AZ people, FR-42 trail ride. Anyone interested?
 

New to this forum, I have been reading around a lot around here lately so i decided to become a member. (im usually on 4x4wire.com) Was going to see if anyone was interested in getting a little trailride suitable for anyone with a 4x4 together. any other suggestions as far as trails etc. are welcome. FR-42 is pretty local for me and I know its only rated a 3 for difficulty so most anyone could come along. :hillbill:

Hey BAZ, I'm in Yuma, AZ. What's up? What is "FR42"? I go wheeling every day, by myself. I can't find anyone to go. All summer I get up at 2:00AM and drink coffee, take my wife to work and then go wheeling in the darkness, until it get's too hot. Then I go home. Cave Creek is on the other side of Phoenix, from Yuma, right? :rockon:

https://www.yotatech.com/forums/show...hlight=arizona

Someone already tried to get one of these rides together but I guess it didnt work out for everyone as far as scheduling/weather. I was out that way today and it looked very fun and doable for stock or nearly stock trucks (like me) I'm open to any suggestions as far as dates, meeting points, etc. It would be cool to get a bunch of people together for this as I'm not very experienced and would like to meet new people and get tips and pointers from some of the more experienced people on this board.

Last I heard the trail was closed due to fire damage.

:dunno:

Huh. I went a little further past that trail on seven springs road just before it closes to FR-285 i think and went on that trail for a couple of miles before turning around and it was fine. A little scorched here and there but definately doable. Not sure about FR-42 but the trail I went on was just a couple of miles if that further and I did fine. It said that seven springs road was closed right where I started FR-285. I didnt venture up the road to bartlett lake but there was plenty of traffic headed up that way today. One way or the other, it would definately be cool if we could get some people together to do an "everyone" run soon.

keep postin' I may have some time to kill this weekend, a few weeks back I did broken arrow and let my penguin flippers fly! I can't go on the other planned AZ run, no 32's and no locker. DAMIT!

shameless theft of schaefer's term, i think, "penguin flippers" I love it.

Not quite sure what "penguin flippers" are but yeah, I'd like to arrange a ride sometime soon. I have a concert on saturday I have to go to during the day and sunday I work 3-9.

Has anyone done The Devil's Highway (El Diablo)? That looks like it would be fun. I checked it out, a little. It runs through all types of tarrains from Tucson to Yuma. It's about 200 miles, I think and a quick trip takes about 3 days. Regular 4X4's can do it. Check it out! http://www.4x4now.com/pp001.htm

Yes, here you go:

http://www.roadrunner4wheelers.org/devil1999/index.html

Man! Those were some beautiful pics. I want to go on that trail, after I get my engine rebuilt, get a rear locker and Hi-Steer suspention. Maybe just after my engine get's done. How long was the trip?

El camino del diablo is all 2wd, easy sleazy. Penguin flippers=IFS You can get to rocky point via dirt road from the El camiino Del Diablo, however I would not reccomend it because it is illegal to cross the border w/o going through a check point. :hillbill:

Anybody want to go to the hassayampa box canyon in wickenburg??

I'd like to check that out. My weekends are pretty tight right now but I could do Sunday 10/25. Let's throw that out as a possible. I also have weekdays off pretty regularly, so if any of you can make something like that let me know. Weekdays are currently better for me at least for the time being and we could avoid other traffic. But lets leave it tentatively for 10/25 and adjust from there depending on intrest from others

Mike

10/25 is a Tuesday. 9/25 is a Sunday.

sure. I have no plans in the near future, with the exception of 9/30-10/2 That is vegas weekend.

Yeah, but ain't it a beauty? :great:

Yes it was a cool road. The chick at the forest service office asked us if we were sure we wanted to drive a 1972 truck on the road, my buddy and I said "yes" we then called the BLM I think to let them know we were hitting the trail, when the dude asked what we were driving, I said 72 ladcruiser, he was like "cool! you guys will have no problems" Damn skippy!

I would say it is a pretty cool trail, fairly long, remote, excellent scenery. Now that I have done that I want to head down to baja, puertocitos (sp) is the furthest south I have been (40Kilometers south of San Felipe IIRC). Feb will be the races down there, I think It may be time to organize a trip for that event. San Felipe has a mechanical bull!

hey duncan, you still gonna try and make it up this way sometime?

Yeah, work has slowed a little, but I am on call for the next few months to go to New Orleans, I am sure we will get a few days notice before we go. I liked the pics and am bummed I slept in. In short I will get up there soon, it is fall and time to get out of the house!

BTW A buddy of mine from another forum asked if I wanted to do a run to crown King tomorrow AM but I have been told the road is bad, possibly un-doable for my puddle jumper. Supposed to be a bunch of cruiser guys, anyone else here going on that one?

Any feedback on the condition of the trail??

:pat: Oh yeah, I meant 9/25.

Mike

cool man. lookin foward to when your able to make it out here. in the mean time, i will be makin more trails. :great:

(sorry for hijackin this thread)

Okay, it seems that we have a few people interested in doing the Hassayampa. Lets figure out who's all going and what their availability is. I, for one have to check my scedule for the next week or two. I've done this trail with my dad in his stock FJ80 and it was very fun and easy enough that a stock 4x4 would do just fine.

Don't mean to horn in on you AZ guys planning thread, but I thought I'd pass along a local boys website with pictures and brief trip reports from some of the trails you're considering. After visiting his site, I have Saguaro daydreams for hours.....:cool:

Great writer, photographer, adventurer and ambassador for the Sonoran Desert - Mark D. Stephens

Sunday still on?

Checked my schedule. 12 to 6 on sunday :(

Lets figure out a date that would work well for everyone. If its in a months time and we can get a decent turnout thats fine with me. If we can get a group together early in the AM on Sunday I would be down but the chances of that happening on such short notice is probably slim to none.

Further suggestions as far as trails and times are welcome too. I am just trying to get something together that works for everyone.

dude, my tank is full, I am ready to rock

I would like to check out that hassayampa canyon area, there are some cool looking roads off the vulture mine road near wickenburg, nothing technical, but good photo ops anyway.
El Camino del diablo might be a little hot for another couple weeks, and it might be best as an overnighter.
Crown king is a possibility, but slow going for stock trucks like mine.
I would like to check out martinez cabins, but I have no idea about the difficulty, rumor has it there is some pretty tough stuff up there

You need a permit for El Camino del diablo. They are free, but you have to go through the motions.

With all the Border Patrol activity down there, your going to get asked for your permits.

Yeah, you have to get a permit, call when you enter etc... If I remember correctly they don't like people shooting guns in the area. There is a large laundry list of no-no's that would be prudent to follow. It is highly advisable to make sure every passenger and every vehicle is law enforcement compatible, that is NOTHING illegal in the car, (leave the chinese knock-off oakleys at home)

It is an exciting area to travel though, being it is one of the more dangerous parts of the U.S. with all the drug trafficing, human trafficing etc.. I believe the state department has issued travel warnings for the area, as well as the gov. declaring a state of emergency, If this sort of stuff does not dissuade, then it is a great drive