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Day 9:

Start point: Torrey, UT
End point: Torrey, UT

We did only 107km today and the 4Runner almost never touched the dirt, except for the short 2 miles Capitol Gorge in Capitol Reef NP. So no 4Runner pictures today.

It was another great day of hiking in Capitol Reef NP. We started the day with the Hickman Bridge Trail, under a fantastic blue cloudless sky.



After the hike, we stopped in Fruita to walk in the cottonwood wooded area near the Fremont river. The trees were still having their bright yellow leaves. Very photogenic.





After lunch, we headed to Capitol Gorge to hike the Golden Throne Trail. Unfortunately for the pictures, there was a lot of clouds, but this hike is nothing less than sensational.





After supper, I met @QuinnImages at Torrey gas station, with his nice white TRD Pro. Maybe we will wheel together later when I get around Sedona.
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Start point: Hanksville, UT
End point: Torrey, UT


Tomorrow, we should do some wheeling again, with Wolverine Loop Road, Moody Canyon Road, and Silver Creek. My books rate this trail difficulty as 3 out of 10, but the ranger at the Capitol Reef Visitor Center said it is extremely rough. Does someone on this forum already did it with a stock 4Runner?
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John, thanks for sharing all of your great adventures... I look forward each day to see where you are and what you found along your travels. I am in the pre-purchase stage now of researching the 4Runners- getting something bigger and 4WD from my current Subaru Forester (which I love and will keep). I have in the past owned a '83 CJ7 and did a lot of 4wheeling with that and a other 4WD vehicles after that so going with a 4Runner will be nice to have the ability to get back out in the backcountry. Reading through your posts you have written on a few occasions you chose not to go certain places b/c your TE is stock or "near" stock. Would you mind sharing what made you not feel safe going across some of the washes or down Moody Canyon/Silver Creek? Or what mods you think your TE needs to allow you to access these places? I read in one of your other posts "This will change in 2017 for sure," you wrote you will make mods... I also read you were traveling with some recovery gear if you would share what you brought but still wasn't safe for you to continue on the trails or conditions you were facing?

Looking forward to your next posts...
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John, thanks for sharing all of your great adventures... I look forward each day to see where you are and what you found along your travels. I am in the pre-purchase stage now of researching the 4Runners- getting something bigger and 4WD from my current Subaru Forester (which I love and will keep). I have in the past owned a '83 CJ7 and did a lot of 4wheeling with that and a other 4WD vehicles after that so going with a 4Runner will be nice to have the ability to get back out in the backcountry. Reading through your posts you have written on a few occasions you chose not to go certain places b/c your TE is stock or "near" stock. Would you mind sharing what made you not feel safe going across some of the washes or down Moody Canyon/Silver Creek? Or what mods you think your TE needs to allow you to access these places? I read in one of your other posts "This will change in 2017 for sure," you wrote you will make mods... I also read you were traveling with some recovery gear if you would share what you brought but still wasn't safe for you to continue on the trails or conditions you were facing?

Looking forward to your next posts...
Hi, I am glad you find my posts interesting. This is the goal!!!

The trails I am doing are easy or moderate for now. I turned around at Salt Creek because of the water level and the soft banks but anyway, this road is a dead end. For Moody Canyon, I went all the way to the end. There was a few tougher spots, but not much. I didn't have time to go to Silver Falls. Maybe during another trip. Since I am not traveling with another vehicle, I keep myself on the safer side.

My plan for 2017, as mentioned in my build thread (see my signature), is to add a 2-3in lift, sliders, skid plates all around, rack, and RTT.

For the recovery gear list, see the first post of my build thread. There is a lot of information there.

The next post should be up in one hour or two. I am just back to my hotel from a really nice wheeling day. A lot of picture to choose from. I will get to work after a good shower...
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Day 10:

Start point: Caineville Wash Road on UT24
End point: Temple Mountain Road on UT24

It was a long wheeling day, so be prepared for a long post!

We headed on UT-24 to start our journey on Caineville Wash Road. This road is the East part of the Cathedral Valley Loop and is very well maintained. I wanted to photograph the sunrise over Temple of the Sun in Capitol Reef NP, but the clouds didn't give me a chance.



Nearby, Glass Mountain (a small hill in fact) is a strange feature made of gypsum crystals.



Continuing on the road, we encountered the first dyke near the road. This feature originate from the magma filling cracks in the earth crust when under pressure.



We then arrived at Layercake Wall.



A small break in the clouds allowed me to photograph the natural beauty of Capitol Reef with its high eroded cliffs. This is one of my favorite park, not very known unfortunately (or fortunately...!).



