The vendor show was great at usual.  There were familiar faces, new products and ideas and an all around good atmosphere down there at the Spanish Valley Arena.  Highlighted in here are some vendors you will recognize from right here on RockyMountainExtreme.com.

TeraFlex

Tom Woods

Ben Hanks Racing

Summit Machine

Click here for the the Full EJS Coverage Gallery

Tuesday was another bright blue sky day and we set out for Metal Masher.  This trail was popular today because it was one of the trails not being ran officially by the RR4W.  Leading the trail was RME’s Bart Jacobs followed by a great crew including some people from RME, Top Truck Challenge, Crawl Mag, Crane and even Stan Prueitt with his Dodge 6×6 “T-Rex”.

Click here for the Tuesday gallery.  Below are some highlights.

Stan Prueitt’s “T-Rex” is all about traction

Bart Jacobs makes easy work of Rock Chucker

J.R. from Pirat4×4.com made an appearance with his impressive Bronco.  Everybody know’s this car.

Matt Adair, Crawl Mag’s Senior Editor successfully navigates his XJ up Rock Chucker

Check out over 150 more photos from Safari Tuesday in the RME Gallery

Rusty Nail has to be one of my favorite trails because of the immediate challenge and beauty of the area.  Once you get up onto the Golden Spike / Gold Bar Rim side of the trail there are cayons as far as you can see.  It’s simply an amazing feeling just to be out there in the middle of it all.

Click here to see the Rusty Nail Monday gallery!

Last year we arrived in Moab on the first Saturday and ran the Pickle the following Sunday.  This year seems to be a repeat!?  It was a toss up between a snowed in and muddy AreaBFE or a trail up North where it was dry.  The Pickle seemed like a good choice, and we were right!

Click here for the “Sunday Pickle” Gallery

The week of all weeks is upon us. As thousands of enthusiasts prepare, load up and make the trek to beautiful and wondrous Moab we are also preparing to provide coverage and updates throughout the week for those of us who will not be making it to Moab this week.

This category of the Workbench will be our week-long site of coverage for EJS.  Major updates will be posted on the forum as well, but be sure to keep checking back for more information and photos.

Moab or Bust!

Moab Weather Report:

Jeep Safari Trail Schedule (2009)

• 3-D : Sun (4/5), Tues (4/7), Thur (4/9), Sat (4/11)
• Backwards Bill: Wed (4/8)
• Behind the Rocks: Wed (4/8), Thur (4/9),  Sat (4/11)
• Chicken Corners: Fri (4/10), Sat (4/11)
• Cliff Hanger: Sat (4/4),Mon (4/6), Wed (4/8), Thur (4/9), Fri (4/10), Sat (4/11)
• Copper Ridge: Tues (4/7), Fri (4/10), Sat (4/11)
• Crystal Geyser: Sat (4/11)
• Dome Plateau: Thur (4/9), Sat (4/11)
• Elephant Hill: Tues (4/7), Thur (4/9),
• Fins & Things: Sat (4/4), Sun (4/5), Mon (4/6), Wed (4/8), Thur (4/9), Fri (4/10), Sat (4/11), Sun (4/12)
• Flat Iron Mesa: Mon (4/6), Wed (4/8), Sat (4/11)
• Gold Bar Rim: Sun (4/5), Tues (4/7), Wed (4/8), Thur (4/9), Sat (4/11)
• Golden Spike: Sat (4/4), Sun (4/5), Mon (4/6),  Tues (4/7), Thur (4/9), Sat (4/11), Sun (4/12)
• Hellroaring Rim: Wed (4/8), Sat (4/11)
• Hell’s Revenge: Sat (4/4), Sun (4/5), Mon (4/6), Tues (4/7), Thur (4/9), Fri (4/10), Sat (4/11)
• Tip-Toe Thru Hells: Wed (4/8),
• Hey Joe Canyon: Thur (4/9), Sat (4/11)
• Hole in the Rock: Sat (4/4)  to Mon (4/6), Sat (4/11) to Mon (4/13)
• Hotel Rock: Sat (4/11)
• Kane Creek Canyon: Wed (4/8), Thur (4/9), Fri (4/10), Sat (4/11)
• Metal Masher: Sat (4/4), Sun (4/5), Wed (4/8), Thur (4/9), Fri (4/10), Sat (4/11)
• Moab Rim: Sat (4/4), Tues (4/7), Fri (4/10), Sat (4/11)
• Moab Rim + hike: Wed (4/8),
• Poison Spider Mesa: Sat (4/4), Sun (4/5), Tues (4/7), Thur (4/9), Sat (4/11)
• Porcupine Rim: Sun (4/5), Sat (4/11)
• Pritchett Canyon: Mon (4/6), Tues (4/7), Wed (4/8), Thur (4/9), Sat (4/11)
• Rose Garden Hill: Mon (4/6), Sat (4/11)
• Secret Spire: Fri (4/10), Sat (4/11)
• Sevenmile Rim: Sat (4/4), Mon (4/6), Tues (4/7), Thur (4/9), Fri (4/10), Sat (4/11)
• Steel Bender: Sun (4/5), Tues (4/7), Wed (4/8), Fri (4/10), Sat (4/11)
• Strike Ravine: Sat (4/4), Tues (4/7), Fri (4/10), Sat (4/11), Sun (4/12)
• Top of the World: Sun (4/5), Thur (4/9),
• Wipe-Out Hill: Fri (4/10),