Expedition Moboob, A tale of 5 friends on a radical adventure

So, on June 26th, @McSaucyWalrus met Brett and me in Reno. From there, we made the tedious drive out to Salt Lake City in order to meet up with @TwinPineMedia.
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We spent the next day fishing in the Uintas and enjoying the beautiful weather.
Photos by @TwinPineMedia

The following day we all headed down to Zion, UT. Due to a $30 entrance fee, and us being cheap college students, we decided not to go into the park. Instead we cooled off in the Virgin River and enjoyed some ice-cream at Fort Zion. We then hopped on a trail behind the fort and made camp below one of the plateaus.
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That night, Zach and I hiked out and snapped some photos of the Milky Way.
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The next day, we began our trek to Flagstaff, AZ, to pick up our friend Cameron. The drive was long and hot but the vast landscapes were breathtaking. During the drive, we had one of our only malfunctions of the trip. Brett's car blew a fuse and lost A/C and all power on his dash. 10 minutes later with a new fuse in, we were back on the road. We stopped briefly to check out the Colorado River and give our butts a break.

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We spent a few days in Flagstaff, the most memorable being the day we went to Sedona to wheel Broken Arrow. The Trail was fun, however, it has been run over with "Pink Jeep" tours. The drivers of these tours were unfriendly and frankly stupid. Other than that, it was a fun day of wheeling.
The next day we headed to our highlight destination, Moab! We spent about a week in Moab hitting different trails, camping, and goofing around.

Our first night was spent a few miles from Mineral Bottom. We planned on running White Rim but after entering the Park we realized 1. We didn't have permits 2. Cameron wouldn't be able to ride his dirtbike. Instead, we headed out to Area BFE In hopes of watching some of the big boys play in the rocks. Upon arrival, BFE was empty so we decided to try our hand at some of the "Testing Area's" obstacles.
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The day ended due to a big thunderstorm, so we battened down the hatches and slept through the storm.

The next day we ran Strike Ravine and explored some sketchy mine shafts in the area. After Strike Ravine we headed into town for lunch. Wanting to do some more challenging wheeling, we headed out to a trail we had seen when driving in. (We later found out that this trail was "Behind The Rocks"). Due to another thunderstorm we were only able to run the first half-ish mile. After some further research, we were quite thankful we got rained out.
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The next day was the 4th of July, so I dawned my American Flag/ Bald Eagle tank top and we headed out to Fins and Things. Trevor had some initial concerns about his "mostly stock" truck getting through the trail but his truck preformed flawlessly as did the other rigs. I can't explain how much fun we had on the trail. Every stop was filled with smiles, "Did you see that?", and "This is SO MUCH FUN." I was so absorbed in wheeling that I didn't even touch my camera. Here's some shots Zach got.
The day after, we decided to take a break from our trucks and do some hiking around Arches National Park. The only thing more abundant than awesome views were people. We decided to get away from the people and wheeled out to Tower Arch. The view was amazing and better yet, there were no other people.
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That night we decided to Camp in the La Salle mountains. This was by far our best night. We scored a spot that overlooked all of Moab and the surrounding areas. (Just in time for an amazing sunset)
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Our last day in Utah was spent wheeling the "Top of the World" trail. Such an awesome day. After we got off the trail we headed off to Grand Junction, CO. The stoke level was high as we meandered through a grassy plain while the sun set on yet another epic day.
Photos by @TwinPineMedia
Our next day was spent trying to find so decent wheeling in Grand Junction. We went to Coal Mine Canyon but only found un improved roads.

Our last day, wast spent trying to figure out how to get Cameron's dirtbike back to Reno in the most cost effective manner. Long story short, we were able to pre order one online so that it would be ready for pick up when we arrived in Salt Lake City. After Dropping Cameron off at the airport Zach, Brett, Trevor, and I started our song drive back. Once in Salt Lake, we transferred the dirtbike to my car, ate dinner, and said our goodbye's to Trevor as he was heading to his parent's new home in Montana. From SLC we went 8-9 hours back to Reno arriving at 4:30am.

The trip was a major success. Two weeks went by way too quickly. I am always amazed at what these trucks are capable of with just a few modifications. I can't wait to see were our next trip takes us.
If you've read this far, you're a champ. Thanks for listening, now get out and wheel!

 

Looks like a great time!

 

It definitely was!

 

Trip looked like a lot of fun. Hopefully when I relocate to Southern California here shortly I will be able to take trips like these. What kind of wheels are on the red Tacoma?

 

I got them from summit racing. I can't remember the exact name. It might be in my build thread

 

Looks like an awesome trip! Ill be making a similar journey with @misdirection1982 in 2018, but from the East coast

 

That sounds like a blast! How long are you guys planning to be on the road?

 

Probably a total of 2 weeks. We want to make it to Moab for R.O.C.K. Therapy 2018, and then try to make some trails in Colorado too

 

That would be killer. Can't wait to hear about it!

 

Yeah. It's going to be great. We are planning on taking only 2 days and a little on the third for the drive