Like the title says I am planning on heading to Moab in late May early June. I have never been on a trip like this so it should be a learning adventure. We are planing on doing some mild crawling the majority of the time will be spent on the overland trails. My Jeep is a 10 Anniversary Rubicon I am planning on a 3" Teraflex lift and 35" tires.

Any advice anyone can give I will take it. Thanks in advance for any help you can give us.

No advise, but I must say I'm envious!! I have rented Jeeps in Sedona 3 times in past years.

The last, I had a Rubicon, and it impressed me immensely, compared to previous models I had rented. Capable of things the others were unable to do.

HAVE FUN!!!!!!

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I've been going there every Easter since 1985. Your biggest problem with going that late in the spring will be heat. Well, that and having no idea where you're going. Just going and trying to find your way around will probably leave you either lost or disappointed. There are 2 clubs in town that go out, but usually on weekends.

You can try to contact Red Rock 4 wheeles or Friends of 4 wheelers. You can read the Red Rock page by googling Moab Jeep Safari.

The trails aren't particularly easy and much harder for a newbie. Rock crawling is a technique that requires some experience.

A quick explanation of Moab can be made by drawing a horizontal line and a vertical. The north south is 191 and the east west is the Colorado River. Each of those 4 quadrants has enough trail variety to keep you busy for the rest of your life. Get a GPS and use it.

Let me suggest a different approach. Two possiblities. One, change your dates to the last full week in March for Utah. Contact Red Rock and sign up for the Jeep Safari that week.

The other would be to google and visit the All-4-Fun put on by Mile Hi Jeep Club at the end of July and first week in August. That one is purportedly in Silverton, CO this year.

Both are kind of expensive and require registration and accomodations in those towns. But what it gets you are guided tours by leaders who kind of know their way around. I don't lead Moab trails anymore, and I only tail gun 2 of them as favors to my friends. We go to the All-4-Fun event, but often spend a few days pirating their trails. The Silverton run will take you on some pretty scenic and famous places, like Black Bear Pass, Engineer and others. Lots of places you won't find on your own.

Same deal with Moab. I recommend them because you'll spend a week at either and find places it would take you years to find on your own. And your chances of returning to your camp or motel are much greater, almost certain.

Better still, you'll fall in with a group with similar interests and set the stage for the following years.

Make sure you take some pictures of your new Jeep before you leave so you can remember what it looked like before the trip.

You'll have the perfect Jeep for doing most of Moab. I'm not rock crawler and can't comment on those trails. I've been three times, using
Charles Wells' book: https://www.amazon.com/Guide-M...4-wheel+drive+trails

We were just there with two Rubicons, mine has a 2 1/2" Teraflex on 35s, my friend has a 3" Teraflex on 35s.

Hells revenge would be a nice outing.

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Originally posted by Mikus36:
Hells revenge would be a nice outing.

A fellow on another forum was just in Moab. He has a Recon but rented from Cliffhanger to do trails, Hell's Revenge was one.

Hells Revenge just isn't that hard. I tail gunned it for 9 years, then led it the next 22 at the Jeep Safari. Last year I was back gunning it again. It can be done in a stock, non-locked up jeep if you know where to go and the easy ways around hard spots.

Keep in mind a lot of folks go into an area, play around for a couple of hours, then tell everyone they "did" the main trail. I wish life was that easy.

This thread isn't over by a long shot. We've still got restaurants and bars to recommend in town. I hated the Blue Pig the first time we went there. Then I decided the food wasn't really that awful, it was the service that tainted it. If the OP is staying in town, Zax's will be a good stop. So is Eddie's. Breakfast at the diner at least a few times. Sunset Grill is pretty upscale but the food is really good. And a drive out 128 to the Cowboy Grill/Red Cliffs is a must.

Time was, the Mormon influence was overwhelming, kind of like a wet blanket. They just rolled the sidewalks up at dusk. Things have changed. For the better.

You may want to take a look at this web site. The bumpers are constructed with 1/4 inch steel and so are the Rock Sliders.

http://www.aceengineeringandfab.com/

BTW, the black JK Pickup with the orange stripe on the first page has a 392 HEMI under the hood. Yeah it is possible to stuff a HEMI V8 under the hood of a JK.

I saw MOAB and all I thought of was the kokapelli chicken and green chili at the Moab Diner! Yummmmmm.

We ate at Zax, my wife and friends had dinners and gave it a "just OK". I went for the Pizza , soup and salad bar "special". I had the better meal! Cheddar and Beer Soup, salad and all you can eat Pizza ( I only had 2 slices).

We got settled about 4 PM the day we arrived and we tried the Quesadilla Mobilia, a food truck. It was very good, more than we could
eat.

The last night we did La Hacienda, all four of us thought it was good.

Breakfast was OK at the hotel, didn't get to the Moab Diner.

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Originally posted by Scooter123:
You may want to take a look at this web site. The bumpers are constructed with 1/4 inch steel and so are the Rock Sliders.

http://www.aceengineeringandfab.com/

Both Jeeps in the picture I posted have the
Ace sliders, the Ace cargo shelf, too.

I think I will book a trip to follow Dan Mick out on a trail one day.

Dan is a good guy. His son is working with him now. I have no idea what he charges for a day's guide service, but its better than getting lost.