Flat Iron Mesa.

Getting There.

We met at the Shell station at the south end of town and by 9:00 were on the road.
We drove south for about 15 miles.

We drove past the Hole In The Rock.

On top of the rock is this mock Jeep.

A mile or so past the rock we tuned west onto a dirt road. We stopped to air down and hit the trail.

The Trail.

Flat Iron Mesa is another of the trails that the Easter Jeep Safari runs so it gets pretty tore up.

It starts out pretty nice but before long we start getting into the tough stuff.

There are some steep up hill climbs…

with nice views from the top.

And steep down hills with loose rocks to keep you on your toes.

Some of the trail is smooth sandy road.

At other places, there are some steep rock climb challenges.

And scary downhill slick rock.

The Shoot.

The first major obstacle is called the Shoot. It is a very steep waterfall.

There was no way that a jeep without front and rear lockers has a chance of making it to the top of this one so I took the bypass.

This Time I Get to Tow Other Jeeps Up the Falls.

The other guys lined their jeeps up at the bottom.

The women got out and climbed up the shoot to watch.

We hooked the strap to the back of my Jeep and once the guys got as far as they could I would pull them over the top.

Dennis M was first and almost made it without any assistance but couldn’t quite do it.

I had to tow him the last little bit.

The next one to try was Bill, he didn’t get quite as far as Dennis before I had to tow him up.

Then it was Dennis K turn.

He got a little farther than Bill but still had to be towed.

It is kind of fun towing someone else for  change.

More Nice Trail.

After leaving the shoot we got onto another stretch of smooth trail.

Back in the Rocks.

Of course it wasn’t long before we were back on the rocks.

The trail goes up and to the left.

A steep down hill and Dennis is out checking the trail.

It looks good so down we go.

Another interesting climb.

Lunch.

It was a nice bright day but the wind was very cold so we found a place out of the wind to have lunch.

Nice Views.

After lunch we continued on. We got some nice views of the canyons along the trail.

Here is a view of the La Sal Mountains.

Many, Mo and Jack.

Patti called these three rocks; Larry, Mo and Curly.

Easter Egg Hill.

Here we are going through the squeeze at the top of Easter Egg Hill.

After the squeeze is a steep rocky down hill grade.

The Intimidator.

The next major obstacle is called the Intimidator. And believe me, it is intimidating.
It is a very tight squeeze around a rock on a very narrow shelf with about a thousand foot drop on the right.

I spotted for Dennis M and he made it look easy. Then Dennis spotted for the rest of us.

Here is Bill’s turn.

Then Dennis M.

Then it was my turn.

You can see the drop off  to the left of front passenger tire.

That was the last major obstacle.

The Ride Back to the Highway.

From the Intimidator it was a fairly easy ride to the highway.
Just a few small ledges to slow us down.

All the way back we could see the beautiful La Sal’s.

Once we were back to the highway we aired up the tires and headed for Moab. The plan is to stop at the Moab Brewery and have a couple of beers and snacks. Which we did.

Another interesting and fun day.