THE OFFICIAL UNOFFICIAL 2009 MOAB ZUZOO PICS and STORIES THREAD!

[rowhard]

Oh, I almost forgot Ldub...need I say more?

No Chris think one picture says it all. Was good to meet you, hope we can both make it next year. If so, I will be more prepared.

[tomdietrying]

Chris,
Even though your politcal views are a little off mine, you and Brandon are super cool dudes. I enjoyed hanging and wheeling with yall.

Peace.
Tom

[VXIRONwoMAN]

Okay folks, sorry for the delay in photos. We just got home last night and we are pooped! I have been uploading photos all day and trying to pick which ones to post. I will post a link to the full gallery of photos on photobucket later. If you want any specific high res ones, let me know. I will email them to you. Well here is my photo documentaion of our trip one post at a time...

Greg made me miss my Proton the entire road trip.



Our detour through the Loveland Pass



Kahlua's first water encounter (She loved it!)



Steve's (BigSwede) awesome ride.



We made it! Ahhh HOME...

[VXIRONwoMAN]

Meeting up at Hwy 128



LDub and my Jailbait sister



Todd giving us "The Talk"...



Linda's beast!



Rowhard on Again and Again...



Gill 3-wheelin' up Again and Again



What a view!



Dave's sweet Rodeo



VX, Trooper, Rodeo... Where's the Axiom? (teehee)



I missed my Proton...



Kenny and Marlin

[BigSwede]

Now that's more like it!

[VXIRONwoMAN]

The obstacle that started the snowball effect.
Whoops, there goes Gill's exhaust!



He couldn't get much farther out the window...



The boulder that claimed Gill's door...



That same bittersweet boulder also kept Gill shiny side up...



Jack showing off his sweet skid plate.



Time for lunch



Wait Jack, back up and do it again,
my camera is malfunctioning (user error).



Jay parting the creek in his FJ



Tom going up!



Jay attempting to climb the now impossible... guess you need to go back to an Ironman??? teehee



The majestic Menace



Nothing beats wheeling in Moab!!!



Steve we gotta teach you how to part the creek like the Red Sea...



See... like this!!! No wait... not like that... we need to teach Justin too.
For some reason every water crossing we came to Justin was hiding
behind a wall of water...



This is better...



LIKE THIS!!! Show 'em how it's done Darrin!

[MSHardeman]

My turn, my turn....

Couple of shots from the Ice Cream Social

Jack (pbkid) puttin on his protection.


The Fam on The Stoop at the Ice Cream Social


Some shots from the VX Only Run

Rowhard on Again and Again Hill


Rowhard getting a leg up


Taking a break on Again and Again Hill


Tone was with us all day long


The United Colors of Isuzu


It's like a parking lot out here

[MSHardeman]

The Stoop Garage

Jack "modding" his VX


Jack STILL "modding" his VX


A day on Poison Spider Mesa

Vxers and mountain bikers living together...


Marlin taking the "alternate route"...


Marlin peeking over


Triathlete peeking over


Dub on (the) crack


Dub coming up out of the crack


Tom (tomdietrying) on the crack


Tom preparing for take off


Tom coming in for a landing


Craig (our trail leader) pausing for a photo op


I'll upload everything I have to Photobucket and post the link later.

[VXIRONwoMAN]

Dinner at Miguel's...



If you would like to see more photos, I have them here...

http://photobucket.com/Zuzoo2009


In addition to all I have already posted...

Thank you so much to everyone. I had an awesome time out in Moab, as I do every year.

Steve- Great idea going on that hike in Fischer's tower. Thanks for inviting us. And thank you for leading us on Kane Creek. It was great convoying with you. Hope to see you in Gilbert.

Biju- I was so glad that you decided to come out this year. We missed you last year. Next time... Bring the Axiom

Crager34- It was an awesome surprise having you meet up with us on Kane Creek.

Jay- I have FJ envy. We will have to make it down to Texas soon.

Kenny- Thanks for fixing Gill's exhaust flange, he was a happier camper after that.

Donna- It is always a pleasure talking with you. I hope you and Kenny make it to the Gilbert run. And yes you do say "eh" a lot...

