12 Day MOAB Visit: Canyonlands Trifecta Backcountry Trip

[GTS104]

Just took a 12 day trip to MOAB from Atlanta (29 hours drove straight through) to go through the three land Districts of MOAB. (FYI we had 3 people in the Bronco) We got great ( I Think the best) backcountry camspights to be had in each district. First District was the Needles and stayed at Devils Kitchen. 2cnd District was Island in the sky and did the White Rim trail (87 miles) and stayed at Murphy hogback Campsite. The Absolute best was the Maze district and camped at Chimney rock and The Doll House campsights.

We also went back into town and visited Arches NP but it was pretty much a letdown after everthing we experienced at Canyonlands.


Exteremely impressed with the Bronco. ( The crawl gear with the great moab traction was like cheating compared to East Coast wheelin!)
Heres a few pics


###Bronco backstory###
Bought it not really thinking of overlanding but kind of morphed into to it. (for this trip)
2dr basemansquatch
I did a little walk around video the dollhouse camp sight with some of the details

Link

Also I did not mention it but I put in a stage 3 74 weld rack with Icon tie rods (would not of went into the Maze district without it!!!
And yes it took all 7 gallons of extra fuel to get to dollhouse and back to the closest gas station to refill with about 60 miles to spare.

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[AARDVARK122]

I am glad I only live 3 hours from Moab. So many great trails to explore. Looks like you picked some good ones. Thanks for sharing.

 

[jbellousux]

Looks like an outstanding trip. Canyonlands is awesome. I was there a year ago and did Elephant Hill Road and White Rim Trail. I’m looking forward to getting to the Maze district.

What tires were you running?

 

[NORCALGXP]

Most excellent sounds and looks like an amazing adventure. My group had lunch in your same camp site last month, Devils Kitchen. Rock on!

 

[GTS104]

Looks like an outstanding trip. Canyonlands is awesome. I was there a year ago and did Elephant Hill Road and White Rim Trail. I’m looking forward to getting to the Maze district.

What tires were you running?

Nitto Trail Grapplers 35 12:50 mts
heavy compared to stock but sidewalls are super strong ran at 16 psi no problem I would run at 12 psi for the next outing.

 

[Defyfate11]

Will a Bronco Raptor fit through that tight wall? asking because I am going to add portals to my Bronco and want to know what type of trails I will be missing out on? Might change my mind if there's enough awesome places I will be too wide to navigate through...

 

[NORCALGXP]

Will a Bronco Raptor fit through that tight wall? asking because I am going to add portals to my Bronco and want to know what type of trails I will be missing out on? Might change my mind if there's enough awesome places I will be too wide to navigate through...

No, I have been through that spot four weeks ago, Raptor or portals to wide.

 

[Defyfate11]

No, I have been through that spot four weeks ago, Raptor or portals to wide.

Thanks for the info. Cheers

 

[Scoop]

Looks like a great trip! Thanks for posting.

 

[Felix808]

Awesome Trip no doubt.

Great pics too. So great they're posted 4x's

Thanks for sharing

 

[Cobrafang]

Hey what was that hammock set up. Looks like such a awesome trip! Great short setup overview also!

 

[GTS104]

Hey what was that hammock set up. Looks like such a awesome trip! Great short setup overview also!

Canyonlands NP Forbids you to connect a hammock to any trees or rock structures... So picked up a receiver hitch hammock and made a bracket for my step bar to get it out of the way from the rear hatch and under some shade!!

 

[KT_bronco]

What a trip! love it. Thanks for sharing.

 

[DVULT57]

Just took a 12 day trip to MOAB from Atlanta (29 hours drove straight through) to go through the three land Districts of MOAB. (FYI we had 3 people in the Bronco) We got great ( I Think the best) backcountry camspights to be had in each district. First District was the Needles and stayed at Devils Kitchen. 2cnd District was Island in the sky and did the White Rim trail (87 miles) and stayed at Murphy hogback Campsite. The Absolute best was the Maze district and camped at Chimney rock and The Doll House campsights.

We also went back into town and visited Arches NP but it was pretty much a letdown after everthing we experienced at Canyonlands.


Exteremely impressed with the Bronco. ( The crawl gear with the great moab traction was like cheating compared to East Coast wheelin!)
Heres a few pics


###Bronco backstory###
Bought it not really thinking of overlanding but kind of morphed into to it. (for this trip)
2dr basemansquatch
I did a little walk around video the dollhouse camp sight with some of the details

Link

Also I did not mention it but I put in a stage 3 74 weld rack with Icon tie rods (would not of went into the Maze district without it!!!
And yes it took all 7 gallons of extra fuel to get to dollhouse and back to the closest gas station to refill with about 60 miles to spare.

Damn!, Wish I still lived in the Needles, Lake Havasu area. I miss the ability yo just crank the wheel and go offloading..

 

[Glen24]

Just took a 12 day trip to MOAB from Atlanta (29 hours drove straight through) to go through the three land Districts of MOAB. (FYI we had 3 people in the Bronco) We got great ( I Think the best) backcountry camspights to be had in each district. First District was the Needles and stayed at Devils Kitchen. 2cnd District was Island in the sky and did the White Rim trail (87 miles) and stayed at Murphy hogback Campsite. The Absolute best was the Maze district and camped at Chimney rock and The Doll House campsights.

We also went back into town and visited Arches NP but it was pretty much a letdown after everthing we experienced at Canyonlands.


Exteremely impressed with the Bronco. ( The crawl gear with the great moab traction was like cheating compared to East Coast wheelin!)
Heres a few pics


###Bronco backstory###
Bought it not really thinking of overlanding but kind of morphed into to it. (for this trip)
2dr basemansquatch
I did a little walk around video the dollhouse camp sight with some of the details

Link

Also I did not mention it but I put in a stage 3 74 weld rack with Icon tie rods (would not of went into the Maze district without it!!!
And yes it took all 7 gallons of extra fuel to get to dollhouse and back to the closest gas station to refill with about 60 miles to spare.

Beautiful part of the country out there.
What/how are your Rotopax mounted to the back tire?

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