Rimrocker in Colorado?

[husker73]

Looking at driving the Rimrocker at the beginning of June from Moab to Montrose. I have watched a few video to scope out what the trail might offer. Looks like I am going to do it by myself. Noticed a couple parts of the trail are not wide enough for 2 vehicles to pass. What is the protocol for passing. Will I need to carry a GMRS radio monitoring a certain freq? i am a licensed HAM so should I be monitoring 520?

Thanks Brian

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[userdude]

If you're out in the West, some six shooters and a little spit in yer eye is recommended.

 

[AZ_Craig]

Narrow trails and passing are part of the fun. Generally speaking traffic coming uphill is supposed to have right of way (since you don't want to force someone to lose momentum in an ugly spot). That being said, there are plenty of times when I've pulled off going up-hill if I have a spot I can sneak myself into easier than the individual coming down hill.

Worst case scenario you may need to back-up for a few tenths of a mile to find a way to squeeze by. I don't think this has happened to me ever in hundreds of miles of offroad driving though the last 15 years.

 

[userdude]

Narrow trails and passing are part of the fun. Generally speaking traffic coming uphill is supposed to have right of way (since you don't want to force someone to lose momentum in an ugly spot). That being said, there are plenty of times when I've pulled off going up-hill if I have a spot I can sneak myself into easier than the individual coming down hill.

Worst case scenario you may need to back-up for a few tenths of a mile to find a way to squeeze by. I don't think this has happened to me ever in hundreds of miles of offroad driving though the last 15 years.

This reminds me of the time I was on Menos Loop at Bridgeport here outside of Dallas during a Bronco group meetup. There was four or five of us that wanted to go on technical more difficult trails, and Menos going up right there is maybe a five or six, depending on where the rubble's been thrown. It's maybe 20-30deg, with some lip overs so you can't really see that far ahead, although it's pretty straight.

So we get there and I start heading up. I get maybe 20-30 feet when someone says, hey someone's coming! So I get out and we walk up and lo and behold, it's the "intermediate" group coming down. Hey, it's easier going down! lol

The problem was they were almost entirely on the trail by then, all probably 15-20 of them, mostly four doors. So they had to scramble to get off; with neither of us wanting to back up...

There were a few tight spots where a frontend or backend were sticking out. Overall, wasn't too bad, they just had to wait for us to get by. Thankfully there were a few off shoots and turnouts along the way, and nobody got hung up.

Moral of the story: For those who can, if you're on a tight passing trail, it can be a good idea to send a forward spotter to say clear for each section between turnouts of turn offs.

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