Moab Trails
Date: March 26–April 2, 2016
Trail Boss: Dave J, 714-906-3066 sportsadvanatge2001@yahoo.com
RSVP: Yes
Itinerary: TBD
Satuday 3/26/2016:
Barstow>>Grand Canyon>>Flagstaff, 492miles, 8.5 hrs
Orange County departure to Costco - Victorville meet up place
Leave promptly at 6:15AM at the Santa Ana Canyon and Gypsum Canyon intersections off the 91 fwy at the Gypsum Canyon offramp in Anaheim Hills.
Coordinates - N 33-51-88, W 117-42-63
Please be on time or meet us at the Costco Victorville meeting spot. (67miles, 1 hr 20 min)
Costco Victorville meeting spot
Meet and leave here if you wish to caravan to Flagstaff, AZ
Leave at 8:00 prompt - Please be fed, gassed up and ready to depart Costco gas station in Victorville - 14555 Valley Center Dr, Victorville, CA 92395
Coordinates - N 34-30-89, W 117-19-11
Fuel up Needles, CA (177 miles, 3 hrs)
Kingman, AZ - stretch legs, quick lunch, gas up and head out (63 miles, 1 hr)
Drive to Williams, AZ - top off (optional) enter Grand Canyon (115 miles, 2 hrs)
Stop at Grand Canyon - South Rim (59 miles, 1 hrs)
Grand Canyon to Flagstaff (78 miles, 1.5 hrs)
Check into hotel then grab dinner
Comfort Inn - 2355 S Beulah Bl, Flagstaff - 928-774-2225
Dinner - Gas up - Adjourn
Sunday 3/27/2016
Flagstaff>>Monuments Valley>>Moab (343 miles, 5hrs 30 min)
Depart Hotel promptly at 8:30AM
Top off Kayenta, AZ (150 miles, 2.5 hrs)
Monument Valley Navajo Nation Park (20 miles, 0.5 hrs)
Arches National Park (173 miles, 3 hrs)
Check into lodging
La Quinta Inn, 815 South Main St, Moab 435-259-8400
Dinner - gas up - Adjourn
Monday 3/28/2016
Meet and depart La Quinta Inn at 9AM
Trail: Fins and Things / Porcupine Rim (rated 4 & 5 of 10, 4 to 6 hrs)
Trail leader: Dave and Linda
Shopping, site-seeing, dinner
Gas up - Adjourn
Tuesday 3/29/2016
Meet and depart La Quinta Inn at 9AM
Trail: Hell's Revenge (rated 6 of 10, 4 to 6 hrs)
Trail Leader: Dave and Linda
Return to town eat
Shopping, site-seeing, dinner
Trail: Night Run - Gold Bar - Depart for trail 5:30 PM (rated 5 of 10, 1 hr each way)
Gas up - Adjourn
Wednesday 3/30/2016
Meet and depart La Quinta Inn at 9AM
Trail: Poison Spider trail (rated 6 of 10, 5 to 6 hrs)
Trail leader: Jack and Zoe
Proposed: Dirt Devil shindig & potluck BBQ - BYO
Gas up Adjourn
Thursday 3/31/2016
Meet and depart La Quinta Inn at 9AM
Trail: Golden Spike or Metal Masher (rated 7 of 10, 3 to 5 hrs)
Trail Leader: Mike Wallace
Shopping, site-seeing, dinner
Gas up - Adjourn
Friday 4/1/2016
Meet and depart La Quinta Inn at 9AM
Trail: Seven Mile Rim (rated 4 of 10, 3 to 4 hrs)
Trail Leader: Kevin and Leslie
Shopping, site-seeing, dinner
Gas up - Adjourn - pack for return trip home
Saturday 4/2/2016
Depart hotel 8:00AM - return home - Please be on time and ready to go if you are returning with us. (711 miles miles, 11.5 hrs)
Communications:
CB: Channel 4.
HAM channel:
Simplex 2: 146.55MHz,
Repeater: Keller Peak-146.385/146.985, 600 kHz, 146.2 Hz
Moab repeaters TBA
Reminder to Bring: Bring lunch and extra water, chairs, basic tools, shovel, camera, extra weather appropriate clothing, etc.
Hotel information:
Flagstaff:
Comfort Inn
2355 S Beulah Bl
Flagstaff, AZ
928-774-2225
Moab:
La Quinta Inn
815 South Main St
Moab, UT
435-259-8700