MOAB 'ZuZoo VXI - May 2014: 5/12/14 - 5/16/14

[JoFotoz]

Hey Ty

Red Rock is an old "Motel" style place...you park outside your room door for the most part.
Many do stay there..some camp.
They are REALLY cool, they lets us wrench on the vehicles, make a mess..

...and generally take over.

The actual "Stoop" is the porch along the front of the "old side" of the building..
..rooms 101 - 112 I think.
It becomes the social center pretty much.
People meet here in the morn to divide up into trail groups...
...and after wheeling its crowded with people cocktailing ( or not)..
...and wrenching on problems!

New side is Motel6 standard.. old side "was" Motel 2.5 standard!..
...but I guess thats all better now!

Its a good base...lots of fun..and you'll meet everyone!



jo

[BigSwede]

Lol, nice preemptive strike Gill.

[bartmanS4]

I was just looking through Sue's photo album and came across this one of Jon. Can you tell me what trail/obstacle this is? Looks pretty hairy!

[Triathlete]

Looks like the top (going down) if the wedgie on poison spider

[VX KAT]

I was thinking that too Billy, but I'm not sure.
and just FYI Scott, I wasn't on the trail!

[VXorado]

Yeah Scotty, Billy & Sue are right. Poison Spider coming back down from the top loop.

Looks scarier than I remember!!!

[bartmanS4]

Ty
I stayed at the Hampton Inn last year and this year I'm dividing my stay between the Holiday Inn and the Hampton. I did this because I can get free or highly discounted rooms from my travel club points. I would still go hang at the stoop but retire to more plush accommodations to sleep. Good times to be had at the stoop but I don't need to stay there.
I also explored the renting of a condo for the week. This would be a great option for a group of folks but after gauging interest there just was enough people that could commit at the time.
Scott

[JoFotoz]

Nice Mark.. those sure set the 'scene'...

...albeit several years ago!!

I have even less hair, bigger scalp NOW...

..and the ORW sure has changed!

Looking fwd to this year!!

jo

[Ldub]

And own an Isuzu...of any vint or model...

You will enjoy time on tha stoop...no REALLY !!!

















If you think that there is a better group of people to spend time with...I'll call you a liar to your face...there can be only ONE group as tight as the Isuzu Fam in Moab.
Have probs on tha trail?...The fam will RUSH to your assistance.(we're talk'n parts, fluids, wrenching skills, jacks...WHATEVER)

Have trouble on an obstacle?...the straps come out, we all have one...or two.

We've never left a vehicle that was broke behind that I'm aware of, we operate as an entity...all for one, one for all.

Come up a few dollar$ $hort ? (or MORE, in my case) tha hat gets passed, the problem is solved.

Need a quart of oil?...there's practically a fight to see who gets the privilige of donating.

The Stoop?...never been a fist fight, or anything more worse than mild verbal abuse that I'm aware of....There can be a LOT of poking fun at each other, but that's just...well...NORMAL... At least in the circles I've lived in most of my life. If ya can't take it, as well as ya dish it...well then..

Come & have some dam FUN!

As Mark (MSHardeman) said, during one of my earliest stoop memories...."it's like we're in HIGH SCHOOL again"...

Some of the best friends I have in my life?....met em' in Moab....

While we may be far apart in miles, we remain close in heart. I talk to a lot of these friends on a weekly/monthly/or evvy few months basis.

[VX KAT]

Well said Sir!
x1000 Dub!
See da fam soon!!
Here ya go Jo, ya gotz sum more hair here!

[JoFotoz]

Yup!!...frankly one of the most diverse/eclectic..
...BUT harmonious groups I've ever seen

From:-

Young'uns spending college book money.....to retired CEO's

Gun toting Rednecks.... to lefty liberal hippy tree huggers. ( some even a bit'o both!)

Crazy modified Go anywhere rides.... to gleaming pavement Princess jewels.

Super experienced off road experts...to those that got ALL excited just crossing a cattle grid ( That'd be ME..my first year!!).

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No pressure to beat your car up, always a shotgun seat happily offered for anyone. Groups form every day to do mild to wild trails.
An insane amount of laughing, poking fun...and talking B/S...but tongue always planted firmly in cheek !


AND...if I am correct in my math ( 1999-2014 ) ... this is VX-XV USA year


All the above is IMHO...no refunds or guarantees implied or offered...

But having said that, only ever seen one exception to the "all had a blast" after-glow!

This diatribe bought to you buy the Moab Chamber of "TMF" .




jo

[vt_maverick]

AND...if I am correct in my math ( 1999-2014 ) ... this is VX-XV USA year

You're thinking too hard Jo... look at the thread title.

[JoFotoz]

Like THAT pic...

Here ya go Jo, ya gotz sum more hair here!

...would encourage ANYONE to attend!!





Jo

[BigSwede]

Should be ZuZoo XVII...I first attended ZuZoo IV in 2001.

[Jay Dunford]

If I'm remembering correctly Todd had his VX at ZuZoo III (2000) and the rest of us started attending at ZuZoo IV (2001) so this year would indeed be the VX XV 15 year anniversary.