Hell's Revenge & Porcupine Rim
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Saturday
Hell's Revenge & Porcupine Rim 37 miles 12h 40m Another good day enjoyed. |
| Hell's Revenge Hmm - no photo of its notable entrance. From the Sand Flats parking lot is an immediate left turn onto a fin to get your attention. Brian |
| James |
| Two-track-black - easy to follow. Not overly steep - but it's long. |
| Panorama Click for a larger size Colorado River overlook |
| James |
| Brian |
| One
of the optional obstacles. Escalator??? We looked at it and
decided we didn't need any mechanical issues. The entrance where Brian
is standing seems the more significant portion vs. the second step
beyond James. |
| When
we were walking away two side-by sides arrived - family getting out.
The first side-by-side ran up as if the obstacle wasn't there. The
second driver stayed way too far right which resulted in the flop.
Driver side mirror is but the only issue. Enough of us to body-weight
tip it back onto its wheels - done. No issue - start it up and run the
obstacle with a better line. |
| Panorama Click for a larger size |
| From yesterday I commented we'd be "over there" looking back at "here". The next photo will note the two Poison Spider lookouts. |
| Brian |
| The
only mechanical issue for the trip. The oil bath air filter's hold down
bolt came loose - the carburetor body threads for the bolt broke. This
was 1/2 mile from the end of the trail. We tried to rig the filter but
in the end left the air filter off (this motor was a new/rebuilt of
last season). James would drive first to stay out of the dust. We'd
drive back to town (2.5 miles) and hit the hardware store. An hour in
the parking lot a solid repair is tended. |
| Carb / Air filter repaired - we'll head east on Sand Flats road to the Porcupine Rim trail. Sand Flat is a private area so side-by-sides on the road is allowed - but bigger picture is that side-by-sides are allowed on public roads around Moab (and perhaps more). Some sport license plates though many don't. I don't know the rules but find it curious (and practicle). |
| I kept noticing James' license plate - it kept getting bent. How much would it go? |
| Porcupine Rim |
| The obstacles here would be intersections of "slabs" that could be large steps to navigate. |
| This
large curve was curious. I stayed back while the other two went ahead.
We had radios which made out of vision information handy. Would I see
them across the way or does the trail switchback up the slope? In the end, it stays at the same elevation / level and is in the trees. There is one reasonable step mid-way - with a decent drop off with trees clinging to the edge. |
| There
they are. See'm. Blue jeep to the left - tan-ish to the right. Just
left of smack-center of the photo. Those two jeeps help give
perspective to the expanse that was enjoyed in person. |
| Yep - nuttn below the bottom of the photo. |
| Several
sections of trail were close enough to an edge to take notice.
Some edges had a short 20 foot drop while others significantly more. |
| Much of it was easy rolling. |
| And
then a 20' drop with a ledge to make you lean out. Not enough for the
vehicle to be at-issue - but enough to make one
think... Good Times! |
| One of the ledge/step areas that was more difficult. |
| At the Castle Valley Overlook. |
| Panorama Click for a larger size |
| James & Brian James - How far out should I walk to make room for Brian?? |
| This works. |
| Sure, nice photo. But does anyone notice that horizontal cut on the mountain? I do - and it's a road - which is now on my "some day" list. |
| Panorama Click for a larger size |
| Panorama Click for a larger size |
| Three eras of Jeep 1990 far;1970 mid, 2004 close |
| The
valley road - at the far side - just in the shadow - is one I've
considered taking for a few years now - it connects UT-128 at the
Colorado River with Gateway Colorado. |
| Head'n out - daylight is fast changing. |
| Out to Sand Flats road |
