Any interest in a Bookcliffs/Nine Mile Canyon weekend?
- Thread starter Greg
- Start date
- Location
- Grand Junction, CO
Wow, you guys are blowing me away with all the interest! We might have to bump up the number of vehicles a little. I just don't want a huge group.
I really think this area is a neat, lesser known place with much to offer and see. I don't know the area as well as I'd like to, but I think I know it well enough to find my way around.
Steve is right, I have plans for Memorial Day weekend... as should most of you.
There will be no real 'rockcrawling', unless the roads are really washed out and bad, but I'm not anticipating that. I do think that 4WD and low range will be needed, but a mildly built 4x4 should do the job. I don't think lockers will be needed, but a capable vehicle and ready and willing drivers will be needed.
I would expect to cover a good deal of ground, there will be a decent amount of driving over the few days, but most of it will be driving in 2WD at speed.
As far as a date..., with the OSRC and the RME Memorial Day BBQ, the only weekends that are open in May are either the weekends of May 4th, 5th & 6th or May 17th, 18th & 19th. Either one is fine by me, but the later weekend (18-20th) may be better, letting any potential snow drifts melt off...?
Hope that helps!
I really think this area is a neat, lesser known place with much to offer and see. I don't know the area as well as I'd like to, but I think I know it well enough to find my way around.
Steve is right, I have plans for Memorial Day weekend... as should most of you.
There will be no real 'rockcrawling', unless the roads are really washed out and bad, but I'm not anticipating that.
I do think that 4WD and low range will be needed, but a mildly built 4x4 should do the job. I don't think lockers will be needed, but a capable vehicle and ready and willing drivers will be needed.I would expect to cover a good deal of ground, there will be a decent amount of driving over the few days, but most of it will be driving in 2WD at speed.
As far as a date..., with the OSRC and the RME Memorial Day BBQ, the only weekends that are open in May are either the weekends of May 4th, 5th & 6th or May 17th, 18th & 19th. Either one is fine by me, but the later weekend (18-20th) may be better, letting any potential snow drifts melt off...?
Hope that helps!
lhracing
Well-Known Member
- Location
- Layton, UT
At this piont May 17-19 would work good for myself. It would be great to get out and see some of this part of the state.
DAA
Well-Known Member
- Location
- West Bountiful, UT
I'll keep an eye on the dates when it gets closer. I'll be gone the whole first week of May though - AZ Strip/North Rim trip.
- DAA
- DAA
- Location
- Vehicular limbo
4th 5th and 6th is the last part of Cruise Moab.
- Location
- SPANISH FORK, UTAH
May 17-19 it is...........
Whose going?
It's that easy Greg. Make a list, this will be great!!
Whose going?
It's that easy Greg
. Make a list, this will be great!!
sixstringsteve
Well-Known Member
- Location
- UT
In depending upon dates and guitar policy.
If anyone doesn't want Joseph there, I volunteer to bring my guitar.
- Location
- Never Far From Nowhere
Joseph versus guitar. We all know what the clear winner is there. OG in da house!
- Location
- Grand Junction, CO
May 18, 19 and 20th it is!
I'll edit the first post.
I'll edit the first post.
- Location
- SPANISH FORK, UTAH
That's a Thursday,Friday,Saturday.... Is that what you wanted?
I'm in.
I better get the trailer finished up before then..
I'm in.
I better get the trailer finished up before then..
- Location
- Grand Junction, CO
- Location
- SPANISH FORK, UTAH
Cool.
I'm still in
I'm still in
- Location
- Fruita, CO
Ive driven all over those areas for work.... and thats in a loaded down F350(~12k lbs road ready). Many of the roads are fairly well maintained due to oil field traffic these days. If you are out there I would def say to camp out at Dinosaur Natl Monument in Jensen, UT. Theres a camp ground right on the Green River where it comes out of the canyon. Fantasy Canyon is also a good stop....FYI, its a rock formation, not a strip club. Theres also the old gilsonite mines and trenches out in Bonanza.
I would love to do some more exploring in the Dragon area. Sounds like a great trip.
I would love to do some more exploring in the Dragon area. Sounds like a great trip.
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- Location
- Vehicular limbo
I'm in, pending time off. Gotta see if somebody will swap me weekends.
sixstringsteve
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- Location
- UT
just a thought, but it might make sense to have 2 or 3 groups that leave an hour apart. So the camping would all be together, but the traveling would be in smaller groups.
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- Location
- Grand Junction, CO
I'm not too worried about 90% of the roads, but there are some closer to the UT/CO border in the Bookcliffs that were VERY washed out last time I want thru there.
Camping at Dinosaur NM is a good idea, good call! I've seen Fantasy Canyon, would love to get back. There is a LOT of neat stuff to see beyond that, I love the whole area!
Sounds good to me, as long as we can get a solid travel plan that everyone can follow. It can be a maze up in that area.
I'd love to go, but have prior plans for that weekend. I think it would be fun to go through Nine Mile, up on top of Cottonwood Canyon, and then take the Horse Bench Road across the top and back down crossing the river and up to Sand Wash. Then through the oilfield and on to Ft. Duchesne and back down to Dragon and Rainbow etc.. Too bad I can't go..