spend the time researching on my own but with my Suburban still not done; I need help with this one. For this trip we have rented a house in the city of Moab (not the norm for us but we thought it might make life easier...), we will be departing Mesquite Nevada (maybe we can find a dirt road on the way to Moab) early Thursday and arriving in Moab about lunchtime and then departing Monday morning to make the 900 mile trek back to California. There are 3 vehicles going 1 WJ, 1 XJ, and my Suburban. The FJ80 backed out. We all have at least rear lockers, 35" tires, winches, highway worthy, and all the drivers are experienced. We are hoping for a fun sightseeing adventure like I see on so many of posts on the forum. We don't want to do the crazy rock crawling trails like you always see in the magazines. Base camp will be Moab every night. I was looking at Box Rocket's "San Rafael Swell" trip this morning and that looked like a fun trip with petroglyphs, the scenery, and mild challenge out of Cane Wash. I know we want to see Arches (Balanced Rock at the request of one of the wives) but also want to do our best to avoid the crowds and log some miles on the dirt.
With only 3 full days in the Moab and so many trails in the area where do we go and what do we do? Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
So, I am asking for the forum's help with what to see and where to go in Moab in the short time we are going to be there? I would normally spend the time researching on my own but with my Suburban still not done; I need help with this one. For this trip we have rented a house in the city of Moab (not the norm for us but we thought it might make life easier...), we will be departing Mesquite Nevada (maybe we can find a dirt road on the way to Moab) early Thursday and arriving in Moab about lunchtime and then departing Monday morning to make the 900 mile trek back to California. There are 3 vehicles going 1 WJ, 1 XJ, and my Suburban. The FJ80 backed out. We all have at least rear lockers, 35" tires, winches, highway worthy, and all the drivers are experienced. We are hoping for a fun sightseeing adventure like I see on so many of posts on the forum. We don't want to do the crazy rock crawling trails like you always see in the magazines. Base camp will be Moab every night. I was looking at Box Rocket's "San Rafael Swell" trip this morning and that looked like a fun trip with petroglyphs, the scenery, and mild challenge out of Cane Wash. I know we want to see Arches (Balanced Rock at the request of one of the wives) but also want to do our best to avoid the crowds and log some miles on the dirt.
With only 3 full days in the Moab and so many trails in the area where do we go and what do we do? Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.