UTAH (and Surrounding Areas) BS Thread

BOMBS · Jun 20, 2019

OmegaMan73 said: ↑

Just got back from an 8 day trip covering a lot of southern Utah. We started in St. George and stayed at Snow Canyon state park with our friends who are a retired couple (basically parents 2.0) for a couple of days. It's a neat place with lots of short hikes.
We drove up out of town and did the Virgin River Gorge overlook trail. Easy trail with killer views.

After we left St. George we headed towards Hurricane and went to Toquerville falls. What a beautiful place to see.
From there we headed to Capitol Reef to do the Cathedral Valley loop trail. What an experience. So quiet it's almost eerie.

From the exit of the Cathedral valley loop trail we headed towards Hanksville. We stopped and had an early dinner at Dukes slick rock grill. Really good ribs! From there we headed towards Goblin Valley state park to look for a campsite on BLM land, and we found a good one.

The next morning we hiked through Goblin valley state park. That's a neat place for sure! From here we would travel north to Green River to check out the crystal geyser and then up into Sego Canyon. While the geyser didnt erupt for us while we were there it was still worth the drive to see it. However what we saw at Sego took our breath away.
Unbelievable! Looking at these guys gives you goosebumps.
After reluctantly leving Sego we headed down into Moab for some trail time.
It felt good to drop the trailer and do more serious stuff. Fins N things and hells revenge were our goals for today. After we finished Fins n things the wife and my son tapped out.

They were too scared and were not enjoying their time here. So hells revenge was not even attempted. Oh well next time.
So we went Arches National park instead.
At this point the wife wanted a shower and we needed to do laundry so we booked a night at a local RV park. It was clean and quiet but not my style. But she was happy. The next morning we headed to Canyonlands and Deadhorse state park.
Schaefer trail was awesome! We took it down then drove the potash rd back into Moab.
More driving took us out to Marlbro point. This is a cool overlook that not many people take but it takes you out to a point that looks back towards Deadhorse. There's no camping allowed back here but I wish there was.
With our trip nearing the end we decided to head out early the next morning. Our destination was Muley point. We had to drive through Monticello and gassed up there. Stopped by Hole in the rock tourist trap and took the tour. I could live in a house like that! 5000sf built right into the mountain. On our way south we stopped off at the Needles overlook. Its 22 miles from the main road but worth the drive out there.
After some views and reflection of what it must have been like to explore this area as a pioneer we left and headed South once again. After a long drive we finally reached our final camp spot of the trip. And it was a good one.
Overlooking the San Juan river and Monument Valley. From here we got to watch storms roll in from the North and South of us. The lightning show was incredible and the thunder rolling across the canyon was surreal. I'll stop rambling here about my trip and close this out with the one picture that I wanted to get from the beginning of this trip.

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So freakin' awesome!

OmegaMan73 · Jun 20, 2019

Yeah it was a great trip!

jsi · Jun 20, 2019

eltacoutah said: ↑

Totally agree! What i'm doing is I won't be promoting/advertising myself it will be word of mouth and references so i'll get people that like my style and the way I shoot. I fell in love with photography in high school ~12 years ago and fell out of out the last few years because I had just been busy. Social media has ruined photography in a sense but I feel like it challenges me to be better. Here's a couple I shot a couple weeks ago, I like landscape photography the best but i'm starting to dabble in portraits more. Absolutely no weddings for me haha not my style.

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Those are some awesome shots! My cell phone pictures never do anything justice like yours.

zdluchs · Jun 21, 2019

OmegaMan73 said: ↑

Just got back from an 8 day trip covering a lot of southern Utah. We started in St. George and stayed at Snow Canyon state park with our friends who are a retired couple (basically parents 2.0) for a couple of days. It's a neat place with lots of short hikes.
We drove up out of town and did the Virgin River Gorge overlook trail. Easy trail with killer views.

