Looks like a great area. Thank you for bringing it too us. I put a pin on my Gaia map for that area. My granddaughter hopped in my lap as I was watching and looked at the screen and then back at me and said Papa. I guess she recognized the age similarity.
I don't know but they don't allow filming for RU-vid videos without a permit, which is almost impossible to get and very expensive. The rule that really bothers me is their no dogs in the backcountry policy even though horses are allowed on many of the trails.
The Federal Government realized that people were making videos and monotizing them and the government wasn't getting any money out of it. They consider images of the parks, that belong to the people of America, as a intelectual property that they own.
@@odysseyusa I'm sure the professional photographers pay a license fees as well. Amatures, like Uncle Jim, no fee. It stopped making sense when the government got involved.
Really well done. Enjoyed your commentary and edit. Just the right length! Beautiful trail. Grew up in the area back in the 60s and 70s and this was one of our favorite trails!
This is BETTER TV than my cable provider can ever sell me. BTW, If you need a second vehicle ever, I'm your age and have an open schedule. (and a 4X4 too) And I'm Moab trail rated too.
Nice trail! Thanks for sharing. I’m curious what camera/cameras you’re using. I wish I could get out west more. So much to see! I’d have to drive a couple of days just to get back that way.
I have a Rubicon with the aux switch panel - I wired the battery pack to switch #1 which is a 40 amp circuit. The switch wiring is under the dash, easy wiring job.
Thanks for posting, that whole region is just never ending amazing. There's a channel called 'GravityKnightFlying' who has landed his STOL plane on several airstrips 'down in there', pretty interesting to watch. Also there's the Poison Spring Trail (NP730) that goes all the way past/through the Gunsight Butte... What a country, Thanks so much, I'm old and don't go out anymore, but I sure enjoy videos like yours.
Thanks for the comment, I agree it is a great area to explore. I watched his video when he landed on the airstrip above Happy Canyon. BTW I am old too, Utah keeps me young.
How wide is your sleeping area? I've been thinking of doing this but I need some measurements please sir. Total width of the jeep,width of fridge,and the man sized hole would be perfect!
My Goose Gear Platform is 58-inches wide in the front and 44-inches wide in the rear. My DeepSleep mattress is 26 -inches wide, which leaves me about 18-inches for my fridge, which is 13-inches wide.
finally. all these channels turning Jeeps into Airstreams drive me nuts. Are you still "camping" when you're piping air conditioning in to your tent? Don't think so. After 30 years in it, I can say this is what overlanding used to be and should be. Shed the nonsense. Take what you need. Be self sufficient. Bask in the simplicity. I'd ditch the inverter for a simple straighline dc unit but that's just me.
@@marktinaz2600 nah. what i knew is that it was intended to be typical internet social media vacuous snark. "ideas change" is an epistemologically terrible argument. ideas change b/c people and cultures allow the loudest voices to create the change. for better and worse. i'll make this easy since you probably don't share a Phd in logic and rhetoric. you can try to play baseball with a watermelon and be a loud and persistent voice in that and get the "idea" to change such that lots of people also use a watermelon instead of a baseball and desperately seek their self validation by taking videos of it and posting them on youtube. but you aint playing baseball anymore. you're playing watermelon ball. it's fundamentally different in ball velocity and tempo and outcome. so by all means have fun cramming all the creature comforts and amenities of your living room and kitchen into the back of your offroad rig and then transporting them over hard top and some gravel roads to you reach your safe pre designated destination at a hipcamp or equivalent. but don't pretend that is remotely consistent with what the sport / hobby of overlanding is about.
I’m going to borrow a couple of ideas there. I’m still tweaking my minimalist setup. Would you still have your stock gap filler and bracket by chance? I took mine out of our Rubicon and put it in my Sahara which was the main overland Jeep so I could sleep in it. I had to sell it last minute and the filler panel went with it. I should’ve grabbed it.
About to head to Moab with my '21 JLUR for a similar experience with some overnights planned in the wilderness. The mosquito net (just ordered it!) may be a lifesaver. Thank you, sir!
This is the exact kind of minimalist approach I like to take to doing this. Do you have any specific way you keep water on hand besides in the fridge? Thank you for sharing!
I carry four, one gallon containers of water in the passenger floor well. I like these small jugs, they are easy to handle, don't take up much space and can be refilled. But since they are cheap and readily available at Walmart and grocery stores, I usually just buy a replacement jug from a grocery store when I am in town. I have found that they are easier to store and easier to handle than a 5 gallon jerry can style container. Have fun and good luck with your build.
