Next early spring adventure...

After nearing almost a month since I have gone out at all four-wheeling and almost four months since an actual trail-ride, rock crawling adventure, I have decided that it's time to plan the first 2009 trail-ride for the spring. Obviously the Moab trip will be planned and is something that I always look forward to but, I'm thinking about going somewhere exploring, someplace new that I've never been to before. A few places come to mind as I ponder on what terrain I will encounter and what kind of gear I will need to bring. Some of the places I've thought of are: Simpson Springs down the old Pony Express trail (which would consist of exploring spurs roads & canyons), Lookout Pass area outside of Vernon and Fairview, Temple Mountain outside of Goblin Valley State Park, or a little known hard-core four-wheel drive trail near Delta that's sometimes referred to as Cat Canyon. Anyone one of these places can be fun and exciting as long as we're well prepared. Lookout Pass and Simpson Springs require less winch/recovery gear but more survival, gas and water supplies because of the remoteness of the trails. The other two trails (especially Cat Canyon) are almost just the opposite with a winch, tow-straps and tools for mechanical breakdowns being the required items to take with you. As I research which of these areas I'll be planning for our excursion I will keep posts on any updates or changes about the areas and the trails.