Kodiak- Way to make Again and Again look easy in street performance tires!

Ldub- Thanks for showing my sister the ropes on Dome Plateau. Sorry we missed you on the last day. We will see you soon...

Marlin- You did good noob!

mn840sc- You impressed me taking your ride on Kane Creek! Major kudos for you!

Scott and Laura- I love you!!! You are such a great pair and it is such a great pleasure to hang out with the both of you. If only I lived closer...

Mark- Your VX gets beefier(sp?) by the year. Lockers are next? Hmmmm...

Greg- Thanks for showing my Mom around Dome Plateau. Glad you decided to ride out to moab a day early with us. See you next year...

Jack- It's always fun to wheel with you. You got to make it out to Chicago again soon. We'll buy you the best Chicago pizza, I happen to know someone... LOL

Rowhard- Though we didn't get to do much talking, watching your Dragon go up Again and Again was mesmerizing. It was the first time I had seen a Dragon in person. She truly is beautiful.

Scott Harness- Sorry you couldn't wheel with us. I am glad you decided to join us at Miguel's for dinner. It's always fun hanging out on the stoop with you.

Todd and Linda- Thanks for leading our trails and for tailgunning (not easy to do without a windshield). See you in a few weeks!

Tom- Glad we found you before heading out on our hike to Fischer's Tower. Thanks for letting my sister ride shotgun with you on Kane Creek. She had a blast!

Billy- I did not think you would be able to get up the right side of Again and Again, but you proved me wrong. And it made for some pretty cool shots. It was great wheeling with you.

Lisa- Next time, we will bring the Jager!!! I don't care if you say you are only drinking beer. It's MOAB! And we are doing Jager shots!

Sue- Sorry you missed out on the VX Run. Too many Chunky Monkees???? LOL It was so fun meeting you and seeing your enthusiasm for the VX. Glad you caught the addiction. Hope to see you next year.

Justin- Say it isn't so! We are going to miss seeing you in your Ebony! You better still make it to Moab. Regardless of what you are driving.

[Kenny]

and more pics...

on our way....

The motley bunch...




Now who's this???


Oh, you... should have known.




The lunch crowd.


Hells Revenge.

Cheers to everyone!
I'm in serious Moab withdrawal at this moment, can't wait until next year.

[Kenny]

Our side trip to Bryce Canyon.
Amazing every time we see it...

Duck!


The Saturday Night Fever Tree.


Our little cabin we stayed in Thurs. night (while Larry got a tat )

[Ldub]

DANG, this is the worst Moab withdrawls EVER...

This is the first time since returning to Fgo, that I've had any ambition to post, I still haven't unpacked, or even looked at any of the trip pics....haven't even washed all the bugs off Suzy...

I'll get around to posting up the pics here in the next few days, but don't nobody hold yer breath...

A big THANK YOU to all who HAVE taken the time to post pics, it doesn't make the withdrawls any easier, but they're fun to look at anyway.

[Moncha]

I hears ya Dub! I miss everyone! Coming back to reality sux!

Thank you to all for making my comeback a wonderful happening!

[BigSwede]

Dub on (the) crack

A minor point of information, the "crack" on Poison Spider is "officially" known as "The Wedgie"...

Great pics, everyone!

[Marlin]

Cece, great pics!!! I am in the process of uploading the first 250 of 750 pics to photobucket. I will post the unique ones up later and provide the link to the gallery. You got some awesome pics. I am gonna agree with Tom, Kane Creek was the best trail, river crossings, decent obstacles, crazy ledges, and of course the abandoned Jeep, still kickin myself for not taking his hood ornament and plate number and doing a "garden gnome" photo shoot with his ornament and then sending it back to him...would have been classic. "Wish you were here" on the CD with the pics!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
While I was in Missouri, I took the VX off the trailer for some krawlin on my Father in laws farm. I went to cross a creek, sank in the mud, tore the front plastic off, bent the fenders and hood, had to get pulled out by a John Deere 4020...LOL. All the stupid stuff I did in Moab, and no major damage, 30 minutes in the mud...it took me almost an hour to fix the stuff. Still gotta straighten the fenders out when I get home More incentive too start my bumper. Next weekend, the bumper project starts.