Jason

Ran the White Rim clockwise, entering via Potash Road as Shafer Trail was closed due to snow/ice. There was a lot of rain the day before, but the weather was clear both days we were on the trail. As described, the road is not very technical, but there are a number of moderately frightening parts with dangerous drop offs within a few feet of the road. We were able to run the entire road in 2WD in our 2006 Toyota Sequoia (2" lift on 33" KO2s), even going up Murphy Hogback and Hardscrabble. Despite the recent rains, there was no water crossing at Upheaval Bottom; only one or two little puddles. We were expecting a lot more mud all along the trail, but it seems to dry up rapidly. Parts of the trail are very rocky; we aired down to ~25 PSI which helped smooth things out, but could have probably gone a tad lower for our own comfort. Views were incredible the whole trip. We camped at Whitecrack, and while it was cold and windy in the evening, the wind seemed to die down at night. If we do the trail again we'd probably spend two nights, and do more day hikes and exploring along the way. One night felt a little rushed.

We drove this south to north to get to the Tower Arch trail. Didn't do the hike to the Eye of the Whale arch as it was raining. Like other reviewers mentioned, there are a couple small climbs and a few sandy spots that keep the trail interesting. The southern half is more boring and rocky though. 3/10 difficulty is accurate.

We came in from the Eye of the Whale, visited the Tower Arch, then took Tower Arch back east to the main road. Ran it in a 2006 Toyota Sequoia (4WD, ~2" lift, 33" KO2s, open diffs with ATRAC). Didn't sustain any damage aside from scraping our hitch once or twice. It's definitely a solid 4/10 (at least going west to east), but as long as you're careful and have at least a moderate setup you should be ok.