1,390 miles in 5 days Utah and Arizona

[Moody]

330 bucks in gas, 2 brothers and a dude:

1,390 miles in 5 days....


What a trip.
Here is the Reader's digest version:
SLC
Bryce Canyon
Willis Canyon
Yellow Canyon
Camp at Pine Lake
Escalante
Calf Creek (Saw Ms. Hayes)
Capitol Reef
Camped on the Burr Trail
Lake Powell
Hite Ferry crossing
Natural Bridges NM
Down the Moki Dugway
Monument Valley
Navajo NM
Wahweap/Powell
waverunner rental day
Zion
Kolob Reservoir
Home.

Some pics:
http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t44/reugmood/IMG_6131.jpg
http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t44/reugmood/IMG_6224.jpg
http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t44/reugmood/IMG_1635.jpg
http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t44/reugmood/IMG_1642.jpg
http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t44/reugmood/IMG_1669.jpg
http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t44/reugmood/IMG_1652.jpg

What a blast...


A few more, until I do the 'official' writeup:
http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t44/reugmood/IMG_1685.jpg
Nothing like the ol' Powell sunsets...


http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t44/reugmood/IMG_1681.jpg

The final camp:

http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t44/reugmood/IMG_1714.jpg

[paulj]

In case you couldn't read the Mokee Dugway sign, here's what it looked like a couple of years ago:

http://www.pbase.com/paulj3/image/47180751.jpg

[hattrik21]

Looks like a great trip!

[IntrepidXJ]

great pictures....i look forward to the full writeup :)

[mountainpete]

Great pictures! Looks like an amazing trip! :)

[PhulesAU]

Must be nice to have a vehicle that works.:Mechanic: We tried something close to that and ended up doing most of it in a rental Ford Tarus:violent-smiley-031: http://picasaweb.google.com/sandmaggie/Vacation2006 Dang computerized engines, the Jeep spent My vacation going from dealer to dealer. Gonna try again this year.

[Moody]

Thanks for the comments. I have about 500 pics (between my camera, a buddies, and my brother's) that I want to go through, and put the best ones into a detailed writeup of the entire trip.

I learned some small tidbits of information that while somewhat funny, can make a great trip even more enjoyable...

[PhulesAU]

Sometimes , those little tid-bits are the best part!!!

[Moody]

Must be nice to have a vehicle that works.:Mechanic: We tried something close to that and ended up doing most of it in a rental Ford Tarus:violent-smiley-031: http://picasaweb.google.com/sandmaggie/200612Vacation Dang computerized engines, the Jeep spent My vacation going from dealer to dealer. Gonna try again this year.
Link didn't work?

I hear you. I owned a Jeep once. I ended up going back to Toyota after it.

This was the Cruiser's maiden voyage on a long trip. I loved driving it, and I really got a kick out of all the people taking pictures of my truck, and talking to me about it/what we were doing/where we were going/etc. A freezer/fridge is now up there on my to buy list. Blocks of ice just don't last long enough...

[NewFoundFreedom]

wow that looks like a great trip! I live right around the corner from you!

[Moody]

Forgot to mention, I saw a fellow on Powell in a Nissan Frontier (looked like a Frontier, new style) with a snorkel and a nice camper attached. Had euro plates, and a Swiss sticker on the back...wind was blowing so hard, I didn't stop and chat. Anyone here?

[Moody]

One more since I thought it turned out so well for a night shot:
http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t44/reugmood/IMG_6214.jpg

[Moody]

Here are a couple more I loaded to Photobucket:
http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t44/reugmood/HPIM1344.jpg
http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t44/reugmood/HPIM1257.jpg
Calf Creek near Escalante;
http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t44/reugmood/HPIM1220.jpg
http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t44/reugmood/HPIM1212.jpg
http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t44/reugmood/IMG_6219.jpg
http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t44/reugmood/IMG_6180.jpg

[PhulesAU]

:oops: Link fixed. Don't laugh at the faux Jeep.

[Moody]

:oops: Link fixed. Don't laugh at the faux Jeep.
No laughing, I actually really liked the Jeep. It took me everywhere I needed it to, I just didn't have good luck with it overall...

I am still writing the complete report...

[BPMOU]

Awesome pictures. I look forward to these trips with wife and baby that will be here in Sept. So many of these pictures of so many great places not so far from home. I really need to get my brother in to this type of stuff.

[kcowyo]

Wonderful photos!

Somehow I always miss Lake Powell when in that area, a problem I should clearly rectify. What a great adventure - some dudes, some trails, some brews and some solitude - very nice!

So I can easily tell who the two brothers are. Not sure who is sporting the shirt with the Toyota logo, but he (you?) looks very familiar. Assuming that's not the hardcore history teacher, is there any chance he works in the Salt Palace for the SLC Convention and Visitors Bureau?

Great stuff and thanks for the reminder to get my butt to Lake Powell!

[Moody]

So I can easily tell who the two brothers are. Not sure who is sporting the shirt with the Toyota logo, but he (you?) looks very familiar. Assuming that's not the hardcore history teacher, is there any chance he works in the Salt Palace for the SLC Convention and Visitors Bureau?

Great stuff and thanks for the reminder to get my butt to Lake Powell!
Nope, the toy shirt guy is me...I am the teacher. Funny, I look like a lot of other people apparently...

[Moody]

Although it has been a little while, I am 85% done putting the writeup together...It has even been edited by English teachers at my school!

[LexusAllTerrain]

Although it has been a little while, I am 85% done putting the writeup together...It has even been edited by English teachers at my school!


Wow! If only i could get some of my cousins to do that for me!:wings:


Any way great pictures and that SUV looks very similar to one I know!:sport_box

[jg45]

Although it has been a little while, I am 85% done putting the writeup together...It has even been edited by English teachers at my school! Did I miss the full writeup? I have searched for it and didn't find anything. Please share with us poor easterners so we can dream a little.

[Moody]

Did I miss the full writeup? I have searched for it and didn't find anything. Please share with us poor easterners so we can dream a little.
I have never posted it. I wrote it, but didn't think it captured the essence of the trip. I rewrote it. I will post it up once I am back to work next year. (it is on my work comp)

[jg45]

I look forward to reading it. Thanks.