Fall Moab Trip Weekend of 9/29

[BigDaveZJ]

Looks like there's a skydiving festival or some shit in Moab that weekend. Crazy bastards.

[BigDaveZJ]

I could be talked into camping somewhere Saturday night, but that leaves the issue of where to dump my truck and trailer.

Do we want to pick another hotel as a group or just wing it on our own?

[Mtn WJ]

Here are a couple thoughts I have:

We are tentative for now but should be in.

I think Spike on Saturday is good too. I suggest two short runs on Friday an AM and afternoon run. I suggest this selfishly because I may leave on Friday AM and would like to meet up around noon. Not sure on schedule yet but this way others could do the same if their schedule requires it.

Sunday something new for sure.

Keith S

[JohnBoulderCO]

RedStone is full? Crap! I guess I need to start calling around.

Are we going to have to worry about people landing on our Jeeps from above?

[PassRunnerZJ]

My thought, not that I'm sure I'm coming yet, would be to reserve one of the campgrounds and either get a cabin or bring the tent. That way you have someplace to park the truck and trailer, showers, hot tub and pool, and don't have to drag the camping stuff on the trail.

Cody also knows where some sandy camping spots are around Behind the Rock area, if I remember correctly.

[BigDaveZJ]

I like the big campsite idea. Several places in town have those, and the weather will be nice enough where camping is easily doable.

[Mtn WJ]

I was thinking of camping too. I didnt get to get in as much camping as we would like this year anyway.

[Z]

So, is someone with knowledge going to check on camping possibilities/vacancies? (I'm cool with the cabin or tent thing)

[BigDaveZJ]

There's a place outside of town up by the Gemini Bridges parking lot that has cabins and tent sites. I stayed there for GSW 02 and it was pretty nice. It MIGHT be out of business now though. I'll check into it.

[Z]

There's a place outside of town up by the Gemini Bridges parking lot that has cabins and tent sites. I stayed there for GSW 02 and it was pretty nice. It MIGHT be out of business now though. I'll check into it.

That's the place that was in Breakdown. I think it's still open. But do we want to stay 10 miles out of town? There are other places that are closer.

[BigDaveZJ]

Whaddya mean it was "in Breakdown??"

http://www.archviewresort.com/index.html

Looks to me like it's still open, at least the website is up. It doesn't make much difference to me, there's the place just south of the Redstone too that has tent sites, and another one just south of the river. My thought though is if we're gonna camp it'd feel kinda strange to do it in town.

[BigDaveZJ]

Oh, and they have free Wi-Fi too to satisfy the geeks in the group!

[BigDaveZJ]

Here's the place just to the south of the Redstone: http://www.canyonlandsrv.com/

[Z]

Whaddya mean it was "in Breakdown??"

The Kurt Russell movie where a ZJ was a main character and much of it was filmed around Moab. This place was the gas station where the bad guy sabotaged the ZJ.

[BigDaveZJ]

Gotcha. Can't say I've seen too many Kurt Russell flicks, maybe Overboard and Tombstone.

[Matt]

We stayed at KOA for GSW, I don't think I'd stay there again, to much sand and poor facilities. If we camp, we should stay somewhere where we can have an open flame fire (purpose of camping in my mind). Somewhere down Kane Creek?

Still don't know if I'm going or not though.

[Cody]

Kane Creek has some camping


I've camped in the wash just outside the exit to the spike (entrance/exit to GBR). If you're heading in via the Gemini Bridge road, you'll take that left hand turn to go down the wash towards the trail. The wash will take a right and then back left to the first climbe. After that very first right if you just go straight there is a cool little 'nook' surrounded by cliffs on 2 sides. It's a great camping spot, but I'm not totally sure camping is allowed there anymore.

[BigDaveZJ]

We were shooting for something a little more "civilized" too, someplace that has showers and a flush toilet. I can get a little ripe after a couple days . . . .

[Cody]

you can't call it camping if you have showers and a toilet.

[BigDaveZJ]

If there's a tent and a bunch of beer and a campfire, it's good enough for me!

[BigDaveZJ]

So outside of Spike on Saturday we're still pretty open as far as trails go.

Here's a few just to throw some out there that I haven't done before that I'd like to at some point.

Gemini Bridges
Long Canyon
Bull Canyon
Pritchett (Canyon and/or Arch)

I'm pretty much open to whatever.

[Cody]

gemini and bull can be done as you come out of metal masher (or come out of the spike)
bull canyon only takes a few minutes

[JohnBoulderCO]

Pritchett is fun and you don't even need lockers.

[BigDaveZJ]

Pritchett is fun and you don't even need lockers.

That was my thought too. But I know some of the vehicles in the group won't really want to go through Pritchett.

[Ted_Z]

I've stayed at the KOA and it was ok. The showers even had hot water, woot!