Leaving the Caineville Wash Road, we headed north on a connecting road toward Lower Last Chance Loop Road. We made a small side trip to Last Chance Gas Field and Last Chance Oil Well Bench where some old oil drilling installations can still be see, like this well head.



Continuing north, we arrived to a spectacular place, Middle Desert, with white and red hills.





Later, we reached Last Chance Wash which was dry, except for a few muddy spots, just enough to be fun.



We crossed another area with dykes. Amazing!



Later, in Mussentuchit Valley, we encountered a few rocky or wet washes, but again nothing too serious.



Later on, we finally reached the I-70. I remember the first I traveled onto I-70, stopping at all View Area. I was amazed with the beauty of this place, and its remoteness. You know, sometimes, you have the feeling you need to do something. I was asking myself then what would it take to go explore this area. Today, a dream came true, crossing between UT-24 and I-70, one of Utah most remote location. With the excellent roads, it is not a challenge anymore, but a milestone for me.

We then headed east onto I-70 up to the exit for Temple Mountain Road. We drove on it until we reached the Swasey's Cabin Road, and then the Head of Sinbad Road, passing under the I-70. That was cool!!!



We first went to the Dutchman Arch.



Then, we hiked a bit to see the Head of Sinbad Pictograph Panels. These are very well preserved.



We came back under the I-70 (always fun!) and headed toward Swasey's Cabin.



We then came back and took Rod's Valley Road to begin our journey south. On the way, we stopped at an old uranium mine were some installations were still visible.



From the end of Rod's Valley Road, we headed east onto McKay Flat Road, the back again onto Temple Mountain Road. We reached UT-24 near Goblin Valley almost at sunset. We stop at a View Area near Hanksville to capture some nice sunset shots over Factory Butte. What a nice closure of this excellent day on the trails.



Tomorrow we will leave Torrey and move toward Escalante.
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Day 11:

Start point: Torrey, UT
End point: Escalante, UT

Today was almost a complete hiking day. We left Torrey to go onto the Notom-Bullfrog Scenic Byway. We had a view our our playground for the day, the Water Pocket Fold in Capitol Reef.



Our goal was to hike the Upper Muley Twist Loop, a strenuous 9 mile unofficial hike directly on top of the fold. We started hiking at the 4WD parking lot, after 2.7 miles of wheeling.

Starting hiking in the wash, we saw many arches, this one a double one.



Then Saddle Arch.



We then reached to beginning of the loop, hiking up to the rim route, a strenuous climb sometime a bit hazardous. The view from the top of the fold is nothing less than incredible, awesome, spectacular, etc...





At some times, the width of the top was about 10 feet, with cliffs on either side. Here is wifey posing in the wind.



Continuing, we saw more arches in the distance.



After reaching the upper end of the loop, we began hiking back to the canyon route, on the Narrow Bypass. The narrow below was spectacular. Again, a lot of exposure here, with ups and downs.





We badly calculated the total hiking time and came back to the 4Runner after sunset, when is was almost dark. Leaving the 4WD parking lot, we had to negotiate a few passages with care due to many large rocks and lack of visibility. This convinced me to add some lighting on my future rack.
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Fantastic adventure thread! Excellent ratio of pictures to explanations. Makes me nostalgic for home - I used to work in a park that looked similar to Utah in parks and like high elevation mountains in others. Utah is amazing, I would enjoy visiting someday! Keep up the excellent shots!! 4R looks good!
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Thanks! There is a lot more to come in this 6 week trip!!!
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Day 12:

Start point: Escalante, UT
End point: Escalante, UT

Man, I love my 4Runner so much!!!

Today was another beautiful and exciting wheeling day. Our goal, explore the Hole in the Rock Road up to the end, and some area near the end.

The Hole in the Rock road starts on UT-24 near Escalante. This is an in-out road since it ends at the Lake Powell. The road follows the pioneer expedition route to Hole in the Rock at the base of the Fiftymile Mountain. The first 50 miles or so are really easy since well graded, but with long stretch of washboard.



Along the way, the exceptional wild beauty of Grand Staircase Escalante NM is amazing at ever turn.



Almost there, near Sooner Rocks.



The first sight of Hole in the Rock from a distance, in Glen Canyon NRA. The last 10 miles are rocky, but still 2WD but high clearance in some point. It is impossible to break something, except if like me you look at the scenery for the last 10 feet before parking. The factory skid plate too a small hit, a reminder to always look were you go...!!!



