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This thread will be dedicated to ideas for future club runs and discussions. Please keep content on track here. I am one of the worst offenders for getting off topic in a thread and am making a note to self on this one. I would like everyone else to try to do the same.

Topic:

Future runs that we might like to do as a group.

I have been looking at a bunch of reports on "El Camino del Diablo" and would like to suggest a 3or4 day run for this one. It's historic type of run that I think would be awesome to do as a club. One of the new members here on the board "DSRTRDR" has done it twice and could probably give us great pointers and or directions.

I also think that camping and some onorganized exploring out near Bushnell tanks could be some great family fun.

Let's hear your suggestions!
 
How challenging of a run are ya talking?

Multiple Night Excursion type runs:
- El Camino del Diablo (been trying for years to do that)
- KOFA (been twice, more dust than challenge, no people and drop-dead gorgeous)
- Canyon de Chelly

Simple Overnighters:
- Rim fire road (find a muddy road and get past the cars)

Wheel'n Overnighters
- Coke Ovens/Gila River
- Backroad to Crown King/forest/Hazlett Hollow

Trails:
- Union Pacific access road Agua Caliete to Arlington Station (never tried, but always wanted to)

Just a few thoughts
 
Canyon De Chelly requires a native copilot. One is not able to drive into it alone. Would LOVE to do El Camino Del Diablo.

We can also think about places in Mexico too (once I get the 40 done) such as the Pinacate region just south of the border, much safer in groups to do.
 
3fj40 said:
Canyon De Chelly requires a native copilot. One is not able to drive into it alone. Would LOVE to do El Camino Del Diablo.
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Good thing our new member Freightdog is a resident of the reservation and has already offered to guide us through Canyon DeChelley. I bet there's sick wheeling on the res.
 
Sibley mansion is a cool run that we also discussed on Friday night. A deffinate overnighter must do for the club. The trip in is only an hour or two. But theres tons of stuff back there to explore and a huge flat grassy area for camping.

http://members.cox.net/sweetpsy/sibley/index.htm

Sibley was my first run in the 40 back in Dec 02.
 
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I did the Reno Pass trail on a 2wd quad (I think it's the same trail). But I think the trail should be in the Arizona Backroads trail book, RHINO? Should be lots of good camping, with Reno, and Rocker Panel Pass, Mud Springs, a short ways away, should also be a ton of exploring to do in that area.
Don't know what the Reno trail is like now, but some of us could get together and go scout it out. Last time I was there was in '95.
 
RUSH55 said:
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Don't know what the Reno trail is like now, but some of us could get together and go scout it out. Last time I was there was in '95.
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A local 4x4 club, SWANKy, just did the run on MLK Day from the Beeline to Pumkin Center. There's a tippy place, and an obstacle knows as Religious Rock. The rock creates a very narrow passage along a shelf road, which happens to be made of decomposed granite and slightly off-camber. They have gone out twice with the Forest Service to shore up an erosion point that threatens the width.

Other than that it is a fun trail with a few points that offer some challenge, even more so if it is raining or has been recently. I've been halfway twice, and all the way over once. Part of the trail is through a stream bed that is usually dry. And the Pumkin Center side is great fun when muddy...
 
BMAN, first this and a couple other threads should be sticky's., make it happen bossman.

ok so, club runs. longer expedition type is more popular huh?

i have done most of the del diablo thing by accident,, kinda got lost and ended up near yuma, lots of fun.

bill williems national wildlife refuge is on my list to go back to. as well as the long dirt road way to the north rim.

kepping closer to home we could connect some shorter trails to make longer runs i.e: four peaks to young to mugollon rim to chevellon canyon. then return via hwy.

lots of stuff out there. i have been slowly putting together a white mtns backroad/dirtroad track for some future time.
 
RHINO said:
BMAN, first this and a couple other threads should be sticky's., make it happen bossman.

ok so, club runs. longer expedition type is more popular huh?

i have done most of the del diablo thing by accident,, kinda got lost and ended up near yuma, lots of fun.

bill williems national wildlife refuge is on my list to go back to. as well as the long dirt road way to the north rim.

kepping closer to home we could connect some shorter trails to make longer runs i.e: four peaks to young to mugollon rim to chevellon canyon. then return via hwy.

lots of stuff out there. i have been slowly putting together a white mtns backroad/dirtroad track for some future time.
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That's Johnathon's job. He's the BB Mod not me. I agree that connecting a few trails is also a fun idea.

I seem to be one of the few here who prefers rockcrawling type trails as of right now. Although I am planning to do more expedition type stuff when the 60 is done. The 40 is just to rough on the kidneys for long distance stuff.

Note to all: Anybody here has every right to put together a run and call it a club run. This isn't the TLCA with all the tech inspections and whatnot. Any run posted here can be a club run if you so choose. Don't wait on me to commit to any run in order to make it a "club" run.
 
BMAN, here are the pictures from our Sunflower Mine trip, the first few are playing in the water at Sycamore Creek.

http://www.copperstatecruisers.org/1-1-2005.htm

On Christmas Eve we took the family (ranging from 6 to 60) in 3 trucks mine, Rob's and our brother in law's stock Xtera to the Sunflower Mine, as advertised it was an easy trail with great views and loads of stuff to explore, had a blast!

Rob, Kyle and I took the trucks out on New Year's Day, the plan was to go out the back of Sycamore and take FR160 out to Beeline at Mesquite Wash, the creek was running to deep and we wound up going back to the Sunflower Mine to do the whole loop. It's amazing what an improvement a storm can make! In one weeks time the trail went from a dirt road to somewhat challenging, with lots of rock and washouts. We made it about a mile past the mine before we turned around due to washouts and rock slides. Rob's truck is stock with street tires, but that is getting fixed, J springs, bumper and tires are on order.

This would make a good day trip for the club, close to the valley and very scenic.
 
I'm thinking along the lines of a weekend camp-out thing, where we have a camp set in one particular place, and during the daytime, we go around and hit different trails, do some exploring, come back to base, eat, maybe go on a night run, ect..
 
Most of the places we wheeled years ago I don't hear much about nowdays, in the winter we liked to go to the back side of the Bradshaws, in from Wickenburg or Bagdad. Some of the cool places were, Gold Bar and Monte Cristo.

http://www.ghosttowns.com/states/az/goldbar.html

http://www.ghosttowns.com/states/az/constellation.html

To the south near Salome is the Harquahala Peak Observatory.

http://www.ghosttowns.com/states/az/hhobserv.html

http://www.az.blm.gov/pfo/harqc.htm

http://www.az.blm.gov/ohv/harq.htm
 
Great pics Kevin, this looks like a good day run. Can't believe the water in Sycamore. I haven't been out there in more than 15 years.
 
RUSH55 said:
I'm thinking along the lines of a weekend camp-out thing, where we have a camp set in one particular place, and during the daytime, we go around and hit different trails, do some exploring, come back to base, eat, maybe go on a night run, ect..
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This is something along the lines of what I'm thinking for an annual event. Try to come out for a day or two of the TTORA event to get the idea of what I'm going after.
 
BMAN said:
This is something along the lines of what I'm thinking for an annual event. Try to come out for a day or two of the TTORA event to get the idea of what I'm going after.
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Yeah, that's pretty much what I'm getting at, starting up an annual shin-dig.
I suggested a time-frame of May or June. How does this sit with everyone?
 
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