Red Rock Country of Utah Destination GTG

Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II

01/01/2006 06:44:56 PM · #1

We're having a destination GTG (3-4 days) in the red rock country of southern/central Utah.
We can carpool out of SLC, so anyone who needs to fly in could drive with those of us with cars.

Becky

Decisions made so far (4/29/06):
Date: The dates are: Friday, May 5th - Monday, May 8th. Traveling to the site will be May 5th AM, and heading home will be May 8th PM.

In:
rjkstesch, daughter:LuckyHope and hubby, NightShy and dad, naldslc, Brent Ward, jrtodd, f-32 & 2 friends, hideout, phatphoto, ~~Sammie~~, digitalknight and son, jemison and wife, phantomEWO, pearleyes, dwterry, , dsidwell, Nikolai1024, ursula and daughters, stdavidson (7th & 8th, Ristyz (PM of 8th)

Maybe:
shannylee13, LoudDog

Interested:
Dacrazyn, alfesco, TLL061

Base:
Moab - close to Arches NP, Canyonlands NP, Dead Horse Point SP, petroglyphs, and the slickrock.

Housing/Place to stay:
Staying at Riverside Oasis (site://riversideoasis.com/.) All cabins are booked Overflow tent sites remain. One member has the apartment, but would like to share (2 bedrooms).

To book an RV or tent sites, you will need to give the owners your name, address, phone number & credit card to hold the site for you. The e-mail is roasis@citilink.net The phone numbers are: (Toll free) 877-285-7757 or 435-259-3424. Make the reservations even if you're not sure - you can cancel with 48 hours notice

Outings:
Friday PM - led by BrentWard to Delicate Arch (6PM)
Saturday AM - led by F-32 to ?, and BrentWard to Mesa Arch (5AM)
Saturday PM - led by BrentWard to Canyonlands Sunsets
Sunday AM - led by JRTodd to Arches NP
Sunday PM - led by JRTodd to Arches NP
Monday AM - led by ? to ?
BrentWard is less formal - he's going and you can meet him at the site and go with him.

Places to shoot/outings:
Canyonlands National Park- 45 miles northwest (Island in the Sky) or 68 miles southwest (Needles District) and Newsletter: Ancient Kiva, Newspaper Rock (petroglyphs)

Arches National Park Arches National Park - 4 miles north: and newletter Newsletter Popular arches are: Delicate Arch (Sunset shot w/ 2 mi. hike), Mesa Arch (Sunrise shot w/ 0.5 mi hike)
Possible AM shots are: Moab Fault, The Three Gossips, Sheep Rock, The Great Wall, Turrett Arch, The Spectacles, Double Arch, Cache Valley, Wolfe Ranch, Landscape Arch, Double O Arch
Possible PM shots are: Park Avenue, Courthouse Towers, Petrified Dunes, Balanced Rocks, The Garden of Eden, North and South Windows, Delicate Arch, Fiery Furnace, Skyline Arch, Fins in Devil's Garden, Tower Arch

Dead Horse Point State Park - 33 miles north

Slot Canyons

Wildlife and lakes/ponds on Blue Mountain (evening light)

Petroglyphs

Indian ruins, cliff dwellings

Slickrock area and trails

General scenery and Colorado River,

Moab Grill

Moab Paper Mill

Group Meetings: All at Riverside Oasis at Cabin area
Friday afternoon: 2PM Get together, introductions and organization
Saturday afternoon: Photo sharing
Sunday morning: Group picture
Sunday afternoon: Photo sharing

Message edited by author 2006-04-29 20:11:34.

dacrazyrn

Nikon D300

01/01/2006 11:04:30 PM · #2

Hotel and motel rooms? BLAH. Miss the best part of southern Utah, that way. I am trying to plan on going down around the Grand Gulch area, to backpack and hike, actually around ate April or eraly May. Lots of great spots to "basecamp" and do day hikes to great stuff.
Can't see Angel Arch without a nice long hike.

or to see a ruin like this one (at night)

this one actually involved a 36 mile round trip hike in 3 days. :)

alfresco

Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED

01/01/2006 11:22:28 PM · #3

I pine for the southwest .... 5 years wasn't enough.

I am interested in this ... I'll watch this thread.

-jp, Four corners good, two corners bad.

phatphoto

Nikon D200

01/01/2006 11:38:44 PM · #4

I'm up in Idaho, but often visit friends in SLC. When would the GTG be?

dwterry

Canon EOS-1D Mark III

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

01/01/2006 11:40:32 PM · #5

Too early to say with any certainty... but keep me posted.

PhantomEWO

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM

01/01/2006 11:51:56 PM · #6

Sounds like a great idea. Keep me posted. I'm here in Utah now and I'm sure I'll be back in the area alot. This next weekend I plan on spending a day in Monument Valley so any excuse to get back is a good excuse ;)

Message edited by author 2006-01-01 23:53:13.

Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED

01/02/2006 01:58:23 AM · #7

Originally posted by dacrazyrn:

Hotel and motel rooms? BLAH.

I know what you're saying. I hiked the slot canyons of Buckskin Gulch and Paria Canyons (21 miles in 1 1/2 days), but my hubby would like to come along and her prefers a mattress to sleeping with scorpions. LOL.

Capitol Reef National Park is awesome and a rather civilized base. Moab is a wonderful base area. If anyone is interested in the slot canyons, there are some wonderful places in the center of the Utah/Arizona border.

Start listing weekends that are good and bad. I'll keep track and see if we can come up with something that works for the most of us.

The 1st 2 weekends of April are out for me. Most everything else from March through May is possible.

Becky

phatphoto

Nikon D200

01/02/2006 02:04:44 AM · #8

I work every third weekend but once you decide on a weekend, I will certainly try to make the trip!

pearlseyes

Canon EOS R7

Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon

01/02/2006 07:10:10 PM · #9

I'd be interested as well. Please keep me posted on what you decide on. Thank you.

Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0L USM

01/02/2006 09:17:15 PM · #10

Bump for the weekday group.

LoudDog

Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT

01/02/2006 10:13:01 PM · #11

I'm interested. I've done a lot of hiking in that area and plan a big hike up there every year. Let me know when a date is set

RobotBanjo

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

Canon EF 85mm f/1.2L II USM

01/02/2006 11:03:54 PM · #12

This would be very cool. My dad did survival trips down in S. Utah for many years in college, so he knows all the best "secret" places to go.
I dunno if there is date yet, but late spring would be the best for me, I would be totally done with school by then and free for whatever.
This would be very fun. And S. Utah is the best place ever for a GTG.

Nald

Nikon AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 28-70mm f/2.8D IF-ED

01/03/2006 02:38:36 AM · #13

Count me in as well.

Marc923

01/03/2006 02:48:04 AM · #14

Only a 6 hour drive. I'm in. Well, depending on dates.

cools98

Canon EOS R5 Mark II

Canon RF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS USM

01/03/2006 11:13:51 AM · #15

I'd like to go, but the dates will determine it for sure. I'll keep checking back.

Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0L USM

01/03/2006 06:16:43 PM · #16

Hi, since I'm only getting general feedback on dates, I'll choose the dates most convenient for me. LOL.

The dates are: Friday, May 5th - Monday, May 8th. Traveling to the site will be May 5th AM, and heading home will be May 8th PM.

The next steps will be to decide generally where we're going, find accomodations, and determine specifics.

NightShy, can you get the great scoop from your dad on the "secret" places? Others, pitch in your wish list. I'd like to keep the daily travel down and have more time to shoot.

Lepidus, what direction do you come from? We'd hate to set up something across the state from you. LoudDog, the same with you.

Becky
edited to bold dates

Message edited by author 2006-01-03 19:03:31.

Marc923

01/03/2006 06:24:39 PM · #17

Originally posted by rjkstesch:

Lepidus, what direction do you come from?

I'm in Denver. But I have no problems driving out there. Always nice to get away. Let me see if those dates work for me.

Brent_Ward

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Canon EF 85mm f/1.2L USM

01/03/2006 06:36:25 PM · #18

I should be in that direction during that time frame. I'm planning a spring trip to the Grand Canyon area.

LoudDog

Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT

01/03/2006 06:52:21 PM · #19

What part of southern Utah are we talking about? I was thinking extreme south like right along the Arizona border. Lake Powell/Escalante area.

Memorial Day weekend would be good, and surprisingly the Page area is normally not very crowded at that time. My vacation time for the year is already booked up (Alaska in August WOOHOO!) so it would have to be a long weekend for me.

ursula

Fujifilm X-T2

Fujifilm XF 55-200mm f/3.5-4.8 R LM OIS

01/03/2006 06:55:17 PM · #20

I'm interested, let me know when and I'll see if I (we) can fit it in the schedule.

If possible I would much rather camp than stay at a motel - motels are claustrophobic.

RobotBanjo

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

Canon EF 85mm f/1.2L II USM

01/03/2006 07:01:33 PM · #21

Originally posted by ursula:

If possible I would much rather camp than stay at a motel - motels are claustrophobic.

I'm with you. Why stay in a lame hotel when there are beautiful places to camp?

Also, rjkstesch, I'm getting the goods from my dad ASAP.

01/03/2006 07:02:09 PM · #22

Originally posted by ursula:

I'm interested, let me know when and I'll see if I (we) can fit it in the schedule.

If possible I would much rather camp than stay at a motel - motels are claustrophobic.

The dates are: Friday, May 5th - Monday, May 8th. Traveling to the site will be May 5th AM, and heading home will be May 8th PM.

Most places have hotels/motels and camping within a small range. I'm guessing we can set it up either way. I'd like my hubby to come, and he is definitely a mattress kind of guy.

Becky
edited to bold dates.

Message edited by author 2006-01-03 19:04:39.