good video, looks like a great time. my best childhood memories are from Mineral Basin. I don't have any trouble getting to Dutchman Flats and Mineral Flats in my Jetta, but that is pretty much as far as I can get.
Thats a sick JK, I'm almost ready to throw mine into the ring and am looking for some good trails in UT. I'm a new guy at this but looking forward to some great runs!
I'm sorry I didn't find this video sooner. We got our first 4WD in Utah 1982 and moved from Utah to Michigan in 2007. You didn't say where you live but about half the people in Utah live along the Wasatch Front so I'll assume that's where you live. In 2000, My wife, Sally, bought me Charles Wells' Guide to Moab, UT Backroads & 4-weel Drive Trails. When you have the time and money to go to the Moab area, I suggest buying that book or something similar. Well worth while. What I'll do here, however, is list some of the places where we took pictures of our travels, many of them closer to the Wasatch Front than Moab is. Check with the Rockhoppers 4-wheel-drive club for more ideas. To go clockwise around the Cedar Mountains, take Interstate 80 west to the Arregonite Exist. Go south almost to the Arregonite plant. Go east to the first road that goes south. Follow that road south along the west side of the cedar Mountains. If you don't take any of the side roads, you will come to the road that leads more-or-less east to Rydulch Pass. Late afternoon is the time you are most likely to see "wild" (feral) horses west or east of Rydulch Pass or (rarely) near the pass itself. You can return to Interstate 80 by going north along the east side of the Cedar Mountains. There is an off-highway vehicle recreation area southwest of Salt Lake City called Five Mile Pass. Test/develop your rockcrawling skills there if you wish or explore on and around the old railroad grade (now a graded gravel road) west of Five Mile Pass. I don't know how many of the other places on this list are still open to the public but we took pictures of Hondoo Arch and the Lucky Strike Mine on the Red Canyon Loop in the San Rafael Swell south of Interstate 70. We also visited ruins of the Anasazi Culture in and near Hovenweep National Monument. If you wish to drive off paved roads on the reservation at Monument Valley, you'll be required to pay a native guide but you don't need a guide to drive the 17-mile loop road through Valley of the Gods east of Monument Valley. Roads may be impassible when wet. Our son and I camped near the intersection of roads to Halls Creek Overlook, Bullfrog Basin and Star Spring. We saw wild horses near there as well. The southwest corner of Wyoming isn't far from the Wasatch Front. There are roads there worth exploring. You might want to explore the House Range of mountains west of Delta or the roads north of Wendover. There are many graded gravel roads but if you look for side roads (which we do) you will find some that are both interesting and challenging for a stock Jeep. Indian Farms Canyon is 75 miles south of Wendover east of the state line. Mr. Wells book doesn't mention the Yellowcat Mining District northeast of Arches National Park. There are several interesting and challenging roads in that area and some natural stone arches including Arrowhead Arch. You don't have to deal with the crowds as you do in the park. When we camped South of the San Rafel River in October of '99, our campsite was dry when we went to bed and covered with a couple of inches of snow when we got up the next morning. We camped on BLM (Bureau of Land Manangment) land northwest of Moab in November of '99 and southeast of Ferron in the summer of 2000. If you take the side roads near Secret Spire (near Moab), you might find an unmarked arch we couldn't find on any map so I called it "Sally's Arch". More and more public roads on public land are being closed to the public but, when we were in Utah, there were roads on Stansbury Island that provided places for us to teach our children how to use the capability of a 4WD vehicle. Explore Nine Mile Canyon southeast of Price. Don't be afraid to explore whatever side roads you can find. Take a trip to the Wedge Overlook of the Little Grand Canyon of the San Rafael River south of Price. That was the place we got the most Ooohs and Aaahs when we took our friends there. If you take the Buckhorn Draw down to the river you can see some ancient rock art in the canyon. Enjoy!
Looks like some didn't disconnect the sway bar . . that would have helped too . . .doing this trail in one week for the first time. . . Hope there is water!!!!!
great video! i go up there all the time but i dont know what trails to take. ive looked for those areas but cant find them. the main road all the way up?