Hi Terry, I am planning a trip in July From Big Water to Hole in the Wall Rd - to Escalante, I understand that the only gas is in Bog Water and in Escalante. I have stock JLU, no lifts with 32.8" KO2 tires. I was wondering on how is the trail and if I can make it with what I have. Sorry but I have read some horror stories about that section you captured on film. Thank you!
You should not have any trouble with Smoky Mountain or Croton Road but be aware that Smoky Mountain Road has a lot of clay and is impassable after a heavy rain; Croton Road is steep and rocky, but clearance won’t be a problem with 33’inch tires. The first time I drove Smoky Mountain I was in a 4x4 Ford F150 and didn’t have any trouble. “Hole in the Rock Road” is very wash boarded but it is an easy trail, the last couple of miles before you get to the “Hole in the Rock” at the end of the trail is rough, but your jeep won’t have a problem negotiating the rocky parts. Left hand Collet Canyon is subject to wash outs after heavy rainstorms and I would recommend calling the Escalante Visitors Center for current conditions. I ran Left Hand Collet in a stock JK in 2017 and didn’t have any problem but check first - (435-826-5499). Also, if you are going to camp in the Grand Staircase, you need a camping permit, it’s free and available at the Visitors Center. Have fun.
At the 7:40 mark, that hill climb on the Croton.. You made it look easy. We got hung up a bit on that hill last year with a lifted 4Runner on 33s pulling an off road Opus Lite trailer. A group of SxS passed us a few times and said if we ever make it to Escalante they'd buy us a beer. When we saw them later at hotel they just nodded as we walked by. Never got the beer... Maybe we look different sitting in the 4Runner. But yeah, if anyone reads this about the Croton, don't take a trailer up that thing. Came here via Trails Off Road. Subscribed. 👍
@@terrymore1679 Ah no sweat, we know how it is. We're headed out there on Tuesday for a month. Doing the La Sals, Abajo, Henrys and the Wasatch Plateau - as we were unable to the last few years because of the snow pack. If you have any new trail reviews for those areas on Trails Off-Road, they'd be much appreciated!
No video but I took the easy Lonesome Beaver Trail from Hanksville to Wickiup Pass several years ago and last fall I took the 68-mile Bull Creek Pass Back Country Byway, starting at the Lone Cedar trail, 21-miles south of Hanksville on Hwy 95; driving past the Little Egypt Geologic Area -(Goblin Valley like rock formations)- over Bull Creek Pass and then Henry Mountain Road to Notom/Bullfrog Road, (Capitol Reef). Beautiful easy trail and McMillan Springs campground is about halfway. I highly recommend this trail but check with the BLM office in Hanksville for road conditions and a map. @@thistediouspath
@@terrymore1679 Got it, thanks! Yeah we are going to spend a couple days in the Henrys and we have all the numbers and sites to check the conditions. Thanks for taking the time to answer!
I did that trail around 2001 in a chevy trailblazer. I still think of that trail, very cool. Seemed remote, one stretch in deep woods passes small pond and a momma and baby moose were standing in the water and a beaver was swimming there too. I was by myself and got a little lost/mixed up along the way too.
Part of the trail is pretty narrow and huge rocks on each side. Do you think it would a good idea to drive a 2500 series pickup there? Thanks for sharing.
Providing that the trail doesn't have any new storm damage I don't think you would have a problem. There are a couple of places a spotter would help, but a 4WD pickup should have plenty of clearance. Check with the BLM office in Hanksville to find out what the road conditions are like before you attempt the climb. They are very helpful and are usually up to date on current trail conditions.
Yes there are plenty of campsites all along the the trail, Brewster Park, especially is littered with sites. The majority of campsites are along the trail but almost every spur trail leads to a campsite. Don't know about the fishing but the trail follows the Rio Grande river. Have fun, great trail.
Thank you so much. That is an awesome camping spot. I’m always looking for a new vantage point in Canyonlands. I go to points further south. I’ve been by there many times and didn’t know of its existence. I located it now and will be sure to go in the next couple of months.
no facilities, only beautiful scenery - Panorama point is in the Maze of Canyonlands and to get a permit and camp there you must have a portable toilet and pack out your waste-no cat holes.
Yes it is my favorite location too, however the Grand Staircase is not bad either. Watched your video on Croton road, don't think many of us travel that road, which is too bad, great trail.
