Lin Ottinger Scenic Tours and Annual Caravan

04/27/2026

Found a black bag if it is yours let me know.

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04/19/2026

Don't forget it is all about ground contact.

04/18/2026

1968 Volkswagen Caravan Article Found! Just dug up the original newspaper article from The Times-Independent (Moab) dated April 25, 1968 — the same week as our upcoming 2026 Caravan!Volkswagen Caravan Visits Moab
By Dick Wilson"Anyone traveling east along the Dewey Road last Sunday morning would have met with a long line of Bugs on their way to invade Moab.The procession was a Volkswagen Train... sponsored by Jesse Boyce Motors of Grand Junction...The bug mob, 148 strong, arrived in Moab early Sunday where they met with guide Lin Ottinger of the Moab Rock Shop. The 148 persons were traveling in a single file line of 45 Volkswagons."They toured Island in the Sky (Green River Overlook, Grandview Point), descended the Shafer Trail switchbacks (where they took the famous group photo), stopped at Musselman Arch on the White Rim, then returned via Potash Road.Full article here:
https://newspapers.lib.utah.edu/details?id=20419748This is the exact spirit we’re continuing April 23-26, 2026 — 58 years later! Same guide (Lin’s legacy), same red rock roads, same VW adventure.Who’s ready to make some new history? See you all in Moab!

04/17/2026

The final liquidation of Tom Tom's Volkswagen continues. Everything must go so we are accepting offers on anything and everything. We are beginning the process of scraping stuff off the lot so, get it before it is gone.
There are partial cars left including 7 Superbeetles, 8 Ghias, 5 Squarebacks and 1 Fastback. There also a few Bug bodies, no pans. Lots of parts are available.
THERE ARE NO RUNNING CARS.
Someone will be at the shop April 21 - 26 to accommodate any interested parties. We can make time to meet after that.
Please PM me with any interest or questions. I will put you in contact with my brother who is leading the liquidation.
This is the last chance before everything is scrapped.

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04/17/2026

I need a estimate of the number coming.

02/12/2026

Today is the one year anniversary of Lins passing.
The Man, The Myth, The Legend.

01/09/2026

The Annual Ottinger Caravan is April 23-26th 2026 in Moab, UT. No event post for this year
Same spot as usual to meet. If you know you know. If not, message us.

More details will be posted about the event as we get closer.

08/24/2025

https://utahstories.com/2025/03/the-dinosaur-man-of-moab-the-life-and-legend-of-lin-ottinger/

Lin Ottinger wasn’t a scientist, but his fossil discoveries and lifelong work in southeastern Utah earned him a place in paleontology.

05/11/2025

Happy Mothers Day.

04/27/2025