allen.wrench
Rising Sun Member
The short version: It was AMAZING! Great success.
The more detailed long version:
Final Attendance Roster:
But the group and everyone individually made this adventures super awesome! Thank you folks!
A general synopsis of our days & nights:
The first night we were mostly all camped on Stuntz Ridge in "Cow Pie Basin". The first morning, Ben (Dashoul (WC)) and sons joined us, then we made our way down Blue Mountain Road to a hard to spot petroglyph, then lunch by the river petroglyphs next to the Chew ranch. We checked out the Dino Quarry. Old bones are cool! And the dinosaur fossils were neat too
But then everyone twisted my arm, and we wound our way toward camp #2 on the South Side of the Green River between the two cliffs. We had a small warm up with landscaping exercise going through a down & up sandy wet gully. Plus a little bit of snatch strapping. Thank you Scott and Scott for taking charge & pulling everyone through that. Then we got to Camp #2, and it was great. Ben (@dashsoul ), Mason, and Bryson (hope I spelled that right) found a SWEET old rock, iykyk 
Plus Rob, Matt, and others had some very tasty snacks to share. OMG Montana caramel is delish! And when you have a chance put some in your fridge, makes home sweet home so literal. (Gotta find that caramel on my next costco run.)
The next day we had a quick driver meeting to choose on the day's plan. The crazy weather had made a significant portion of our first planned route (Echo Park and Yampa Bench especially) "closed" by the authorities and we wanted to be respectful of that. We decided to explore a section of trail Marc (@marcus clarkus) figured out to get us out of camp by winding around & up the western cliff. Marc lead us up and we had a great time with a few shovels, rocks, gloves, and recovery boards. Rob (@crunchy.taco.supreme ) helped organize the spotting over our landscaping project. Scott (@Johnny Utah) helped make sure everyone was safe. At first I thought we could have lunch there above our nice obstacle project, but it sounded like everyone was up for a little more and interested in more shade than the junipers/pinoys could give us. So we continued driving a few more miles towards the northwest where there's a small river beach, a few mud puddles, and a couple cottonwoods. We also found a grand canyon looking cutout made by the rain. We did not landscape this one, but we did have some fun measuring how deep the rain had cut. Water is an awesome force. Matt & Rob played had a quick winching exercise while myself and others practiced deep breathing & smiling. We explored a nice section of slick rock. Again Matt & Rob had some fun, showed folks the party line. Remind me to have them gun for me again! Then we climbed up Blue Mountain Road to check if Echo Park and Yampa Bench were indeed still closed. Unfortunately they were, so we settled on camping our 3rd night on Stuntz Ridge again. It was pretty good night! Not PERFECT, but pretty good. Thank you Mark (@MarkEva) for keeping me grounded, reminding me to smell the roses, and keep in mind the good small things. We had a nice tame propane fueled campfire respectful of Stage 1 restrictions. It was great!
The 3rd day, Monday Sept 21, was a little slower and subdued as everyone started packing. Always turns out that way. We had a few early goodbyes. We went through a few more car washes, made several cow friends, and my truck hit 123,456 miles (it tickled my tism). Finally we drove around to Harper's Corner Overlook, aired up, and Echo Park Overlook where we said our official farewells till next time!
Administrative note:
After I double check the links, spelling/grammar/syntax, I will update this post and the organizing thread with links between each other and to the Wasatch Cruisers Forum to keep everyone in the know.
A few pictures I took follow, but in no particular order. I also need a way to collect the mud off my truck to use in my garden. A snow pusher only get's like 35%. Folks please feel free to post pictures, comments, feedback here and/or the other thread.
Looking to the future, I checked out a few areas south of Stuntz Ridge along Miner's Draw Road that I expect will make wonderful additions to the plan for next year. If our next time also has interesting weather, then having Camp #1 along Miner's Draw Road will likely help everyone get to camp on their own more straight forward though arguably less of a make your own adventure. The screenshot below from Gaia shows the waypoints I noted to remind myself.
I appreciate y'allz!