Mormon pioneers carved a slope down to the Colorado River at that time to cross to the other side, saving many days of trip duration. Wagons were tied to rope, then men and horses kept the wagon to fall freely. This should have been terrifying.



We hiked a bit along the cliffs high above Lake Powell. The scenery was again awesome.



On the other side, where pioneers continued their journey. It is reachable using Emigrant Trail (NPS 450) also named Hole in the Rock Trail, but it is a lot more remote and difficult.



We the turned around and went up Sooner Slide to get a view of the region from above.



This road is in enough good condition, but recent water flow created some hurdles along the way, but no need for 4WD here again. At the top, instead of turning around and go down, we decided to deviate a bit from our itinerary and headed onto the Fiftymile Bench Road to reach Willow Tank slide, about 8 mile to the west, since we were supposed to go up and down also on this road later.

At the beginning, it was an easy ride in a cedar forest. Then things began to be interesting.



Again, the 4Runner was up to the task. Then, things began to be challenging.



But again, the 4Runner kept its promises. We then reached Willow Tank Slide, our road down to Hole in the Rock road.

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Then, thinks began to be much more of what we asked for. The road was washed away in many places, with 2 feet drops an many places. We had to build ramp with rocks, which fortunately were very abundant. Our progress was extremely slow and daylight was fading (again...). In the hardest place, we progressed about 100 ft in an hour. Unfortunately, my camera decided to freeze and we don't have a picture of this difficult section.

Later on, when we reached the last critical zone, I fix the camera. This is not even representative of the previous part.



We finally reached the Hole in the Rock Road at darkness. Lesson learnt:
- The 4Runner is a very capable vehicle, even stock;
- Don't be shy to turn around;
- Investigate the road conditions before leaving;
- My wife and me are glad of our performance in this critical situation;

We are learning, and it is fun!!!
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It is really fun, What to ask more? The scenery, the weather, and the challenge. Great adventure!

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Day 13:

Start point: Escalante, UT
End point: Escalante, UT

Today was another day of hiking. We headed to the Hole in the Rock again, since this road give access to many excellent hiking destination.

We reached Dance Hall Rock, a large rock with a pretty level plateau where pioneers held dance and music concerts.



The top is pretty smooth and it is possible to explore without leaving the slickrock.



On the top, many pot holes are populated with some vegetation, even small cottonwood trees.



Going back to the Hole in the Rock road, we headed further to reach the Broken Bow Arch trailhead. This one of the many larges arches found in this region. This is the view from the trailhead.



After reaching the bottom of a side canyon, we reached Willow Gulch where the arch is located. Beginning as a sandy bottom, this changed rapidly due to the presence of vegetation. Then, water began to flow as a small creek. In many places, we had to walk across the creek on muddy banks.



After about 2 miles, the arch revealed itself around a corner. What a magnificent view. This one is majestic.



Past the arch, the canyon continues and form half of a tunnel.



We wanted to continue further, but the density of the vegetation would have forced us to walk directly in the water and we were not equipped for that. We then turned around and rejoin the trailhead.

You remember yesterday, going down on the Willow Tank Slide, my camera froze and I didn't get a good souvenir of this portion, well, we went back today. We drove up near to the point were the difficult passages were and hiked up. Some vehicles have passed since, probably some quads, therefore some ramps were destroyed a bit.





Seeing this under daylight, I was amazed that we were able to pass there with my stock 4Runner!
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Day 14:

Start point: Escalante, UT
End point: Escalante, UT

I will try to keep it shorter on hiking days since it is, after all, a 4Runner forum. Wifey, like I said before, like more hiking than wheeling, so I have to respect this constraint.

But we did some wheeling, again on the Hole in the Rock road, which I begin to know even more each day I drive on it. Hills, washboard, loose sand, hole, etc.

So today, we headed to the Fortymile Ridge Trailhead parking to start our hike to see Jacob Hamblin Arch, deep inside Coyote Gulch. Since we hiked down into a canyon yesterday, we decided to follow the rim high above to see it. The arch was hiding in the shadow at this time of the day.





We then made a short stop to Devil's Garden to see Metate Arch among other interesting rock formations. We had to wait a bit that a foolish guy standing at the top of the arch moved away after taking many selfies. Please guys, don't climb on these fragile features. When they collapse, they are gone forever. Leave them for others that come after you.



After, we drove the Harris Wash road to reach the trailhead, but mostly to know if it is possible to cross the wash to reach a region called Red Breaks. Along the way, the scenery changes completely with red and grey rock, and a lot of vegetation due to the proximity of the wash.



No luck, there is a sign saying it is now an administrative road, so no access. We should be able to reach this region using another road, hopefully.
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