Moab July mid-week...any wheeling going on? - Pirate4x4.Com : 4x4 and Off-Road Forum

WildTurkeycj8 · 03-15-2008, 04:47 PM

Hello - I Have never been to Moab, but will have an opportunity to visit there on a Wednesday and a Thursday in July. I will only have a stock grand cherokee available to drive.

I was wondering if there are trails or bypasses the cherokee could travel to get to some of the well-known obstacles to watch people try to wheel on them (potato salad hill,,etc.). Also, if I can get to some interesting obstacles, what is the chance that people will be there wheeling mid-week in July?

Any other suggestions on what I should do or see while in the Moab area? Will have family in tow.

Thanks!

azyota · 03-16-2008, 10:38 PM

Honestly, I would shoot for something farther north. Moab is super hot in July!

WildTurkeycj8 · 03-18-2008, 07:33 AM

Yeah, good point. Maybe I'll save a Moab visit for sometime later in life...especially if I'm able to bring a rig. Thanks.

rickr · 03-18-2008, 11:46 PM

cherokee has air conditioning doesn,t it? go out early in the morning, and lay around the hotel and or pool in the afternoon! to answer your ? on potatoe salad hill, y

ou can drive the family car to it! there,s lots and lots of places you can take a stock rig in the moab area.bring a camera and lots of water to drink and have a really great time!!!!

WildWilly4x4 · 04-01-2008, 02:42 PM

potato salad hill is just a cruise down the road to the moab dump, but i have heard its closed????? you could prolly run the golden spike trail in your jeep stock, i ran it in my stock 2000 chevy shortbed a few years ago when i went for the first time...that will get you to the golden crack and a few other obstacles. i had to put my spare tire in the crack to be able to make it across, but the rest of the trail was pretty easy. i started at poison spider mesa trail and came out on gemini bridges road. it took us about 6hours to run it(@32 miles)...another easy one to do in you chereokee would be hell's revenge. there are bypasses around almost everything if i remember correctly, and it is not a hardcore trail at all, except for the optional obstacles such as escalator and the hot tubs

03-15-2008, 04:47 PM	#1 (permalink)
WildTurkeycj8 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Member # 33468 Location: Richmond, Va Posts: 355	Moab July mid-week...any wheeling going on? Hello - I Have never been to Moab, but will have an opportunity to visit there on a Wednesday and a Thursday in July. I will only have a stock grand cherokee available to drive. I was wondering if there are trails or bypasses the cherokee could travel to get to some of the well-known obstacles to watch people try to wheel on them (potato salad hill,,etc.). Also, if I can get to some interesting obstacles, what is the chance that people will be there wheeling mid-week in July? Any other suggestions on what I should do or see while in the Moab area? Will have family in tow. Thanks! __________________ [QUOTE=jydog;6433047]I believe ted nugent summed it up well when he said aa said um aa I can't remember what he said but im shure it summed it up well! :smokin: :smokin: :smokin:[/QUOTE]

03-16-2008, 10:38 PM	#2 (permalink)
azyota Registered User Join Date: Apr 2004 Member # 30134 Location: Tucson Posts: 1,011	Honestly, I would shoot for something farther north. Moab is super hot in July! __________________ Crossed Up Offroad Kris Hanning Photo F-Toy #38 Buildup Tellico #479

03-18-2008, 07:33 AM	#3 (permalink)
WildTurkeycj8 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Member # 33468 Location: Richmond, Va Posts: 355	Yeah, good point. Maybe I'll save a Moab visit for sometime later in life...especially if I'm able to bring a rig. Thanks. __________________ [QUOTE=jydog;6433047]I believe ted nugent summed it up well when he said aa said um aa I can't remember what he said but im shure it summed it up well! :smokin: :smokin: :smokin:[/QUOTE]

03-18-2008, 11:46 PM	#4 (permalink)
rickr Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Member # 44259 Posts: 2	cherokee has air conditioning doesn,t it? go out early in the morning, and lay around the hotel and or pool in the afternoon! to answer your ? on potatoe salad hill, you can drive the family car to it! there,s lots and lots of places you can take a stock rig in the moab area.bring a camera and lots of water to drink and have a really great time!!!!

04-01-2008, 02:42 PM	#5 (permalink)
WildWilly4x4 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Member # 17680 Location: Sunray,TX Posts: 713	potato salad hill is just a cruise down the road to the moab dump, but i have heard its closed????? you could prolly run the golden spike trail in your jeep stock, i ran it in my stock 2000 chevy shortbed a few years ago when i went for the first time...that will get you to the golden crack and a few other obstacles. i had to put my spare tire in the crack to be able to make it across, but the rest of the trail was pretty easy. i started at poison spider mesa trail and came out on gemini bridges road. it took us about 6hours to run it(@32 miles)...another easy one to do in you chereokee would be hell's revenge. there are bypasses around almost everything if i remember correctly, and it is not a hardcore trail at all, except for the optional obstacles such as escalator and the hot tubs __________________ '50 m38, 60, 14bolt, 4.3, 420, dana 300, 35" krawlers on trailready's/ '80 Blazer 60,14 bolt, tpi 350, th400, 205, 35" swampers Link to my M38 build: [url]http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=703554&highlight=willys+m38[/url]

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