Allen
The more detailed long version:
Final Attendance Roster:
- 100% Committed, and confirmed:
- @allen.wrench
- @Wild-FJ
- @Runnin on E
- @sdubs
- @crunchy.taco.supreme
- @Johnny Utah plus buddy Scott from Idaho
- @90WT (406)
- @marcus clarkus
- @dashsoul (WC)
- @skibum (WC)
- @MarkEva
But the group and everyone individually made this adventures super awesome! Thank you folks!
A general synopsis of our days & nights:
The first night we were mostly all camped on Stuntz Ridge in "Cow Pie Basin". The first morning, Ben (Dashoul (WC)) and sons joined us, then we made our way down Blue Mountain Road to a hard to spot petroglyph, then lunch by the river petroglyphs next to the Chew ranch. We checked out the Dino Quarry. Old bones are cool! And the dinosaur fossils were neat too
But then everyone twisted my arm, and we wound our way toward camp #2 on the South Side of the Green River between the two cliffs. We had a small warm up with landscaping exercise going through a down & up sandy wet gully. Plus a little bit of snatch strapping. Thank you Scott and Scott for taking charge & pulling everyone through that. Then we got to Camp #2, and it was great. Ben (@dashsoul ), Mason, and Bryson (hope I spelled that right) found a SWEET old rock, iykyk Plus Rob, Matt, and others had some very tasty snacks to share. OMG Montana caramel is delish! And when you have a chance put some in your fridge, makes home sweet home so literal. (Gotta find that caramel on my next costco run.) The next day we had a quick driver meeting to choose on the day's plan. The crazy weather had made a significant portion of our first planned route (Echo Park and Yampa Bench especially) "closed" by the authorities and we wanted to be respectful of that. We decided to explore a section of trail Marc (@marcus clarkus) figured out to get us out of camp by winding around & up the western cliff. Marc lead us up and we had a great time with a few shovels, rocks, gloves, and recovery boards. Rob (@crunchy.taco.supreme ) helped organize the spotting over our landscaping project. Scott (@Johnny Utah) helped make sure everyone was safe. At first I thought we could have lunch there above our nice obstacle project, but it sounded like everyone was up for a little more and interested in more shade than the junipers/pinoys could give us. So we continued driving a few more miles towards the northwest where there's a small river beach, a few mud puddles, and a couple cottonwoods. We also found a grand canyon looking cutout made by the rain. We did not landscape this one, but we did have some fun measuring how deep the rain had cut. Water is an awesome force. Matt & Rob played had a quick winching exercise while myself and others practiced deep breathing & smiling. We explored a nice section of slick rock. Again Matt & Rob had some fun, showed folks the party line. Remind me to have them gun for me again! Then we climbed up Blue Mountain Road to check if Echo Park and Yampa Bench were indeed still closed. Unfortunately they were, so we settled on camping our 3rd night on Stuntz Ridge again. It was pretty good night!
Not PERFECT, but pretty good. Thank you Mark (@MarkEva) for keeping me grounded, reminding me to smell the roses, and keep in mind the good small things. We had a nice tame propane fueled campfire respectful of Stage 1 restrictions. It was great! The 3rd day, Monday Sept 21, was a little slower and subdued as everyone started packing. Always turns out that way. We had a few early goodbyes. We went through a few more car washes, made several cow friends, and my truck hit 123,456 miles (it tickled my tism). Finally we drove around to Harper's Corner Overlook, aired up, and Echo Park Overlook where we said our official farewells till next time!
Administrative note:
After I double check the links, spelling/grammar/syntax, I will update this post and the organizing thread with links between each other and to the Wasatch Cruisers Forum to keep everyone in the know.
A few pictures I took follow, but in no particular order. I also need a way to collect the mud off my truck to use in my garden. A snow pusher only get's like 35%. Folks please feel free to post pictures, comments, feedback here and/or the other thread.
Looking to the future, I checked out a few areas south of Stuntz Ridge along Miner's Draw Road that I expect will make wonderful additions to the plan for next year. If our next time also has interesting weather, then having Camp #1 along Miner's Draw Road will likely help everyone get to camp on their own more straight forward though arguably less of a make your own adventure. The screenshot below from Gaia shows the waypoints I noted to remind myself.
I appreciate y'allz!
Allen