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Wipe-Out Hill Trail K.C Kay & Masey Kay, Leaders Big Saturday, 4/16
This trail tours a region south of Canyonlands Airport and west of Highway 191. It uses portions of Bartlett Wash, Tusher Canyon, Courthouse Pasture, and the south cliff base of Big Mesa. Variety is its strong point, with a wide range of scenery and trail surfaces, and a few challenging hills. Approximate mileages: 43 overall, 19 off pavement. Scenery: The landscape varies from drab hills near the airport to the tall cliffs seen from Moab. In between are colorful canyons having colorfully banded Entrada Sandstone walls. Determination Towers, Monitor and Merrimac Buttes, and Big Mesa are some of the large rock features visited. For those who enjoy geology at least seven major rock formations that were deposited over a period of 100 million years (beginning about 200 million years ago) are traversed. Road Surface: Early in the trip is a sandy hill that sometimes is a challenge. A little later Tusher Wash is usually wet, and features a narrow, rock filled obstacle
course that will have the wider, longer vehicles struggling to avoid sheet metal damage. There are a couple areas of slickrock, some rock ledges, and a few miles of sandy two track.
Highlights: There is a short hill just before Wipe-Out Hill that is begging for a name these days. Wipe-Out Hill is short but steep. Rattlesnake Hill has its bumps spaced right to give most vehicles a challenge in ascending it. The scenery from most locations along this trail is a highlight as well.
Perry & Leila Reed Tuesday 4/12
Donn & Christine Voss Friday 4/15
Associate Leaders: Ron Dellinger, Dan Ence, Tanner Ence, Bret Jones, Jim Kochenderfer, Dan Lindblad, James Walden, Paul A Williamson. To be used: Tuesday 4/12 Friday 4/15 and Big Saturday 4/16 118 - 2022 Moab Easter Jeep Safari
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