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Requesting info on the road condition to Roger's Trough.

In response to trackerjim's reply:

I've been to Rogers Trough twice in the last three weeks. Seems like the road is a bit worse than last year, but not bad. I would still say it is not strictly 4X4, just high clearance and take it easy. I don't think we have had too much significant rain, so it should be okay (someone may have a "this weekend" update that is more specific).

The worse hazard on Hewitt Station Rd. and FS172 isn't the road itself. It's the ATVers. Be extremely careful on blind curves and hills. With the cool weather, they are out in force and they are completely and unequivocally insane.

Mike

thanks, I was on the road last year at this time. I usually go up on a friday so I dont see any ATVers. However, on sunday coming out there are a few daredevils. :twisted: The road is a little rutted at the end right before the road Y's.

I was up there a couple weeks ago and the road was in fine condition. I wouldn't even call it high clearance, just moderate clearance.

I have been in utah the last week though and don't know if it's rained since then...



Have a good trip and please respect the ruins.

Drove up Monday morning February 6th 2006. Major grading was recently completed on the entire road to Rogers Trailhead. I could not believe my eyes! It even appears to be wider now all the way to the trail head.

This of course allows faster speeds and the road has already claimed it's first victim. A relativly new Jeep Cherokee driving south ran off the left side of the road on a curve and slammed into a saguaro. The upper part of the saguaro fell onto the windshield and roof. The lower part of the saguaro was under the vehicle.

One good thing - the saguaro stopped the Cherokee from dropping about twenty feet to the streambed below. Had the saguaro not been there there would most likely been serious injuries to the driver and passengers. When we came off the mtn later in the day the Cherokee had been towed away.

We hiked all the way to Angel Basin and a word of caution. No water anywhere that you would want to even try to boil or filter. Dry, Dry, Dry is the streambed...