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Mammoth/Turkey Creek via Rug Road pics.
Post 'em up fellas...
Exploritory trip with Alvin, Cayce, and Ross. Great trip, brutal, but will make the top 5 in my book. Might had made #1 if the sleeping conditions were better (90% humidity, hot and no breeze).
I only have a few..
Galiuro divide looking east
Same spot
Table Mountain Mine Office.
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Camp, this was at the confluence of Turkey Creek and Aravaipa Creek.
Ahh, yes, and cool water..
Aravaipa Creek.
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looks like it was a nice time.
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It was, I'm guessing if you rated this trail, I'd be 3 to 3.5. My only comparison would be Chiva or Charlou Gap. At least with those runs, you have some easy relaxing stretches in the road, this one seems to beat you all the way (maybe minus a half hour?). I could be a wimp...Let's see what the others post up. 
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It looks nice up in there. My bro and I have always wanted to go up that way. Good pictures!
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My pics and Yogi's pics are here.
Some of our adventures
Awesome trip, we need to do it again.
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It was, I'm guessing if you rated this trail, I'd be 3 to 3.5. My only comparison would be Chiva or Charlou Gap. At least with those runs, you have some easy relaxing stretches in the road, this one seems to beat you all the way (maybe minus a half hour?). I could be a wimp...Let's see what the others post up. |
I was thinking the opposite. I was about to throw in the towel in my 80  . You made iron-man status doing that in your 40 
The views, the campground, the creek, and the good company made all the miles and hours of rough road worth it. I'm already trying to figure out when I can make the trip again. 
I didn't take any pics to share - forgot my camera  so these fools' pictures will have to do.
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Ross went wheelin?
Nice job, this trail has been on my must drive list for way too long! 
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well...his intentions were good.
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Picked the right weekend, forcast for Mammoth next Saturday is 112..
Might get something going again this fall.
Gawd, I'm still sore.. 
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Awesome. MORE MORE! Rug Road!
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07-06-09, 11:32 AM
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Did you check out Alvin's link?
Pics don't do the road justice, IMO.
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Missed it!
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Post #8 this same thread.. 
Have any coffee this morning.
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Ross went wheelin?
Nice job, this trail has been on my must drive list for way too long! |
Nope, didn't do it. Grace got car sick over Reddington Pass and threw up four times before we got to San Manuel. So to have mercy on her I drove around and met these guys on the back side. I have to find a better way to manage her car sickness. Every time I think I have it down ...
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We had a great time anyway. It takes about as long to do the trail as it does to drive around. We had a great time and are planning on another trip.
112˚ John?
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We had a great time anyway. It takes about as long to do the trail as it does to drive around. We had a great time and are planning on another trip.
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Yep, that's what the feds have slated for next weekend. Actually above normal all week.
Did you get all your stuff dried out?
And how about you Cayce, did you ever get any sleep? 
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You can count me in when ya'll want to do this trail again.
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Yep, that's what the feds have slated for next weekend. Actually above normal all week.
Did you get all your stuff dried out?
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Yep, I rinsed everything off as soon as I got home and hung it out to dry. I'm all packed up ready for another trip.
Mount Lemon soon?
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Yep, I rinsed everything off as soon as I got home and hung it out to dry. I'm all packed up ready for another trip.
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Sounds good, but my weekends are pretty tied up for the next month or so. Maybe I can dump a couple of weekdays.
And Matt, it'll get posted up when it looks like another run is do-able.
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And how about you Cayce, did you ever get any sleep? |
I got some good sleep last night. Side benefit of the benadryl I took to calm the dozens of mosquito bites I got on the trip. Anyone else get massacred? They must have come into the truck after the rain stopped in the middle of the night. My dumb ass had the window open to let the nice cool breeze in.
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I got some good sleep last night. Side benefit of the benadryl I took to calm the dozens of mosquito bites I got on the trip. Anyone else get massacred? They must have come into the truck after the rain stopped in the middle of the night. My dumb ass had the window open to let the nice cool breeze in.
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I knew we were doomed, when we disturbed the Salado dwelling.
Cool breeze?...
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I didn't get any bites on that trip and I had my tent wide open when the rain stopped.
I got my ass chewed up the next night at a pool party though. Yeah, thats right, I got home from this trip, emptied the rig, took a shower and went out to a kegger for fireworks. The guys house is in Tucson Country Club where they fire off the show so we were right under them while chillin in the pool. 
This run was awesome, it takes some hours to do it and it's mostly non-stop bouncy. It kinda wears you down a bit, but well worth it.
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I think we should shoot for labor day weekend. It'll still be warm and the skeeters will be thick, but that will keep the wimps away.
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This a most excellent idea.
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if an 80s driver says "kinda bouncy", how many teeth will a 40 driver have left
way to go, splitshot 
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Post 'em up fellas...
Exploritory trip with Alvin, Cayce, and Ross. Great trip, brutal, but will make the top 5 in my book. Might had made #1 if the sleeping conditions were better (90% humidity, hot and no breeze).
I only have a few..
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Look like it was an assume trip! Can we put this on the calender for a club run in the fall?
Does anyone have a GPS track on the run?
Did everyone give there shit to Alvin to carry?
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Only concern I have about a large group is the narrow road. Most of the trail is very narrow with little to no bailout points if we run into some one coming the other way. Could be a big traffic jam.
Other than that, a club run of around 12 rigs would be cool.
Phil, my neighbor, the guy standing next to me above(he rode shotgun with Zoe and I and took most of the pics in my link) tracked the whole thing on his little computer. I'll get it from him.
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