08/29/2026
4 AM start. Top of the World. A broken machine. And one trail fix that almost worked.
I started the day before sunrise, fueled up the machine, and headed toward Dewey Bridge to take on Top of the World outside Moab, Utah.
Things got interesting pretty quickly.
Early in the trail, I came up against an obstacle that absolutely defeated me. After admitting defeat and moving on, it wasn’t long before I had a much bigger problem — I broke a component on the machine miles into the trail.
Turning around wasn’t exactly a great option, so it was time to get creative.
With what I had available, I put together a pretty questionable trail repair… and somehow, it actually worked.
At least for a while.
The temporary fix got me the rest of the way to the top, where I finally got to experience one of the most incredible views in the Moab area.
Then came the trip back down.
My trail repair finally gave up, leaving me with no good way to make it back to the truck. That meant making the call every off-roader eventually hates to make.
Thankfully, my friend Trailmater came out with a welder, got the machine put back together well enough to limp it off the trail, and saved the day.
Sometimes the adventure isn’t reaching the destination.
Sometimes it’s figuring out how the hell you’re getting home.
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Trail: Top of the World
Starting Area: Dewey Bridge / Moab, Utah
Ending Result: Made it to the top. Broke it again. Called Trailmater.
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