Moab - 9/18/09 - 9/20/09 Teaser Trip!

This past weekend, uncle Brian, Riley, and Ron joined the Utah 4x4 Club in Moab for their "Fall Crawl" event. Let's call it a teaser trip for the 2009 Family Fall Moab Trip. Lori and Lacey joined Aunt Joni and several others for an ovarian cancer benefit fundraiser.

So it was a "guys only" weekend for the Moab crew. Pictures from the girls weekend will be posted later. By the way, Lori, Lacey, just thought you should know that girls smell funny AND the boys had way more fun!!

Anyhow, we drove down on Friday evening and set up camp at the Sand Flats Recreation Area. On Saturday, we joined the Utah 4x4 Club for a trail ride on Metal Masher (yes, we did mash a little bit of metal; good thing Ron built a new transfercase skidplate on Friday morning. Then, on the way back to the highway, we hiked to the top of Gemini Bridges. On Sunday, we drove Gold Bar Rim, Little Canyon, and Bull Canyon (including a hike to the bottom of Gemini Bridges).

On to the pictures!!! For more pictures, click here!

THE BOYS...



THE JEEPS...



THE SCENERY...



RILEY BEING CUTE...



ON THE EDGES OF VERY HIGH CLIFFS...



DIAPER CHANGES...



Oh, and here's a video. This is Slide Rock on the Gold Bar Rim trail. It IS NOT an optional obstacle, there is no bypass. If you can't make it up the rock... well... you MUST make it up the rock!


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For all the rest of the pictures, click here for a slideshow.