Cliff

Sorry guys I am a little late on this TR... I have been backcountry skiing for the past few days. This past Sunday we decided to do Top Of The World... a jeep trail that's about 40 min north of Moab and 15 min from my house. It had just snowed up in the mountains the day before and we weren't sure if the trail was going to be covered with snow since it ends on top of Waring Mesa which is 7,000 ft high. The day was sunny and a bit colder than usual. The top half of the trail which is rated hard in Well's book was made a little harder since it had a few inches of snow in some places. It’s a good thing a few of the obstacles had bypasses because my Dad would have had trouble in his stock XJ without skid plates. Any type of a lift and it’s not bad... I only bottomed out once. Anyway on to the pics...

The trail starts in a pretty cool area called DeweyBridge and heads east towards the mesa on a dirt road.


The view just past the start of the trail


The main trend of this trail was broken rocky ledges


Part way up... the view is getting better




This ledge was kinda tricky and took a few attempts


Random Shots




Some of the many ledges










Rocks and Snow




Sorry some of these pics have a white haze going on due to some water drops on the camera I didn't notice.




This hill would have been tricky if some of the snow didn't melt the afternoon before


Getting closer to the top

Cliff

Guiding my Dad through the maze of rocks... I told him he has to get a lift lol


A view from the Top Of The World...looking down at Fisher Towers




The Lasal Mountains, kinda hazy due to the bright sun and my ****ty camera


Onion Creek Ranch from above




You can't see them in this pic due to the lack of zoom but you are looking directly across at the wind caves you visit while doing Dome Plateau Trail.


The jeeps and the view back the way we came


"Hey you can almost see my house from here" The tip of Castle Rock in the distance


We hung around for a while and ate lunch but since it was kinda windy and cold we decided to head back down.


Back down the rocks






More Ledges

Cliff

After we got back down from Top Of The World we decided to take an easier ride to Dolores River Overlook. The trail is very easy... more like a dirt road but very long.

A view down a random canyon on the way to the overlook.


We got to the overlook right at sunset. Some of these pics got a little messed up due to lighting but it was sweet hanging out looking out at the river and the sunset.














I got to try out my new lights on the long bumpy ride back. All in all a sweet trail The next one that was on list for this weekend was Poison Spider Mesa but due to a recently discovered blown U joint it may have to wait till sometime next week.

a1racer

man you are one lucky a hole i would love to wheel there looks very nice and so majestic.(not trying to call you an a hole just a decryption for how lucky you are)

Cliff

Ohh I know! Every time I go anywhere around here the scenery and landscape just blows my mind. Here are a couple of the views I got yesterday when I was BC skiing. These are in the La Sal Mountains just outside of Moab that you see in a lot of my wheelin pics.







I got 2 knee deep untracked powder runs yesterday

IntrepidXJ

If you ever have a chance, head up to Top of the World at sunset.....makes for some great photos

EvilBlackXJ

Very nice. You did a great job with the pics. What camera are you using?

fivendime

Like I commented on many other trips. WOW your so fortunate to have such a beautiful wheeling spot so close. Love them pics, keep em coming!

Cliff

Thanks Guys!
Yeah I bet! I am planning on heading up there again sometime when there is no snow. I want to try the left side of the loop near the top. I will have to hang around for sunset.
Canon Power Shot A560

EvilBlackXJ

That camera does a great job. I have a 10D.

JakeWI

wow

Cobrasix

I'm jealous.

I miss living on the Left Coast. I used to go wheeling in my explorer in the desert all the time.

I can't wait to get a newer jeep and get back into wheeling again.

Also, love your rig. I'll have to mark this thread. I love the mods you did. Nice looking, but not crazy. I may even be able to convince the wife of doing some of these before I officially turn the jeep from a daily driver to 'toy' status. Gotta finish my other toy first...the 65 mustang in my garage. Almost done.