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Actually it is more marketing, since all fees have to be paid for and we are trying to keep goneMOAB free!!! We have to have a site that encourages sponsors to donate something. Exciting shots gets sponsors excited to get their name associated with the event. We have to come up for money for Friday BBQ/Dinner, Zaks Pizza night, Website, goneMOAB Trail Books, etc.. etc... etc.... and having pics of vehicles on dirt roads will not get sponsors, look at a 4WD magazine. goneMOAB is put on by ALL volunteers not one company or corporation is involved with planning or execution.blink32 wrote:They definitely invite lesser capable rigs but I specifically asked about other non-hardcore people going and was told I should be at-least doing the blue runs. But I also couldn't find a single picture of someone doing anything less than a hard run. 2k miles is a long way to drive just to end up with someone pissed off at being a trail-master for a run that a Nissan Rogue could do because I want to see the scenery.
It's still on my radar but I'm not holding by breath at this point. Some other personal business popped up that may or may not affect the trip. Might just end up asking if anyone wants to go to Death Valley or somewhere else if I make it all the way to the west coast.
While that may be true I, for one, would specifically be traveling out there for the scenery and not so much the 4wd experience. That would just be a nice off-shoot. And when I asked I was told I should do blues, that and a general lack of response otherwise showed me that I was most likely in a minority. So I decided not to go rather than, like I said, end up with someone who would much rather be doing runs they equate with fun instead of baby sitting me while I drive around in 2wd taking pictures.Alpine Spirit wrote:I recommended Blue Trails because in the YEARS of people going out on trips I have never seen someone with a 4 wheel drive come back happy from a Green trail when they hear all the hard spots on Blue trails have bypasses from someone they trust or consider a friend. Just my experience after helping hundreds of trucks on the trails in Moab.
Blink, being that you are from the South Jersey area, do you know of any places like MOAB that are in the PA, NJ, or DE areas? If so I wouldn't mind checking something like that out. I am from just outside of Philly, and would love to do something like that, but don't have the time to drive cross country.blink32 wrote:Anyone interested in attending goneMOAB? Specifically anyone from the East want to Caravan? I'm working the logistics of going now and the only blockade I see for me is actually saying yes or no. Already sorted out lodging, vacation and expense.
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