Photo: Stuart A. BourdonStuart Bourdon of our sister publication Jp Magazine joined
some rigs built by Roamr, which you might have seen at recent
SEMA shows, on a scenic trail ride outside Moab. The canyon
vistas and views of the distant La Sal Mountains definitely
made up for the lack of rock grinding and slow-speed crawling.fourwheeler.com FOUR WHEELER SEPTEMBER 2019 31
|>Four-door Jeeps not enough for you? We found one
with two more doors than usual and a groovy green
paintjob to match.
|>With the Jeep Gladiator making its debut, we were
anxious to see how the platform would be treated by cus-
tomizers. Mel Wade of Off Road Evolution was behind the
wheel of this overland-capable Gladiator that was crawling
the trails on 40-inch Nitto Trail Grapplers—loaded with a
payload of adventure gear.Photo: Sean P. Holman<-|>Part of the fun in Moab is prowling the
parking lots and streets to look for cool
rigs before they venture off onto the trails.
Shortly after landing in Moab, we saw this
massive Jeep truck conversion from Dakota
Customs. Powered by 6.7 liters of Cummins
diesel goodness and rolling on 54-inch
Mickey Thompson Baja Claws, this truck
was definitely impressive and built for the
challenges of Moab.<-<|Jeepers gathered for the 12th annual Dynatrac
Bunny Run and proceeded through Moab’s famed Kane
Creek Canyon. The trail begins with some paint-rubbing
squeezes and ditches, continues in and out of Kane
Creek for over 10 miles, and then, when the canyon nar-
rows and the shelf road
climbs above the creek,
it finishes with a series
of challenging climbs
before returning to the
highway. Seasonal high
water can make this
trail impassable, and
the last couple of miles
have been known to turn
away all but the most
seasoned off-roaders.Photo: Traci ClarkPhoto: Traci Clark<-Old and new Jeeps converged on Moab, Utah, for the 2019 Moab
Easter Jeep Safari, and some chose to crawl the nerve-wracking
ledges of the Moab Rim trail that overlooks the not-so-far-of-a-drop-
away Colorado River.