We had 2 great trips to Moab this month including one trip to Blanding and Red Canyon. In the middle of the month, we went with a bunch of our Lone Peak 4 Wheelers club for our monthly trail ride. We did Klondike Bluffs on Thursday on our way down, then Elephant Hill on Friday. It was great fun and a bunch of our people had never done it before. On Saturday, we did Hell's Revenge where we had some great adventure and one mishap. Marlin Sharp laid his Wrangler over on it's side at the top of Hell's Gate. No one hurt and not too much damage. From there we hurried to Gemini Bridges to get some pictures driving across the Bridges in case they decide to close them to vehicle traffic.
On Sunday, we did the Secret Spire and the Dellenbaugh Tunnel on our way home. They are both to the north west of Moab, so they work well for short trips on the way home. We aired back up in Green River, ate at Ray's and came home.
Troy Garrett, one of our club members who has helped me a lot working on our Jeep, couldn't go to Moab that weekend, but was set to go with some friends the next weekend with some friends who were going to rent Jeeps. We met them on Saturday morning at the Moab Diner for breakfast, then they went across the street to Moab Adventure Tours to rent their Jeeps. We took them on Poison Spider Mesa, which is not a beginner trail, but it is not too hard and is a great place to take beginners who want to see what Jeeping is really like. We had a great day, and finished up UNDER Gemini Bridges because we were running out of daylight and they could see it from the top in their truck. We did the top the next morning, then when they headed for home we headed for Blanding.
We had a great visit with Mom and Dad on Sunday afternoon, looked at pictures and info on Lark's Rock, got GPS coordinates and instructions. On Monday morning we got up and headed for Red Canyon. Dad had said we could see the rock when we got to the Marquis Mine turn-off and when I said to Julie "There is the turn-off to the Marquis," we both turned and looked over our right shoulders and instantly saw the Rock. We took some pictures from there, then drove on down to where the road crosses the canyon and turned up the bottom toward the rock. We drove to within about 200 yards and walked the rest of the way. Took lots of pictures and video that I will get on here.
Thanksgiving was pretty quiet at our house. I have a foot in bad shape, so we didn't do much and I went to the Doctor on Friday morning. I have some kind of infection, am taking antibiotics, soaking my feet and waiting until Monday morning to go back to the Doctor.
Hope you all had a GREAT THANKSGIVING and that all is well with all of you.
Love ya all, - J.B.
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