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9 July 2020: Leave Salt Lake City, drive to Mexican Hat, UT. Camp between the San Juan River and Mexican Hat Rock. All paved highway until the Mexican Hat Rock turnoff, then easy dirt road to camp sites. 10 July 2020: Depart Mexican Hat, UT about 10am and drive through Valley of The Gods...

Your 4-Runner won't have any trouble with La Sal Pass.

Chris, what are you driving? I'll tell you if I think you could do Lockhart Basin once I understand that. I used to have a JKU with a 2.5" lift on 35" tires and would feel very comfortable taking it on - except for the really narrow part - in that. In my Tacoma with a 3" lift and 33" tires...

REI Anniversary Sale is on now. 20% off.

Funny! My 22-year old son has the Snow Peak stuff in his "Save For Later" list at REI.com. But, he's 22 and single. He can afford that stuff! ;-) We just carry the plastic bowls and cups from IKEA, with some old stainless steel flatware utensils. I have plastic mixing bowls, and I'm really...

I ran 35s on my ‘08 JKU, and when I regeared to 4.88, it was perfect. Before that, it was a dog.

Did the same thing on our construction boats as an Army combat engineer. Good times!

Thanks for the info! I'd like to explore that country some time.

That's beautiful! How long is that trail? Could it be stretched into a 2- or 3-day drive?

It’s flimsy without a can in it; but once your full can is loaded in, the holder is solid.

Thank you for saving me from clarifying that! Excellent explanation...

But if you set it up over a HOLE...!

Look into visiting Hole In The Rock on the north/west side of the Colorado River, out of Escalante, UT. There’s epic pioneer history there, including the remains of a cantilevered dugway built to get wagons down to the river.

I'd noticed a slow leak that I had checked out at the tire shop, but they found nothing. I dealt with it for months, filling the tire every 10 days, or so. My brother, his son, and I decided to take off across Utah's West Desert in search of the Topaz Mountain Japanese Internment Site near...

I have these in my Tacoma without a topper. I've never had water get into the drawers or the ammo cans. I've run in rain, snow, and car washes, and have never had any sign of water infiltration. I did 3 days on the White Rim Trail last month and got a little bit of dust in them, but nothing...

Yeah. We’re going to take it in 2 days and 2 nights.

Great trip! I’ll be on the White Rim Trail in about 10 days, and can’t wait! Thanks for sharing!

Thank you for writing this, Graeme. You’ve inspired me.

My trails all start at the end of my driveway... It’s ALL an adventure!

I agree. I’ve not done the Utah Traverse, but if you take the dirt roads, it can be a 5-day trip in itself. Stay mostly on pavement, with a side trip or two, and you could get across in 2 easy days and have 3 days in Colorado.