Great video, You might have a little less trouble on the rocks if you aired down. I carry a gas powered compressor, it's a heck of alot faster and more reliable than those cheap ones you plug into the lighter or clip to the battery, It's also usefull around the house. In 30 years of four wheeling I've only had a bead break loose once.
This looks so rad. I just got my first jeep and am trying to make small modifications to start. I'll need to find this trail. Is there a group arround af of jeep owners ?
beautifull video ,great place for adventures. here in Brazil there are several places like one, I´m thinking to buy a jeep cherokee sport 1998. I have an old jeep willys for adventures.
you said your trail was blocked by a snowbank. what time of year was it you did this? very interested in hitting this trail in my KRX. but want to go after the snowmelt so i can do the whole trail if possible
You don't need power to rock crawl, it is in the gearing. My jeep will crawl up and over about anything, but sucks in the sand due to the lack of power.
Come on don't hate on xj's. not every one has money coming out of their ears for a brand new rig. xj's can do what ever rubicons can with a budget of 2000. trust me I out wheel my friend's Ford Ranger with 6 inch lift with 36s in the mud, sand, and rocks. And all I have is a 4.5 and 33s.
crawlerutah any idea which ones of the trails are more “scenic” than technical stuff? Pretty new to the off road world and I’m trying to slowly get into the tech stuff
Nice scenic trail? lol.. This trail fucked those xj's up. Diff housings grinding away on rocks, xj with it's hood up with problems.. constant hang ups on the under-body. You talk as though you made it easily, but that trail put up one hell of a fight and it showed.
Times have changed. I remember being up there for a Sunday picnic with my family back in the early 70s. In the station wagon. (Seriously.)
loved the video and hope you make more. and it was so beautiful out where you are.
simply one of the best xj vids ive seen so far!
Great Video! Got my fix of wheeling for the day. Can't wait to see the next trail run video.
Great vid. Thanks for going without music!
Even though i pamper my Jeep i love watching these videos lol.
Keep watching them long enough and that will change.
Shaurya Bakshi I do motocross and harescrambles, so I really don’t feel the need to take my Jeep off-roading when I have my bike to do it for me
looks like a fun time. beautiful location!
good video, looks like a great time. my best childhood memories are from Mineral Basin.
I don't have any trouble getting to Dutchman Flats and Mineral Flats in my Jetta, but that is pretty much as far as I can get.
Sweet. I'm going with Land Rover this weekend to this trail. Looks fun. Fantastic video
fantastic video; thanks for posting!
some stunning scenary and great XJ action :-) big thumbs up!
great video! we went up today and half of it was covered in snow, only a week or so left up there before its all covered.
nice track ,hugs from Brazil
What beautiful country holy moly. I'll be there for sure this summer.
good looking jeep !!
Nice Trail. Just bought me an XJ and I'm saving up for tires and a front Locker.
God bless you please, Mrs. Robinson. Great videos.
awesome to see so many XJ's, i love mine....its a good little tank....3 inch lift on 33's....
Great scenic trial! Beautiful.
waww first time i see that many white xjs that is very cool!
Thats a sick JK, I'm almost ready to throw mine into the ring and am looking for some good trails in UT. I'm a new guy at this but looking forward to some great runs!
I'm sorry I didn't find this video sooner. We got our first 4WD in Utah 1982 and moved from Utah to Michigan in 2007. You didn't say where you live but about half the people in Utah live along the Wasatch Front so I'll assume that's where you live. In 2000, My wife, Sally, bought me Charles Wells' Guide to Moab, UT Backroads & 4-weel Drive Trails. When you have the time and money to go to the Moab area, I suggest buying that book or something similar. Well worth while. What I'll do here, however, is list some of the places where we took pictures of our travels, many of them closer to the Wasatch Front than Moab is. Check with the Rockhoppers 4-wheel-drive club for more ideas.
