Nearly 100 participants took off for a day of trail runs, treated to the recently rare sunshine. The trail known as Marble Rock was new to many of us that have been to Farmington before. Rated a 4, it was a popular choice for many well equipped 4-Wheelers this Friday. Shortly our group was treated to a number of slickrock climbs and ledges. Chokecherry differs from trails in the Moab area to some extent as much of the sandstone tends to be softer.
More sand seems to litter the rock creating slicker surfaces.
Finesse must often be replaced with a bump and a bit more speed. The slow crawl approach often resulted in 4 spinning tires with little or no forward movement. This nasty obstacle, Marble Rock, is the highlight of this trail. The Jeep on the hill is at the tough spot. We stopped for lunch at the base of a steep hill.