Moab, UT
May 3, 2016
To complete Golden Spike has been on our bucket list for sometime. And now we can finally check it off. It is one of the longest (20.1 miles) 4X4 trails simply because to complete it you have to do half of Poison Spider, all of Gold Bar and part of Gemini Bridges. Golden Spike is only 6.7 miles by itself and full of non-stop challenges.
Our group for the day chose to do it backwards which means we saved Poison Spider for last...the views coming out that way are spectacular.
The only folks we really knew in the group were Dee, David and Lois, and Dale and Rolande. The others were all from the 4 Wheel FMCA club. We followed a nice guy named Kevin sometimes and other times we followed Dee.
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| David and Lois |
Starting on Gold Bar meant that we had to go down the waterfall.
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| Kevin |
Sometimes it's hard to keep 4 on the ground.
The obstacles on this trail have the "awesomest" names...Body Snatcher, Double Whammy, Golden Stairs, Golden Crack, Zuki Hill, Skyline Drive, and Launch Pad. But as the pictures show, my focus was on the views!
The puppies were glad to see us.
Nothings changed. As much fun as those rides might be, I still would be scared to death on some of them.
ReplyDeleteThe title: "Golden Spike" had me thinking you're in Salt Lake. HA - your Golden Spike looks a lot more fun than a piece of railroad history. Beautiful views from the top of some awesome trails.
ReplyDeleteA fun day and amazing scenery.
ReplyDeleteLooks like so much fun, and really beautiful vistas on top of it. Great shot of Dee with her camera :-)
ReplyDeleteSo glad we were able to see you out on the trail:) I'm sure the puppies were very happy to have you home:)
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