Highlights are the Golden Steps, Golden Ramp, Double Whammy, and the Body Snatcher.īring only the best of equipment the tow truck cant make it. The Golden Crack marks the beginning of the final nasty mile to Gold Bar Rim. There are tight turns in a canyon bottom and one short slickrock ledge, followed by a long stretch of ups and downs over broken rock, with a few sharp steps. Warning The cliff rim here overhangs in places and has been known to fall). The higher north end of the trail opens vistas in all directions.Įspecially rewarding are the breath-stopping peeks over the cliff rim toward Arches National Park. Of note are the Colorado River canyon in the vicinity of Amasa Back, the fin country of the north end of Behind the Rocks, and Jeep Arch. Its main claim to fame, however, is that some bypasses (where they exist) still rate a 4. This was the first trail this MJ had been on since it was finished just days. This made him get very tippy, with the Jeep literally teetering with the touch of a finger.Īlthough in retrospect it was mostly slickrock with the occasional small ledge so I think this obstacle looks a lot meaner than it really is. My 88 Jeep Comanche on the Golden Crack on the Golden Spike trail in Moab Utah. I let my friend Andy drive for a bit, and I chose a challenging line for him, but not the best line. It started pouring and the guys had to load up in the rain.I was pretty excited to take this obstacle on, however being the only rig in our group and only a handful of Razrs at the crack, I sadly opted to take the bypass. Just for the record we didn’t make it back to the trucks in time. The clouds started getting closer and we tried to pick up the pace as best we could to avoid the incoming storm. Rick showed some traditional tire as he headed back.Īpparently we didn’t take many photos on Gold Bar. Aaron didn’t even get across, but he had a good time trying. The Crack was a little different than we had remembered it – it had obviously been a river at some point, because it was totally washed out. I highly recommend them Here are a few pics from the Golden Spike. I recently installed some Ford shock towers and long Bilstein 5150 shocks. Inching along at a slow pace, and didn’t come across any other rigs until Golden Crack. Moab trip and Golden Crack w/pics New pics added. We ate lunch at a high point on the trail and it seemed like we were overlooking the entire state of Utah. We had little to no trouble climbing the rocks, with the exception of Rick using his winch once.
So far, we weren’t too wet! Aside from the occasional puddle and a little bit of washout, the trail was the same as we remembered it.
We watched the dark clouds and rain pass by all around us.
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