Here are some footage that had been offered by Joe Ruby, an excellent pal of mine from the Phoenix space. Aside from off-roading with our Jeeps, we additionally share one other interest, that being ham radio (his callsign is KC7GHT). Come to consider it, I assume we each form of like to make use of digital cameras, GPS receivers, and laptops outfitted with topo mapping software program (http://www.OziExplorer.com) too. Anyway, listed here are only a few of the hundreds (sure, I did say hundreds) of photographs that Joe has gathered throughout his off-road travels. These had been taken this summer season (1999) whereas he was spending “high quality time” along with his Jeep in Utah (a few journeys price, which ran about 6 weeks).
The Paraia River Canyon Jeep Trail (Southern Utah)
Joe advised me: “This canyon is 26 miles lengthy and stuffed with quicksand. We by no means knew for positive if we had been driving the Jeeps into quicksand or strong (moist) floor for the entire 14 hour journey. We may see waves in the sand transfer out from underneath our toes (or tires) for a number of toes as we handed over some spots. I had nightmares that evening after we lastly acquired out of the canyon safely. Three days earlier than there was a flash flood (a 3 foot excessive wall of water) and a backpacker advised us she was on the canyon rim and anybody down in the underside would solely have 2 seconds to get to excessive floor earlier than the wavefront would strike!”
A aspect cayon that takes off from the Paria River canyon.
This is a shot of the well-known Hole-in-the-Rock (Southern Utah), the place the Mormon explorers lowered their wagons and about 250 folks down 1000 vertical toes to the Colorado. It is now a well-known Jeep path.
I consider the subsequent 3 photographs are of Widow Maker Hill, close to the Moab, Utah space. This shot is out of the window of Joe’s Jeep.
I assume his Jeep was getting drained right here so he pulled it up brief, set the parking brake, and hopped out to take this image. Needless to say, you may see the “footprints” of a variety of earlier vacationers on the floor of this rock.
Well, there you’ve it. I’ve to present Joe credit score for climbing all the way in which again right down to the underside simply so he may take an image of his Jeep on the high. Way to go Joe!
