That's my kind of ride, definitely NOT boring. I felt for the guy on the ATV, glad the hail wasn't any bigger, being soaked is miserable enough. Thanks for sharing.
I was holding my breathe on those narrow trails where you had to go to the outside and then big mud puddles splashing up and almost over you! Hail was crazy there for a second 🥺Enjoyed this ride in Moab through your lens!
I was amazed how one good storm could reconstruct the landscape. Just outside of Eastern phx desert, I was riding on a Wednesday. Rained Thursday and Friday AM. I returned Saturday and every wash was cleared out with 3ft drops and no sign of any trails... dangerous sometimes!
What a scary ride! Getting pelted by hail and rain, I was hoping you guys wouldn't slide off the mountain. I'm so happy you guys are safe and healthy 🙂
I bet the guy on the 4 wheeler wish he had a helmet when the hail started. It would be cool if you could do a voice over of a play by play of what’s going on, what’s going through your mind, etc.
I live jsut north of Moab and man THIS the beggining of this video is a SCARY place to be, it’s 100% serious flash flood comming , roads washing out trails getting blocked, always know where high ground is and better to wait it out than risk crossing even a small water crossing in this. Glad u made it!
I did that trail this summer. It was H.O.T. hot and I was hoping for a sprinkle to cool off, but not that weather you got! We did get soaked on Hell's Revenge around sunset and froze!
Yeah, we were hoping for just “a sprinkle” as well. We actually did hells revenge the night before and got hit with a similar storm. Haha. Made for two fun adventures that weekend . Spent about 5 minutes trying to climb out of The Devil’s Hot Tub with muddy tires and Finally made it. Scariest climb of my life.
Love that area. But that's just a good old storm with runoff. The people who have been caught in actual flash flooding, especially in Utahs slot canyons, would probably disagree with that description. Great stuff!
Yes I kept expecting to see an un-crossable creek, all that run off must have made a good flash flood down stream though:) Cheers from a very wet Australia.
Something like this also happened to us when we were in Arizona years ago. Went in a “3hr arc tour” that ended up being about 9.5. Best time of my life… all these old ppl where scared and then there’s me young high schooler with my older sister and parents having a hell of a time. Went through 2-3’ of water numerous times to get to trails.We were not properly dressed for rain which was the only rough part as it got a bit colder when the sun went down, go figure in the desert. But the tour place gave us free burgers and shit when we returned. I feel like we owed them lmao.
I was at the big waterfall on poison spider last memorial day weekend in a storm just like that. It was awesome!! Maybe I should post the video.. I was in a 4runner tho.. nice to have windows and heater.
I have to ask the question because I don't know. When I was watching this I was thinking why are you driving down from the top into the flooding area below? I would think waiting at the top until the flooding was over would make more sense, Unless the storm is a large storm and if that was the case why are we out there in the first place if there is a large storm in the forecast? Just curious ... Interesting video and looked very uncomfortable for the guy on the four wheeler.
Good question. The parking lot at the bottom was not in a wash and up on a hill where water wouldn't be able to pool up, so we thought we'd be good. It doesn't show in the video, but after the water came down for a while, a huge pond pooled up about 3 feet deep and 50 feet long near the end of the trail, but the water wasn't moving fast, so no real danger. There was just a chance of rain in the forecast and we were in the last few miles when it hit out of the blue. Just made for a little extra adventure to finish out the ride. Yes, riding the four-wheeler was unpleasant. That was me. haha.
@@prolineutv well, you had to get to your car. this is a silly response and was silly to even try to ford this just to get to your car when you could have waited the whole thing out. you said yourself your car wasn't in any real danger so why put yourself into danger?
I'd say, you don't know how much rain is coming and it could wash the road out completely! Watchin Cerro Gordo mines channel and they had their road washed out, twice!!! Probably best to get down asap!
You have to factor in getting down before a potential mudslide or rockslide took place that would have blocked the road and prevented them from getting down after the storm. Also, that rock out there is slippery when it is just a little wet on the surface, It would be easier to go over those rocks when they are soaking wet or submerged because the tires can displace the water when it is making contact.
I'm more concern of that rider on the squad bike , I remember due to rush, he didn't wear any protected gear. Rain with hail is like caught on the middle of a Squirt gun and airsoft cross fire
I like all the comments from Flatland, USA, about how dangerous that ride was. I also see how it COULD have been much worse. I would have done the exact same thing you did!
Yeah, a lot of people on here telling us how dumb we were, but going the last mile in the rain to get out of the lighting seemed reasonable at the time. Haha. I thought it was a fun ending to our ride.
Garmin smartwatches that have a barometer sensor can alert you to drops in atmospheric pressure and send you a storm warning so you know to get out of there.
What a video!!! Since water always flow from high to low areas, wouldn't it be better to just stay put at a higher ground and wait for the water to subside or for the rain to stop? Just curious. Regards,
I'm not a 4WD guy so I hope this isn't a dumb question but why wouldn't they have just stayed on the high ground and let it pass as most storms like this do after 15 minutes to an hour? That being said, thanks for showing us just how much water can fall and how outrageous it gets in just minutes. Great footage!
There was a lot of lightning and no good cover options. Those were the main reason we didn’t stay out. Also, we were only a mile or so from the end of the trail, so figured we could get down to the vehicles and have some real shelter.
@@prolineutv that makes a lot of sense. The lightning exposure is one thing the viewer can't quite grasp completely unless one were there. Thanks for adding these details. Safe four wheeling
Good video and I'm sure it wasn't any fun and I'm glad you made it down safely, but that wasn't a flash flood. That's a normal monsoon rain and runoff. Find a safe place and wait it out, they don't last very long.
It’s a Polaris Turbo R 4. Yes, the new Go Pros have some awesome image stabilizing, especially considering that trail is WAY rougher than it looks in the video.
Maybe your panicking but I would take a deep breath and keep going down with caution , it looks very dangerous ! Arizona & Utah can be deadly when it rains
Always wondered how the jeep roads there get so rutted out. On the MTB trails, basic etiquette is to wait until the surface doesn't take an impression greater than an inch. Not checking the weather doesn't hold as an excuse to destroy the MTB trails 😇 Maybe similar would be good to adopt for OHV?
Lol...after living in Moab and working as a 4x4 guide here for years...I have discovered that basic etiquette isn't usually part of the OHV user group mentality. They are only concerned with their vacation experience...or are just so stupid they don't even think about what you are saying.
Normally these storms pass very quickly. But every so often a rogue storm will just become immobile and create havoc. Personally, I’d just wait it out at a higher place in the road
