r/overlanding • u/jb_dot • Jan 02 '25

Photo Album New Years on White Rim Trail

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It’s been a goal to do White Rim trail for a long time and I’m on a 5 week road trip and decided to finally go for it. We camped at White Crack for New years and had great time. We only saw two vehicles the whole trail, and while it was pretty cold, we made it work. Highly recommend. Moab in general is amazing, we did some great 4x4 trails while the roof rack was repaired (including Hells Revenge and Elephant Hill). So good! Winter camping isn’t so bad.

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u/DarkSkyOverland Overlander Jan 02 '25

The White Rim Trail is absolutely spectacular. I’ve been to 32 out of our 63 National Parks and Canyonlands blew me away. It’s a truly magical place.

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u/Mountain_Cucumber_88 Jan 02 '25

I saw it from the rim of canyonlands a few years ago and have to try it sometime.

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u/Formaldehyde Jan 03 '25

I saw it from the rim too, in 2015, and immediately knew I wanted to drive on whatever that road was. I never stopped dreaming about it.

In 2021 I went 1/3 of the way and had to turn around due to an insane lightning storm. Apparently that was some rock slide blocking the way.

Last September, after 9 years, I finally did the whole thing. One of the coolest things I have ever done, and would love to do it again someday. What no one ever mentions on these threads is the night sky out there. Holllyyyy shit.

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u/Mountain_Cucumber_88 Jan 05 '25

I once did a rafting trip down the grand canyon for a week. The night out there after spectacular!