1,390 miles in 5 days Utah and Arizona

[Moody]

330 bucks in gas, 2 brothers and a dude:

1,390 miles in 5 days....


What a trip.
Here is the Reader's digest version:
SLC
Bryce Canyon
Willis Canyon
Yellow Canyon
Camp at Pine Lake
Escalante
Calf Creek (Saw Ms. Hayes)
Capitol Reef
Camped on the Burr Trail
Lake Powell
Hite Ferry crossing
Natural Bridges NM
Down the Moki Dugway
Monument Valley
Navajo NM
Wahweap/Powell
waverunner rental day
Zion
Kolob Reservoir
Home.

Some pics:

What a blast...


A few more, until I do the 'official' writeup:

Nothing like the ol' Powell sunsets...

The final camp:

 

[paulj]

In case you couldn't read the Mokee Dugway sign, here's what it looked like a couple of years ago:

 

[hattrik21]

Looks like a great trip!

 

[IntrepidXJ]

great pictures....i look forward to the full writeup

 

[mountainpete]

Great pictures! Looks like an amazing trip!

 

[PhulesAU]

Must be nice to have a vehicle that works.:Mechanic: We tried something close to that and ended up doing most of it in a rental Ford Tarus:violent-smiley-031: http://picasaweb.google.com/sandmaggie/Vacation2006 Dang computerized engines, the Jeep spent My vacation going from dealer to dealer. Gonna try again this year.

 

[Moody]

Thanks for the comments. I have about 500 pics (between my camera, a buddies, and my brother's) that I want to go through, and put the best ones into a detailed writeup of the entire trip.

I learned some small tidbits of information that while somewhat funny, can make a great trip even more enjoyable...

 

[PhulesAU]

Sometimes , those little tid-bits are the best part!!!

 

[Moody]

Must be nice to have a vehicle that works.:Mechanic: We tried something close to that and ended up doing most of it in a rental Ford Tarus:violent-smiley-031: http://picasaweb.google.com/sandmaggie/200612Vacation Dang computerized engines, the Jeep spent My vacation going from dealer to dealer. Gonna try again this year.

Link didn't work?

I hear you. I owned a Jeep once. I ended up going back to Toyota after it.

This was the Cruiser's maiden voyage on a long trip. I loved driving it, and I really got a kick out of all the people taking pictures of my truck, and talking to me about it/what we were doing/where we were going/etc. A freezer/fridge is now up there on my to buy list. Blocks of ice just don't last long enough...

 

[NewFoundFreedom]

wow that looks like a great trip! I live right around the corner from you!

 

[Moody]

Forgot to mention, I saw a fellow on Powell in a Nissan Frontier (looked like a Frontier, new style) with a snorkel and a nice camper attached. Had euro plates, and a Swiss sticker on the back...wind was blowing so hard, I didn't stop and chat. Anyone here?

 

[Moody]

One more since I thought it turned out so well for a night shot:

 

[Moody]

Here are a couple more I loaded to Photobucket:

Calf Creek near Escalante;

 

[PhulesAU]

Link fixed. Don't laugh at the faux Jeep.

 

[Moody]

Link fixed. Don't laugh at the faux Jeep.

No laughing, I actually really liked the Jeep. It took me everywhere I needed it to, I just didn't have good luck with it overall...

I am still writing the complete report...