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BB 2008 picture & video thread

Avery4jc said:
...basically is the park a big loop)?...
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It's not a park - although this is a common misperception, and our photos might make it seem that way, too. Most of the 'classical' Jeep Safari trails are the descendants of old mining/prospecting roads scattered throughout the mountains and canyons around Moab.

In addition to the EJS trails, there is a private park, founded a few years ago. It's called Area BFE.
 
jms said:
It's not a park - although this is a common misperception, and our photos might make it seem that way, too. Most of the 'classical' Jeep Safari trails are the descendants of old mining/prospecting roads scattered throughout the mountains and canyons around Moab.

In addition to the EJS trails, there is a private park, founded a few years ago. It's called Area BFE.
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To add to that, most all the trails we run are on BLM land.

You certainly don't need 1ton axles to run 90% of the trails out there. Pauly can attest, he's done many years in Moab on 1/2 ton gear. I did this years with Dad's 1/2 blazer. Probably a majority of the guys are running 3/4ton type setups.

You have to keep in mind that the trail that gets most of the attention - at least in this thread - is Pritchett Canyon and aside from the trails on the private property in Area BFE, it is considered by most to be the hardest trail in the Moab area. But Pritchett is just 1 of the 9 trails we offered this year.
 
38377k5 said:
There are tons of people and trucks that show up, we run a few trails each day.

For instance I led Hell's Revenge on Friday and IIRC there were 16 or 18 trucks. Trust me, that's plenty of vehicles on a trail. I believe there were a similar number of vehicles running Metal Masher that day.

We do run trails together, but not everyone runs the same trail on the same day. There are also different difficulty ratings for the trails, there are probably 3-5 trail runs each day that run the whole gambit from easy-hard.
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Thanx for taking todd up the Escalator He loved the Piss out of that. It was good seeing you again. Hope to see ya'll again real soon
 
TDAWG1 said:
Thanx for taking todd up the Escalator He loved the Piss out of that. It was good seeing you again. Hope to see ya'll again real soon
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Yeah, that was pretty fun (and interesting for Todd too I'm sure).

And it was good talking with you guys too. I'd like to make a trip out to Rangely later this fall or in the spring. I have your number and I'll keep you updated.
 
When you all go out there, do you guys stay at a campground out there or stay at hotels, etc in a nearby town?

mrk5 said:
To add to that, most all the trails we run are on BLM land.

You certainly don't need 1ton axles to run 90% of the trails out there. Pauly can attest, he's done many years in Moab on 1/2 ton gear. I did this years with Dad's 1/2 blazer. Probably a majority of the guys are running 3/4ton type setups.

You have to keep in mind that the trail that gets most of the attention - at least in this thread - is Pritchett Canyon and aside from the trails on the private property in Area BFE, it is considered by most to be the hardest trail in the Moab area. But Pritchett is just 1 of the 9 trails we offered this year.
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troutbum_mt said:
When you all go out there, do you guys stay at a campground out there or stay at hotels, etc in a nearby town?
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The Town of Moab is actually quite large. There are several campgrounds intown and many hotels. Slickrock campground has been the base of operations for the last few years as most guys stay at the campground.

Remember Moab is a town that just sits in the middle of Hundreds of Miles of non paved roads. Some of these roads are graded and some are a 1/4 mile of rocks that make a man feel small.
 
miniwally said:
The Town of Moab is actually quite large. There are several campgrounds intown and many hotels. Slickrock campground has been the base of operations for the last few years as most guys stay at the campground.

Remember Moab is a town that just sits in the middle of Hundreds of Miles of non paved roads. Some of these roads are graded and some are a 1/4 mile of rocks that make a man feel small.
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Glad to hear the town is a fair size. I'd need the auto parts stores for sure even if I brought extra parts should I venture there next year :doah: Looks and sounds like a good time and it is only like 10 hours away from here.... Definitely has me thinking. The pics and vids have been awesome
 
troutbum_mt said:
Glad to hear the town is a fair size. I'd need the auto parts stores for sure even if I brought extra parts should I venture there next year :doah: Looks and sounds like a good time and it is only like 10 hours away from here.... Definitely has me thinking. The pics and vids have been awesome
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I noticed this year that the Carquest in town was open when we were getting breakfast at 7:30AM. :wink1:
 
mtnman said:
Jason4x4 said:
And I am uploading a Youtube video taken from inside MtnMan's cab as he was KEEPING up with Ktmoutfront...
Fixed it for you
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I finally got to look through this stuff. Great pictures. We had a blast and the people are great as always. Just a note on the 6 minute run down from Metal Masher (we thought it was 8 minutes). I had to slow in the corners to make sure we were not going to head butt someone coming the other way. And I did not spill my drink.
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mrk5 said:
I noticed this year that the Carquest in town was open when we were getting breakfast at 7:30AM. :wink1:
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Now I feel safer. :haha::haha:

No telling what 4x4 Mecca would do to me but it sure would be fun to find out. I got a year to get ready. It wouldn't be like there would be a shortage of K5 experts around to tell me how to fix stuff and roost me while I was broke down :wink1:
 
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It wouldn't be like there would be a shortage of K5 experts around to tell me how to fix stuff and roost me while I was broke down
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Seriously, I have the most fun and get to know more people when stuff breaks. Not much roosting when the next broken parts could be your own.
 
ktmoutfront said:
mtnman said:
Jason4x4 said:
And I am uploading a Youtube video taken from inside MtnMan's cab as he was KEEPING up with Ktmoutfront...

I finally got to look through this stuff. Great pictures. We had a blast and the people are great as always. Just a note on the 6 minute run down from Metal Masher (we thought it was 8 minutes). I had to slow in the corners to make sure we were not going to head butt someone coming the other way. And I did not spill my drink.
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There are several GOOD reasons I was able to keep up with you, the road wasn't REALLY rough(if it was you would have run off and left me), you were driving smart (smarter than me), and my 383 makin' big power :D Chasing you was one of the most wicked fun things I have ever done! :bow:
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mtnman said:
ktmoutfront said:
mtnman said:
There are several GOOD reasons I was able to keep up with you, the road wasn't REALLY rough(if it was you would have run off and left me), you were driving smart (smarter than me), and my 383 makin' big power :D Chasing you was one of the most wicked fun things I have ever done! :bow:
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Looking in the rear view and seeing a beast chasing me was intimidating. 6 minutes off of the hill has to be record of some kind.
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Thanks :)

EDIT: I just watched it... looks like one heck of a ride! Ktmoutfront said "off of the hill" a few posts ago... So where was that too/from?
 
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