After we left St. George we headed towards Hurricane and went to Toquerville falls. What a beautiful place to see.
From there we headed to Capitol Reef to do the Cathedral Valley loop trail. What an experience. So quiet it's almost eerie.

From the exit of the Cathedral valley loop trail we headed towards Hanksville. We stopped and had an early dinner at Dukes slick rock grill. Really good ribs! From there we headed towards Goblin Valley state park to look for a campsite on BLM land, and we found a good one.

The next morning we hiked through Goblin valley state park. That's a neat place for sure! From here we would travel north to Green River to check out the crystal geyser and then up into Sego Canyon. While the geyser didnt erupt for us while we were there it was still worth the drive to see it. However what we saw at Sego took our breath away.
Unbelievable! Looking at these guys gives you goosebumps.
After reluctantly leving Sego we headed down into Moab for some trail time.
It felt good to drop the trailer and do more serious stuff. Fins N things and hells revenge were our goals for today. After we finished Fins n things the wife and my son tapped out.

They were too scared and were not enjoying their time here. So hells revenge was not even attempted. Oh well next time.
So we went Arches National park instead.
At this point the wife wanted a shower and we needed to do laundry so we booked a night at a local RV park. It was clean and quiet but not my style. But she was happy. The next morning we headed to Canyonlands and Deadhorse state park.
Schaefer trail was awesome! We took it down then drove the potash rd back into Moab.
More driving took us out to Marlbro point. This is a cool overlook that not many people take but it takes you out to a point that looks back towards Deadhorse. There's no camping allowed back here but I wish there was.
With our trip nearing the end we decided to head out early the next morning. Our destination was Muley point. We had to drive through Monticello and gassed up there. Stopped by Hole in the rock tourist trap and took the tour. I could live in a house like that! 5000sf built right into the mountain. On our way south we stopped off at the Needles overlook. Its 22 miles from the main road but worth the drive out there.
After some views and reflection of what it must have been like to explore this area as a pioneer we left and headed South once again. After a long drive we finally reached our final camp spot of the trip. And it was a good one.
Overlooking the San Juan river and Monument Valley. From here we got to watch storms roll in from the North and South of us. The lightning show was incredible and the thunder rolling across the canyon was surreal. I'll stop rambling here about my trip and close this out with the one picture that I wanted to get from the beginning of this trip.

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Wow what a trip! Looks awesome.

gmr102 · Jun 21, 2019

Anyone else hear the fun going on out at camp Williams today?

Gunshot-6A · Jun 21, 2019

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Anyone else hear the fun going on out at camp Williams today?
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Nope. But I used to live next to Quantico, VA for a few years and know exactly what you are talking about. Close enough for the doors to rattle and feel it in the floor.

Badderup · Jun 21, 2019

gmr102 said: ↑

Anyone else hear the fun going on out at camp Williams today?
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I got a message from Orem City saying not to call the police because of the explosions. Felt the building rattle and shake a few times.

gmr102 · Jun 21, 2019

Badderup said: ↑

I got a message from Orem City saying not to call the police because of the explosions. Felt the building rattle and shake a few times.
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Even here in AF I felt the ground shake and windows rattled a few times. Must be playing with big stuff.

TheGoonie0911 · Jun 22, 2019

What's up everyone! New Tacoma owner, even newer to forums. Stoked that I found this thread.

Should've done more research on lift kits before buying my first truck, but i found out shortly after buying that the dealership i purchased from only had a spacer lift on it... First mod I'm looking to do is upgrade everything about the suspension to improve ride quality and off-road capability. Any recommendations in the SLC / Sandy area on where to get work done or purchase parts?

H3llRid3r · Jun 22, 2019

TheGoonie0911 said: ↑

What's up everyone! New Tacoma owner, even newer to forums. Stoked that I found this thread.

Should've done more research on lift kits before buying my first truck, but i found out shortly after buying that the dealership i purchased from only had a spacer lift on it... First mod I'm looking to do is upgrade everything about the suspension to improve ride quality and off-road capability. Any recommendations in the SLC / Sandy area on where to get work done or purchase parts?
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Congrats on the Taco and welcome to TW.

