Photo dispatches from the Easter Jeep Safari

A lone driver climbs a portion of Hell’s Revenge Trail outside Moab, Utah.  (David Undercoffler / Los Angeles Times)

It’s a family affair on Hell’s Revenge Trail outside Moab, Utah.   (David Undercoffler / Los Angeles Times)

Climbing a tricky section of trail outside Moab, Utah.  (David Undercoffler / Los Angeles Times)

A parade of off-road vehicles climbs a section of Hell’s Revenge Trail outside Moab, Utah.  (David Undercoffler / Los Angeles Times)

Motocross riders and a modified Jeep Cherokee climb up a section of Hell’s Revenge Trail outside Moab, Utah.  (David Undercoffler / Los Angeles Times)

Jeeps of all sizes -- and colors -- take part in the annual Easter Jeep Safari, held in the Moab, Utah, area.   (David Undercoffler / Los Angeles Times)

A modified Jeep Wrangler climbs a section of Hell’s Revenge Trail outside Moab, Utah.  (David Undercoffler / Los Angeles Times)

Three off-road vehicles approach the tricky Hell’s Gate section of Hell’s Revenge Trail outside Moab, Utah.  (David Undercoffler / Los Angeles Times)

A crowd watches a buggy finish the Hell’s Gate section of Hell’s Revenge Trail outside Moab, Utah.   (David Undercoffler / Los Angeles Times)

A Jeep Wrangler Unlimited starts down a portion of Hell’s Revenge Trail called Hell’s Gate.  (David Undercoffler / Los Angeles Times)

A crowd cheers as an orange Jeep Wrangler crawls to the top of the famous Hell’s Gate climb on Hell’s Revenge Trail in Moab, UT, during the 48th annual Easter Jeep Safari.   (David Undercoffler / Los Angeles Times)

A Jeep Wrangler navigates the descent into Hell’s Gate, a tricky section of Hell’s Revenge Trail outside Moab, Utah.  (David Undercoffler / Los Angeles Times)

A young off-road fan crawls up a rocky section of Hell’s Revenge Trail outside Moab, Utah.  (David Undercoffler / Los Angeles Times)

A line of Jeeps on Hell’s Revenge.  (David Undercoffler / Los Angeles Times)

Objects in the mirror might be steeper than they appear on Hell’s Revenge Trail.   (David Undercoffler / Los Angeles Times)

A spotter guides a Jeep Wrangler up a rock face on Hell’s Revenge.   (David Undercoffler / Los Angeles Times)

Another Jeep tackles the rock wall.   (David Undercoffler / Los Angeles Times)

A Toyota Tacoma heads up the same wall.   (David Undercoffler / Los Angeles Times)

Three Jeeps on the Fins and Things trail outside Moab, Utah, during the Easter Jeep Safari.   (David Undercoffler / Los Angeles Times)

A line of Jeeps descends a section of the Fins and Things trail as part of the Easter Jeep Safari.  (David Undercoffler / Los Angeles Times)

A guide watches Jeeps on the Fins and Things trail.  (David Undercoffler / Los Angeles Times)

A line of Jeeps on the Fins and Things trail.  (David Undercoffler / Los Angeles Times)

A small crowd watches an off-roader descend Potato Salad Hill outside Moab, Utah.   (David Undercoffler / Los Angeles Times)

A small crowd watches an off-roader go up Potato Salad Hill.   (David Undercoffler / Los Angeles Times)

The off-roader proceeds up Potato Salad Hill.  (David Undercoffler / Los Angeles Times)

An off-roader and his family descend Potato Salad Hill outside Moab, Utah.   (David Undercoffler / Los Angeles Times)

An off-roader climbs up Potato Salad Hill outside Moab, Utah.   (David Undercoffler / Los Angeles Times)

A small crowd watches an off-roader climb up Potato Salad Hill.   (David Undercoffler / Los Angeles Times)

A Jeep tackles Potato Salad Hill outside Moab, Utah.   (David Undercoffler / Los Angeles Times)

A young Jeep driver navigates Potato Salad Hill.  (David Undercoffler / Los Angeles Times)

An older Jeep Cherokee crests the top of Potato Salad Hill outside Moab, Utah.  (David Undercoffler / Los Angeles Times)

Two vehicles go down a portion of Hell’s Revenge Trail outside Moab, Utah, as part of the Easter Jeep Safari.  (David Undercoffler / Los Angeles Times)

The view through the windshield of a Jeep Wrangler cresting the top of a steep hill on Hell’s Revenge Trail, outside Moab, Utah.  (David Undercoffler / Los Angeles Times)

Buggies convene before navigating a steep descent on Hell’s Revenge Trail outside Moab, Utah.  (David Undercoffler / Los Angeles Times)

A buggy heads down a short but steep section of Hell’s Revenge Trail.  (David Undercoffler / Los Angeles Times)