To go clockwise around the Cedar Mountains, take Interstate 80 west to the Arregonite Exist. Go south almost to the Arregonite plant. Go east to the first road that goes south. Follow that road south along the west side of the cedar Mountains. If you don't take any of the side roads, you will come to the road that leads more-or-less east to Rydulch Pass. Late afternoon is the time you are most likely to see "wild" (feral) horses west or east of Rydulch Pass or (rarely) near the pass itself. You can return to Interstate 80 by going north along the east side of the Cedar Mountains.
There is an off-highway vehicle recreation area southwest of Salt Lake City called Five Mile Pass. Test/develop your rockcrawling skills there if you wish or explore on and around the old railroad grade (now a graded gravel road) west of Five Mile Pass.
I don't know how many of the other places on this list are still open to the public but we took pictures of Hondoo Arch and the Lucky Strike Mine on the Red Canyon Loop in the San Rafael Swell south of Interstate 70.
We also visited ruins of the Anasazi Culture in and near Hovenweep National Monument.
If you wish to drive off paved roads on the reservation at Monument Valley, you'll be required to pay a native guide but you don't need a guide to drive the 17-mile loop road through Valley of the Gods east of Monument Valley. Roads may be impassible when wet.
Our son and I camped near the intersection of roads to Halls Creek Overlook, Bullfrog Basin and Star Spring. We saw wild horses near there as well.
The southwest corner of Wyoming isn't far from the Wasatch Front. There are roads there worth exploring.
You might want to explore the House Range of mountains west of Delta or the roads north of Wendover. There are many graded gravel roads but if you look for side roads (which we do) you will find some that are both interesting and challenging for a stock Jeep. Indian Farms Canyon is 75 miles south of Wendover east of the state line.
Mr. Wells book doesn't mention the Yellowcat Mining District northeast of Arches National Park. There are several interesting and challenging roads in that area and some natural stone arches including Arrowhead Arch. You don't have to deal with the crowds as you do in the park.
When we camped South of the San Rafel River in October of '99, our campsite was dry when we went to bed and covered with a couple of inches of snow when we got up the next morning.
We camped on BLM (Bureau of Land Manangment) land northwest of Moab in November of '99 and southeast of Ferron in the summer of 2000.
If you take the side roads near Secret Spire (near Moab), you might find an unmarked arch we couldn't find on any map so I called it "Sally's Arch".
More and more public roads on public land are being closed to the public but, when we were in Utah, there were roads on Stansbury Island that provided places for us to teach our children how to use the capability of a 4WD vehicle.
Explore Nine Mile Canyon southeast of Price. Don't be afraid to explore whatever side roads you can find.
Take a trip to the Wedge Overlook of the Little Grand Canyon of the San Rafael River south of Price. That was the place we got the most Ooohs and Aaahs when we took our friends there. If you take the Buckhorn Draw down to the river you can see some ancient rock art in the canyon.
Enjoy!
Nice group of Jeeps. Love the black jk
Heading up on Saturday for the first time. Looks awesome!
Looks like some didn't disconnect the sway bar . . that would have helped too . . .doing this trail in one week for the first time. . . Hope there is water!!!!!
Great video, loved it. But really should have dropped the PSI on those tires. May have helped quite a bit, take away the need to bump it so much.
love the vid nice trail with diff locks the team would be unstoppable
Can you post a little more information about where the trail is? looks supper fun and I wanna take a drive.
great video! i go up there all the time but i dont know what trails to take. ive looked for those areas but cant find them. the main road all the way up?
I've never seen so many white XJ's in one spot in my life. You guys must be an exclusive club or gang.
What’s the song at 0:22? Dumb question but it’s driving my crazy
Mrs Robinson Simon and Garfunkel
Great video, You might have a little less trouble on the rocks if you aired down. I carry a gas powered compressor, it's a heck of alot faster and more reliable than those cheap ones you plug into the lighter or clip to the battery, It's also usefull around the house. In 30 years of four wheeling I've only had a bead break loose once.
