sschaefer3

Casey and Charles from California will be here so we are moving the run formerly set for Edwards Park out to Florence Junction and running Elvis and the Woodpeckers.

Meet: 8:30am Leave at 9:00am

Gold Canyon Shell
(US 60 & Kings Ranch Road)
7138 E Highway 60
Gold Canyon, AZ 85218

AZ4ME

iTrader: (1)

Might have to give the "J Turn" a go this time.

Elvota

Hmmm... the J-Turn...

You go first, then I'll consider it depending on your results.

I have had enough "going firsts" for a little while with all my poor results this past Sunday.

westy44runner

I will be in Portland that weekend for a wedding. Elvis is a great trail...you guys have fun!

What was the results of this past weekend?? Photos...? story? Where?

Elvota

I didn't really take to many pictures... I was to busy getting stuck, and then stuck again.

But, we hit the Sycamore area, 160 past Graveyard Tank and back around the shortcut to Sycamore.

toy_tek

Have fun, I'll be somewhere in the Pacific nursing a cocktail or two.

wormhole

I'm out then. Looks to be beyond my 4runner ablities. Have fun.

sschaefer3

Actually Elvis is not that hard and always has several ways through everything. One easy, one medium and one hard. The red truck could do it no problem.

wormhole

If you think that my 4runner can make it then I'll go.

sschaefer3

It can, when you get a choice, take the easy line. Some weenies even made a way around the squeeze, so in all honestly if you want to make the trail hard you can, if you want to make it easy you can. It is what ever you make of it.

AZ4ME

iTrader: (1)

Don't fret Steve, I got a few on my camera.

Elvota

Nice!! That actually looks a bit deeper than I thought.

The funny thing was I really wasn't even stuck... I just wanted you to get your shoes wet.

Bighead

What was it...

1. Steve has lowered his 4Runner
2. Brian has gotten realllly tall
3. Steve got stuck in a hole

AZ4ME

iTrader: (1)

It was mostly rocks about half way out (where I was standing) and then it turned to sand. Steve hit the sand and just sunk like a rock. It was kinda funny as Steve informed us all to stay on the gas once we passed the middle, so we didn't get stuck, and then we all watched him go out and get stuck.

Elvota

Not sure if it was lack of throttle or lack of sense to try it in the first place.

Since no one else volunteered to cross after I almost went under... I'll go with lack of sense on my part. I didn't seem to learn much from it though seeing I was door deep in a mucky pond some 45 minutes later.

I need to get some 46's pronto.

wormhole

You should've sat in the back and gone fishing.

westy44runner

Hey Steve good work! At least you didnt get stuck in a dry wash, right?!

wormhole

I forgot to ask if Elvis is do able with my 4runner. What about the woodpeckers?

*EDIT* Never mind I saw the photo's of the woodpeckers and um not doable . So are all of these trails going to be run or just specific ones?

Elvota

I kinda felt like bait once I was hooked up to the winchline. I just don't know what Schaefer was trolling for.

Believe me... I was wishing it was dry when I saw the water line at my doors.

SOAZtim

AHHH! YIKES!
Even though it was deep at least it wasn't too fast moving or evlota would be somewhere south of phoenix by now.
Good pics. How did the door seals hold? Got any pics of the interior?

Elvota, I always knew you were a staff. Good to see others see it as well. LOL!