There is a dirt road that connects to Rt 9 into Zion from Gooseberry. What is that typically like in Mid to late May?
Anyone have some pics?
Thanks
Louis
It's rough in a highway car. I have gotten my Passat wagon up and down, but it was slow and a bit sketchy in places. I have to drive so cautiously that it's easier to just drive around. Should be fine in anything with some ground clearance like a Subaru or a pickup truck.
They grade it every once in a while so the conditions can vary.
the last steep part (crybaby hill) will probably still be a mess on may... not mud but rutted to the point you may only want to take a high clearance rig, or a rental !!! I came down it yesterday in 4wd and it was still a heck of a ride.
Pretty sure that this photo is from the south side, or maybe even the road out to the trailhead that you drive regardless of whether you come in from Springdale or the South side.
It's a bumpy ride. Have 4x4 and some ground clearance, and don't use a hitch/tray rack. My friend managed to kill the rack and taco my rim on the way up in a Toyota Rav4.
This is what it looked like when we went last march! The conditions of the road from Zion to the goose were very good that trip. I think just about any passanger car could have made it, as long as you went slow and avoided a few ruts here and there.
Everytime that wheel turn round
bound to cover just a little more ground!
Who cares about Gooseberry. I quit bikes anyway. Snowboarding was too much fun on Sunday. Anyone want my Alma?
C
WHAT? You on a board!?!? Did you drag J out too?
I hear ya, I'm poised to have 50+ days on the hill this year. That'll shatter my previous record real good. I've decided that hucking and splitting trees on a snowboard is just as much fun as on a bike. And, when I hit that 20 footer the other day and stacked it up, it didn't hurt nearly as bad!
Unfortunately, I had my Superco out yesterday, and well, geeze I'm getting rusty...
This is what it looked like when we went last march! The conditions of the road from Zion to the goose were very good that trip. I think just about any passanger car could have made it, as long as you went slow and avoided a few ruts here and there.
I used to live in Springdale and had robust FJ40 with lockers and winch. The local gas station used to call me every once and a while to see if I could rescue stuck cars from the clay trap right at the turn atop the steep in your photo. Must've pulled a dozen cars or so out the quagmire. Be careful in that clay. If you start spinning at the steep, you're already in too far. Better to back it down one little slide at a time and wait for another day.