Need top 10 gotta' do/see list for Utah & AZ.....

[crop000]

I've never been through Arizona or Utah. I've just started to do a little research. My main goal is to just see the country side. I'll be tent camping. Should be sometime in April or early May 07.
I'm a novice off roader, I will be traveling solo. I'll have about 14 to 18 days round trip from east Texas. Just thought I could gather a good top 10 gotta' do/see list from ya'll. Thanks

[westhillsat]

Consider getting this book if you are in the Moab, UT area

Guide To Moab, UT Backroads & 4-Wheel Drive Trails (Paperback)

http://www.amazon.com/Guide-Backroads-4-Wheel-Drive-Trails/dp/0966497627/sr=8-1/qid=1162967320/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/104-7151600-4663955?ie=UTF8&s=books

There are even easy trails listed, great scenery.

Also Arches National Park and Canyonlands nearby.

[Big Z]

Moab, Arches, Canyonland, Zion, Bryce, Grand Canyon, Four Corners, Hwy 66, Lake Havasu, and Quartzsite! :D

[f5fstop]

Moab, Arches, Canyonland, Zion, Bryce, Grand Canyon, Four Corners, Hwy 66, Lake Havasu, and Quartzsite! :D

I agree....
Make sure to drive on the white rim trail in Canyonlands, as well as the off-roads in Arches. Do the Gemini Bridge (Arch) trail, and the LaSal Mountain loop Road.

In addition, other great places to see....Slick Rock Cafe, Eddie McStiff's,

[aetherH3]

in AZ i would also suggest Patagonia, Tombstone, Cochise stronghold, and Chiracaua. Southern Arizona is absolutely gorgeous. I'm pretty sure there is some wheeling down there, but i don't know specifically. Sedona is gorgeous as well and there is a great trail called "Broken Arrow". Not too difficult but has some great views of Sedona. The "pink Jeep Tours" use it for tourists. HAVE FUN!

[crop000]

Thanks.......
Headin' to Books-a-Million to see what if anything I can dig up, next stop will be amazon.com


thanks again:excited:

[RubHer Yellow Ducky]

If your gona look at the Grand Canyon you

MUST

look at it from the North Rim...

RYD

[Nav4-NEOCON1]

Once you decide dates and agenda, hook up with me and Neo here in Moab and we'll be happy to go out on the trails or out to dinner with you. Since you're going to be on the road for a few weeks, we can offer you a room here at our place, hot food, hot shower if you want to kick it here for a few days. You really can't do Arches and Canyonlands and all the trails within them in a single day. You really need one day for each park, Canyonlands is HUUUUGGGGEEEEEE. You can spend months in there getting lost, especially the Maze section.

The group that's coming in April I have to make room for, so please tell us your dates and stuff as soon as you can, the Hummer ClubHouse is now taking reservations. ;) Unless you can plan to come with the group.

[Crash ?]

Adding to what others have said here...

Burr Trail east out of Boulder, UT... Calf Creek State Park between Escalante and Boulder, UT on Hwy 12 is a nice little place to camp out... There are a few hiking trails out of the campground into the surrounding canyons..

In AZ.. It's not exactly an offroad adventure, but go North out of Gallup, NM on old Hwy 666, turn west on 264 across the Navajo Reservation. I imagine you'll need permission if you plan on camping anywhere on the reservation, not sure though. But on more detailed maps you'll find a place just west of Hwy 87 called Old Oraibi.. It's claim to fame..?? It's the OLDEST constantly settled village in North America.. Some of it's residents claim it's over 10,000 years old, but I think the reality of it dates closer to 1150AD. You can drive up to the village, but do not drive into it. Park in front of the first Kiva (house).. It's actually a small Hopi Crafts store. Do not enter the village even on foot unless invited.. When I was there a year or so ago, I knew not to enter the village common and was shocked when I was invited into the village. I'd spent about an hour or so talking to the couple running the crafts store before that. I'm pretty sure now that it may have been the current chief and his wife I'd been talking with. One of the most important thing is PLEASE don't make pictures in Oraibi.. Many of the people there still hold the faiths and beliefs of their ancestors close and with that is the belief that their souls are captured on the picture when it's taken, even if they can't be seen... That's the story they use anyway.. It's more from the fact that old west photographers took their pictures, sold them to magazines and made money and no money made it's way back to the tribe. They aren't greedy.. They are poor and feel like they were used... So if you go by there.. Buy something.. ANYTHING..

[crop000]

[QUOTE=Crash ?]Adding to what others have said here...

Burr Trail east out of Boulder, UT... Calf Creek State Park between Escalante and Boulder, UT on Hwy 12 is a nice little place to camp out... There are a few hiking trails out of the campground into the surrounding canyons..

In AZ.. It's not exactly an offroad adventure, but go North out of Gallup, NM on old Hwy 666, turn west on 264 across the Navajo Reservation. I imagine you'll need permission if you plan on camping anywhere on the reservation, not sure though. But on more detailed maps you'll find a place just west of Hwy 87 called Old Oraibi..


Cool..... found it on my map, between Hotevilla and Kykotamovi. That's some of the stuff I like to see. Spent a little time on the Pine Ridge and Rosebud Rez this past Aug/Sep on my South Dakota trip. Thanks

[crop000]

Once you decide dates and agenda, hook up with me and Neo here in Moab and we'll be happy to go out on the trails or out to dinner with you. Since you're going to be on the road for a few weeks, we can offer you a room here at our place, hot food, hot shower if you want to kick it here for a few days. You really can't do Arches and Canyonlands and all the trails within them in a single day. You really need one day for each park, Canyonlands is HUUUUGGGGEEEEEE. You can spend months in there getting lost, especially the Maze section.

The group that's coming in April I have to make room for, so please tell us your dates and stuff as soon as you can, the Hummer ClubHouse is now taking reservations. ;) Unless you can plan to come with the group.





Thanks, as for my dates I won't know til a few weeks before (sucks working for a living). When it gets closer I'll swap contact info with you. About mid way thur my trips I usually require a hot shower and a cocktail break.:beerchug:

[Nav4-NEOCON1]

Just let us know later on your contact info and dates of arrival. That'll work fine.