@@terrymore1679 Have to agree with you on that one! It's kind of nice to have some gems that are not very popular. Makes it even better when you have it all to yourself.
That was great, Terry, the first video I've seen of that Poison Spring route ( I'm sure there's more out there now). That has got to be the most remote, beautiful, unknown, "road less traveled", in the lower 48 states. I studied it with a passion when google earth first came out but videos like this are the only way I will get to see it. Much respect to the boys that cut those tracks out, of course that's not to be compared to the effort expended on the east half of the Hole In The Rock expedition, but it is amazing following those almost endless tracks through that magical lonesome land. Thanks for your effort and for posting.
Thanks, appreciate the comment. I have driven and filmed the drive to the "Hole in the Rock"; camping was great but, Hole in the Rock Road is not fun - 56-miles, of washboard hell. But, seeing what the Mormons accomplished in the 1880's is remarkable. Even more remarkable when you realize they were doing it for their religion and not just looking for uranium $.
I've been to that area before but only to Devils Canyon. Next I want to go Red's Canyon overlook. I've been down in the canyon but not on top. I'm always amazed how frequently I get rained on in the deserts of Utah.
Hello from Colorado, Terry, I've seen quite a bit of Utah in my day starting in the '70s, I don't get out any more but enjoy traveling via YT and Google Earth. This greater Happy Canyon region is really special, I've never been down there but have studied it on GE from Hwy 95 across eastward to the 4 way junction in the southern part of the Maze District. It took me until you were overlooking the Dirty Devil to pin point where you were on the mid shelf of the canyon as I was following the trail on the canyon bottom. Very spectacular and remote country, those roads were first blasted out during the post WW2 uranium 'gold rush' by a bunch of tough SOBs, the history of the Sunset Grill in Moab is a good place to start learning about that era. There are several primitive landing strips in that area and a guy from Colorado with the YT channel GravityKnightFlying has landed on 3 of them, quite interesting to watch. Enjoyed the video and subscribed, take care.
Mark, thanks for the comment, I have been going to Utah since I retired in 2009 and love the area, so much history and beauty. I don’t go to Moab very often anymore, too crowded, but the next time I do I will check out the Sunset Grill, thanks for the info. The Poison Springs Canyon area is probably my favorite area in Utah. This was my first trip up the Black Jump trail, and I want to camp on top of the shelf on my next trip, too windy last fall. I have taken the Poison Springs Canyon Road to the Maze several times and never get tired of it, the road up the Flint Trail Switchback is spectacular and the Hite Road, from the Flint Trail Junction to Hite is one of my favorites. Take care, Terry
@@terrymore1679Wow Terry, you've covered that area pretty good, me, only on the computer screen... I discovered Utah in the late '70s on my first Grand Circle motorcycle trip and fell completely in love with it. I learned of the the Sunset Grill story at that time (check their website, but the best read is "My Old Man, The Uranium King"... By Mark Steen, google it), an amazing short history of that region we so love... I retired in 2008 and planned on doing some serious dirt bike travel but health issues and stuff canceled that plan, instead I've traveled the world via Google Earth and channels like ItchyBoots (!!!), Pedro Mota, Charly Sinewan and On Her Bike, among many others. I'm going to check out your videos and see if I can experience that lower route to the Maze...Thanks for posting your adventures, cheers.
35-inch BFG 315/70R/17 - Teraflex Dual Sport suspension lift - 3" front X 2 1/2" rear. I have been solo for the last 3 years so I don't do anything dumb and 35's are all I need.
I live in CO, was in a Jeep club, the formula seemed to be, get a Jeep Rubicon, lift it, put on 35's tires and aftermarket steel bumpers and a winch and you are good to go. That is what I have now, a 2011 JKUR w/BFG all terrains. I am on my 6th set of BFG all terrains over 3 different 4x4's I have owned. now have 35x12.5"
I sleep in the Jeep. I started out in a ground tent but the winds in Utah make sleeping in a tent a challenge and if it rains stowing a wet tent is not fun either. I have a Goose Gear 100% rear seat delete, and I have space for all of my stuff; refrigerator, kitchen boxes, compressor, battery stations, etc., plus plenty of room for a bed. I use a Deep Sleep mattress which is very comfortable and with the front seat forward, there is plenty of room for someone less than ~6' 2". I use Gaia GPS software for my navigation.
