Originally posted by Lance:
<STRONG>Got any pics of the Rock Garden?
[ 09-17-2001: Message edited by: Lance ]</STRONG>
The Rock Garden has two and more primary areas and the terrain is typical of Chokecherry in Farmington and Moab ... sandstone 'slickrock'.
They will probably stage the event in "Area #1" as it is a large mesa top dome of undulating sandstone pocked with numerous gullies, ravines and waterfalls.
Area #1 has a bottle neck entry for easy spectator fee taking and opens up to the large moon scape like crawling area consisting of three mostly bald 'fingers' of sandstone surrounded by steep cliffs to the valley floor plus some obsticles back away from the cliffs in the trees similar to many Chokecherry locations.
If the event does take place in Area #1 all of the obsticles are within eye shot from one to another and is extremely spectator friendly.
Obsticles vary from easy to very steep and extreme.
The gates from past competions held there are typically set up for a single, very steep or difficult climb or a series of less difficult maneuvers ajacent to each other which pretty much evens up differences or advantage in wheelbase though 95-100" is considered near ideal. Axel and suspension breakage is common in competitions due to the steep and high traction sandstone.
The event promises to be whale of a lot of fun. The weather forcast is for fair with perhaps some partly cloudy afternoons and temps from 45* to 85* ... near perfect!