We need a pic of your truck to make it official.

BOMBS · Jun 22, 2019

TheGoonie0911 said: ↑

What's up everyone! New Tacoma owner, even newer to forums. Stoked that I found this thread.

Should've done more research on lift kits before buying my first truck, but i found out shortly after buying that the dealership i purchased from only had a spacer lift on it... First mod I'm looking to do is upgrade everything about the suspension to improve ride quality and off-road capability. Any recommendations in the SLC / Sandy area on where to get work done or purchase parts?
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Welcome to community.

TheGoonie0911 · Jun 22, 2019

Of course, how could i forget a pic of the truck First newbie off road experience up Butterfield Canyon

zdluchs · Jun 22, 2019

TheGoonie0911 said: ↑

What's up everyone! New Tacoma owner, even newer to forums. Stoked that I found this thread.

Should've done more research on lift kits before buying my first truck, but i found out shortly after buying that the dealership i purchased from only had a spacer lift on it... First mod I'm looking to do is upgrade everything about the suspension to improve ride quality and off-road capability. Any recommendations in the SLC / Sandy area on where to get work done or purchase parts?
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Welcome! Do you have an idea of what you want or a budget? You could take a look through the marketplace on here to save some money on suspension.

zdluchs · Jun 23, 2019

Hey guys, taking a last minute trip south to Cap Reef/Escalante/Bryce area. Planning to go along the hwy 12 scenic byway. Any dispersed camping recommendations around that area?

Andromedus · Jun 23, 2019

Hey all. Newbie to the Tacoma scene. Finally have some cash flow to start modding and taken some trips, so I figure I should get a little more active in the forums. In the SLC area, new to off roading but looking to learn. Looking back through this thread for some groups/meets down the road.

And a pic to make it official. Did some exploring off the Delle I-80 exit. If anyone has some trail recommendations in the Salt Lake/Tooele/Utah county areas, I am all ears!

BOMBS · Jun 23, 2019

Andromedus said: ↑

Hey all. Newbie to the Tacoma scene. Finally have some cash flow to start modding and taken some trips, so I figure I should get a little more active in the forums. In the SLC area, new to off roading but looking to learn. Looking back through this thread for some groups/meets down the road.

And a pic to make it official. Did some exploring off the Delle I-80 exit. If anyone has some trail recommendations in the Salt Lake/Tooele/Utah county areas, I am all ears!

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Welcome to the community.

H3llRid3r · Jun 23, 2019

Andromedus said: ↑

Hey all. Newbie to the Tacoma scene. Finally have some cash flow to start modding and taken some trips, so I figure I should get a little more active in the forums. In the SLC area, new to off roading but looking to learn. Looking back through this thread for some groups/meets down the road.

And a pic to make it official. Did some exploring off the Delle I-80 exit. If anyone has some trail recommendations in the Salt Lake/Tooele/Utah county areas, I am all ears!

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Welcome to the scene and welcome to the Forum.

Five Mile Pass is a good place to start. I’m wanting to head out there soon for a weekend. There are a few decent trails out there.

Maybe we could do a meetup out there sometime in July?

JKO1998 · Jun 23, 2019

Sandblasting in Logan?

Recommendations?

08TRDOFFROAD · Jun 23, 2019

zdluchs said: ↑

Hey guys, taking a last minute trip south to Cap Reef/Escalante/Bryce area. Planning to go along the hwy 12 scenic byway. Any dispersed camping recommendations around that area?
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There are some good spots up the Garkane power plant road.

Nunya Bizness · Jun 23, 2019

MurphTaco said: ↑

Hit up Antelope yesterday. Way too many bugs, but man.. it's a pretty place. The whole herd was out and about this time. Impressive to see.

@NunyaBizness

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Was def a cool place to see, thanks for showing it to me! Even with the bugs, was fun!

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