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Wind_Danzer
04-23-2005, 08:24 PM
So it started out with a meet time of 9am at the corner of Cave Creek Rd. and Carefree Hwy. I arrive one minute late and no one is in sight. Come to find out the group had already left so therefore I was left there on my own, a little disgruntled since I wanted to see this little scenic trail that was supposed to be run.

So I decide that I didn't want to call it a day, considering I don't have another weekend to Jeep for a while. I headed back to civilization then on to Rt.303 (had a breif rest to clean the bright orange paintball splatter off the hood and windshield and call the cops on the dude shooting off a bridge over the 303). I then proceeded down the Sun Valley Parkway to I-10 West. I got off exit 81 and proceded until I hit Eagle Eye Rd.

http://tinypic.com/4lj8dk

Once there I decided to do a trail in the AZ book, Harquahala Peak aka Harquahala Mountain National Back Country Byway.

http://tinypic.com/4lj8tz

The destination:

http://tinypic.com/4lj8ys

On the way up we passed a few different trails that we didn't get a chance to look at. This pic was froma bout 4 miles in:

http://tinypic.com/4ljabr

Gratudious Jeep Shot!!!

http://tinypic.com/4ljaiw

The trail was rocky and a little washed out in spots, not difficult by any means. There was only one patch of concrete (I seem to remember Stu talking about how they paved it at some point). The concrete was groved and about the length of a football field, appeard to be placed in an area that seemed to wash out a lot:

http://tinypic.com/4ljatl

The spot that appears to be white (center of pic) is the concrete.

Finally at the summit:

http://tinypic.com/4ljb4h

http://tinypic.com/4ljbew

Old can... can you figure out of what:

http://tinypic.com/4ljbky

Pretty sure that this is the town of Aguila:

http://tinypic.com/4ljbti

Took a few hours just because a friend and I looked around the top for a while. They had some great views, interesting facts about the Observatory and the now hiking trail up there, and we watch some of the dark looming clouds roll in.
Wind_Danzer
04-23-2005, 08:33 PM
Heading back down the mountain, we saw plenty of dark clouds moving in:

http://tinypic.com/4ljdjb

And even some rain:

http://tinypic.com/4ljdon

Fortunately we made it down before it really started pouring but the smell of the rain and the feel of it was welcomed.

We ended up taking Eagle Eye Rd all the way to Aguila and took Rt 60 through Wickenburg to the Carefree Highway (74) to I-17 and home. This is why Eagle Eye Rd. is named that way:

http://tinypic.com/4ljdyf

Here were my two cool pics of the day (well I can't take credit for the last one, my friend pulled it off just before falling onto a cactus where she tried to brace herself with her hand :eek: ) :

http://tinypic.com/4lje5i

http://tinypic.com/4ljea1

Overall it was a fun day, but would have rather wheeled with a group then on my own. Then again, any day of wheeling is a better day then just sitting around being bored.
Devil Man
04-23-2005, 08:40 PM
[QUOTE=Wind_Danzer]
Old can... can you figure out of what:

http://tinypic.com/4ljbky

QUOTE]
PEPSI
Wind_Danzer
04-23-2005, 08:41 PM
Figured it was easy, but it took me a few to figure it out at the original angle.
k7mto
04-23-2005, 10:09 PM
Any word on the shooter? I'd have circled back and given him a paintball enema :mad:
Wind_Danzer
04-23-2005, 10:22 PM
Any word on the shooter? I'd have circled back and given him a paintball enema :mad:

Nope, but the way the shots were fired, one hit the windshield of the person in front of me, one hit my hood/grill area and the one behind me hit the womans headlight.

Due to that, we assumed that it came from the bridge, though it happened just as we passed a white 18 wheeler. We told the cops about both so they were going to invistigate.

On out way out of the Alberson's gas station there were 2 motorcycle cops escorting a fire truck onto 303 north, so there is a chance this idiot(s) might have caused an accident. :mad:

I didn't feel like circling back, one cause they didn't do any perminate damage, and two, I just wanted to get on with my day since it started off so crappy. Trying to get to 303 today was a joke because of my friends "directions". :mad:

Anyway, I have done some stupid childish things, I even laughed about this as I was wiping it off the Jeep. I did my part, called 911 and reported it. The operator said she hadn't heard about ityet either so I might have been the only one.
Triple-XJ
04-24-2005, 01:22 AM
Any word on the shooter? I'd have circled back and given him a paintball enema :mad:

:D :D :D

I just got a visual of that...LMAO
Triple-XJ
04-24-2005, 01:24 AM
Gratudious Jeep Shot!!!

http://tinypic.com/4ljaiw


The TJ is looking good. ;)
and NO, I dont wanna work on it some more :D
Wind_Danzer
04-24-2005, 01:28 AM
The TJ is looking good. ;)
and NO, I dont wanna work on it some more :D

Thanks and why not, all the hard stuff is done. ;) Plus I found out you can buy a large pizza for 5 bucks from Little Cesar's, which is bigger and tastes better then those Domino deals. :rolleyes: :D
Antman
04-24-2005, 08:51 AM
Did you get over by the radio site with 10kw of solar panels? Thats the CAP site I get to work on occasionally. Its a nice drive up there and across the valley to the north is Smith Peak, another communications site. You go on up Eagle Eye Blvd out of Aguilla to get there.
Looks like you had a nice day on the trail. :D
Wind_Danzer
04-24-2005, 12:07 PM
No I didn't. How does one get there, is it marked? The only solar paneled items were the ones near the Observatory, unless this is what you are talking about.

http://tinypic.com/4lqcuc
Antman
04-24-2005, 07:06 PM
No I didn't. How does one get there, is it marked? The only solar paneled items were the ones near the Observatory, unless this is what you are talking about.

http://tinypic.com/4lqcuc

That's it! That's Central Arizona Project's radio site. You should see the battery room! They hauled all the batteries up there or should I say dragged, with a goose neck backhoe trailer with a D9 Cat. I was involved in hooking them up.
We work up there occasionally one or twice a year doing PM's :D
T.C.'S TOY
04-24-2005, 07:50 PM
Did you get over by the radio site with 10kw of solar panels? Thats the CAP site I get to work on occasionally. Its a nice drive up there and across the valley to the north is Smith Peak, another communications site. You go on up Eagle Eye Blvd out of Aguilla to get there.
Looks like you had a nice day on the trail. :D


GREAT SHOTS JAMIE, ....T.C.'S TOY :)
Devil Man
04-28-2005, 08:17 PM
Old can... can you figure out of what:

http://tinypic.com/4ljbky


what is this can--------------------------------------------http://www.virtualjeepclub.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=1336&stc=1
cw50must
04-28-2005, 09:25 PM
great looking scenery.
RickBeer
04-28-2005, 09:27 PM
DUH What ever you were dringing before or after sparying the word HUNTER on your heep same color Can you tilt the can a little maybe we can smeel it & tell you for sure
Devil Man
04-28-2005, 09:35 PM
DUH What ever you were dringing before or after sparying the word HUNTER on your heep same color Can you tilt the can a little maybe we can smeel it & tell you for sure
ding ding ding Rick wins the black label Bud Light :D