I'm trying to put a trip together for the fam out west. Maybe fly into Denver or Albuquerque, and hit nat'l parks for 10 days or so & then fly out of Phoenix? Anybody ever rent a Jeep out there and take it out for some camping and light off-roading? (Or better yet, heavy off-roading?) If so what kind of Jeep was it? I'd guess something like a Cherokee would be the least for fam of three to move around that long in...would love it if I could find one that was equipped for the trails - would have to check out part of Moab anyway if was out there.
I'm sure there's lots of varied lodging out there - anything rustic & affordable, comfortable would do. Any suggestions?
Plus we're trying to decide how many diff parks we could hit. I recall when I was 16 our family went out there and we'd do one park a day and move on to the next one like 5-7 hours away during a two week stretch. Don't know if I'm that ambitious or in a hurry now - any experiences, suggestions out there I'd like to hear about 'em.
what time of year are you coming out? Id avoid phoenix in June-August. unless you like 100+ temps
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I rented a jeep once when we went to CO. They said we could use it for some trails but not all. They told us we could not do any "heavy offroading". If you have ever been to CO. (Durango area) then you know the trails are basically fire roads. I am just wondering what trails you could go on in Moab in a rental jeep if any.
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Originally posted by offroadaz: what time of year are you coming out? Id avoid phoenix in June-August. unless you like 100+ temps
That's when it will be! Better get something with A/C... It will be tough I know.
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Originally posted by ace4059: I rented a jeep once when we went to CO. They said we could use it for some trails but not all. They told us we could not do any "heavy offroading". If you have ever been to CO. (Durango area) then you know the trails are basically fire roads. I am just wondering what trails you could go on in Moab in a rental jeep if any.
Re what Moab trails one could hit: 'Don't ask, don't tell' and be sure to get the insurance, and pray you don't break anything? And if you do have an expensive break, the rental co. is probably going to know. Who knows, maybe we'll find some moderate trails to hit.