Was there a reason not to lower your tire pressure? Seems like every one run with full pressure.
Nice what did you video with
This looks so rad. I just got my first jeep and am trying to make small modifications to start. I'll need to find this trail. Is there a group arround af of jeep owners ?
What was wrong with the silver/grey XJ with the hood up?
awesome video buddy
Since you walk it anyway at what point do you admit it's really a hike rather than a drive?
Sorry to ask but, I'm thinking about lifting mine 3 inches and putting 31 BFGs. How is your gas mileage? I'm guessing yours also a 4.0...
beautifull video ,great place for adventures.
here in Brazil there are several places like one, I´m thinking to buy a jeep cherokee sport 1998.
I have an old jeep willys for adventures.
where the 4runners at??
+bradleyking516 I don't think independent suspension could get through this
lol what?
swimmer8585 this comment is 4 years old but my 2nd gen with ifs does great up af
What group is this? I'm in Salt Lake and looking for other Jeepers to run trails with.
you said your trail was blocked by a snowbank. what time of year was it you did this? very interested in hitting this trail in my KRX. but want to go after the snowmelt so i can do the whole trail if possible
Thor Ash Memorial Day Weekend
the xj's remind me of those lemming things haha. so many white xj's
I live in Utah Valley, do you guys still go offroading frequently? I would love to tag along in a group. I'm sick of going alone.
white xj's allover nice vid bro
y rubicon refuse to use lockers????
Not a troll but airing down helps. Just saying. Keep havin fun fellas! Nice rigs!
Hello troll
the white xj was my favorite lol
:P
are all XJ in this vid automatics?
I have an 87' cherokee with the four cylinder. I just don't think it will have the power to do much. :/
You don't need power to rock crawl, it is in the gearing. My jeep will crawl up and over about anything, but sucks in the sand due to the lack of power.
Sure you do. That's what low range is for. Very little power is needed.
nice vid "
20 thousand more!? Try 40 k more... and put that jk on 31in tires and an xj on 40s and see which does better
You guys a club? I am local
Come on don't hate on xj's. not every one has money coming out of their ears for a brand new rig. xj's can do what ever rubicons can with a budget of 2000. trust me I out wheel my friend's Ford Ranger with 6 inch lift with 36s in the mud, sand, and rocks. And all I have is a 4.5 and 33s.
how do you access this trail
Up American fork canyon, go past Tibble, there are a number of trails you can take
crawlerutah any idea which ones of the trails are more “scenic” than technical stuff? Pretty new to the off road world and I’m trying to slowly get into the tech stuff
Ouch! smacked the diff housing pretty good at 8:08
I don't think I aired down at all for this, more of a nice scenic trail
Nice scenic trail? lol.. This trail fucked those xj's up. Diff housings grinding away on rocks, xj with it's hood up with problems.. constant hang ups on the under-body. You talk as though you made it easily, but that trail put up one hell of a fight and it showed.
the xjs need some lockers, no trying second and third times to conquer a rock.
Loving your JK. Not so much the Cherokees.
Nobody cares if you don't like XJs
4.0l you can do a lot if you know how to drive
Makin me miss the wastach!
Nice vid
I need to take my 99 Yukon there
You gotta love how most of the comments here are from trolls telling you how you could do it better or what you did wrong. LOL! I Good video though!
telebrewer most comments? I looked through and there’s like 2 maybe 4 people who say to air down but still say good job...
in need of lockers
the green jeep needs a driver that knows how to drive, it deserves better! back to rc cars for that guy
How do you learn without experience
a bunch of rental jeeps... then there is yours.
4 of 5 jeep in america preffers to be white
All the XJs got owned by the JK hah...wrangler is still the best off road Jeep of all time. Cherokees are not as good.
Fuck off with your soccer mom jeep.
Grammar bro, Grammar.
i daily an xj, and wheel it in everything. i point it and it goes.
I agree with you asian man. I own a xj but Jks are beasts off road.
That Rubicon prolly cost $20k more.....