Havasu 4 Wheelers TRAIL TALK

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Havasu 4 Wheelers TRAIL TALK

Volume 20, Number 3

Your monthly club newsletter

March 2012

A FAMILY FOUR-WHEELING CLUB DEDICATED TO THE MOTTO ???????? "TREAD LIGHTLY!"

Upcoming Club Runs (1-5 rating)

Check the Havasu 4 Wheelers Website for updates on runs and events:

Bouse-Granite Mountains (3.5).............................Mar 1st 8:00am, Scenic Turnout Hwy 95 South, Jim Bowen

Whipple Creek/Hike (3.25).....................................Mar 2nd 8:30am, SARA Park, John Strong

Crazy Eights (3.0)................................................Mar 2nd 9:00am, Terrible's @ Hwy 95 & I-40, Bob Carson

Desert Bar to Roadrunner (3.0)...............................Mar 2nd 1:30pm, Scenic Turnout, Kathlyne Speirs

B&D Roulette Mine (3.25).......................................Mar 3rd 9:00am, Scenic Turnout, Charles Leipart

Cottonwood/Hualapai Mtns. (3.5).............................Mar 5th 8:30am, Love's @ Hwy 95 & I-40, Jim Bowen

Yahoo Loop (4.0)..................................................Mar 6th 9:00am, Scenic Turnout, Bob Drew

Mine Fencing (3.0)................................................Mar 6th 8:00am, BLM @ Acoma & Sweetwater, Darryld Kautzmann

B&D Roulette Mine (3.25)......................................Mar 7th 9:00am, Scenic Turnout, Charles Leipart

Granite Peak/Hualapai Mtns. (3.5)...........................Mar 9th 8:00am, Love's @ Hwy 95 & I-40, Jim Bowen

Boriana Mine Hualapais (3.25)...............................Mar 10th 8:30am, Terrible's @ Hwy 95 & I-40, Mike MacLean

Desert Bar via Hole in the Wall (3.0)........................Mar 11th 10:00am, SARA Park, Tom Bunnell

Slot/Maggie Mine/Old Alamo Rd (3.5).....................Mar 12th 8:30am, Love's@ Hwy 95 & I-40, Jim Bowen

Silver Creek (3.5).................................................Mar 13th 8:30am, Love's @ Hwy 95 & I-40, Sue Guibord

Gold Rice Mine (3.25)..........................................Mar 14th 8:30am, Scenic Turnout, Bruce Speirs

Plane Wreck/Havasu Falls (3.0)..............................Mar 16th 9:30am, End of Bison, Ron Satterfield

P residents Message Greetings Havasu 4Wheelers, Since this is the final newsletter for the current term of Board of Directors, I would like to thank the current Board for all of their hard work over this past year, and as a two term President, I welcome the new Board of Directors to be inducted at the March Membership meeting.

I would also like to thank all committee chairs and members for everything that everyone has done to make this club as active and fun as it is. It takes a lot of volunteers to put on all of the runs, events, clean ups, community service, newsletter, membership, merchandise, advertising, yard sale, safety, sunshine, website, and not to mention keeping our public lands in public hands. I would ask that all club members volunteer and help the club in any way you can. Only with your support can we continue to be the strong club that we are. Please dont wait for the "other guy"-the other guy just might be you!

Our yard sale in February was a huge success with a profit of $2690! Part of these proceeds will go out to the community to help those less fortunate. Thanks go out to Paul and Joyce Stephens for offering their home for the sale and for all of the hard work that goes into running a yard sale. Thanks also to all of the volunteers who helped set up, work the sale, and finally pack up the remnants to go to St. Vincent De Paul and Hospice.

In the meantime we have lots of 4-wheeling left to do this spring. There are many runs coming up as well as junk car removal, mine fencing, ranch cleanup and so much fun it might not be legal.

Happy Trails, Cheryl

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Cat Tail Cove

January 26, 2010

E ight jeeps, twelve members along with one guest made the trek to Cat Tail Cove for a day in the desert. From the Wall of Death to Geris Jump to the obstacles on the way to our lunch area close to the Bill Williams River, no one shied away from trying everything the run had to offer. On our way back to the air-up point, Bill Trunk and Mike Yahrmarkt took the route through the Bowling Alley while the rest of us watched from above. All-in-all this was a great run and everyone enjoyed the day. Much thanks goes to several people, Bill Trunk and Dennis Callaghan for spotting, Rodger and Renee Melton for taking care of the AED, Mike Yahrmarkt for tail gunning and to my navigator, Dennis Callaghan for keeping me on the correct path.

Charles Leipart, Trail Boss

Photo By: John Strong

McGuffies Cabin

N ine jeeps left terrible at 95/I-40 Friday, January 27, at 8:00 a.m. with 14 members and 6 guests. We arrived at McGuffies Cabin, parked, did a short hike in Mississippi Wash and had lunch. In Mississippi Wash a watering station for sheep and pictographs were viewed. After our hike and lunch we did a return side trip through Alamo Slot Canyon. We arrived at our air up spot by 3:30 and thank you Steve Riley for being our tail gunner.

John Strong, Trail Boss

Photo By: Rodger Melton

"Trail Talk"

Safety Rant of the Month ? ? CB Radio (or as My Mother-in-law calls it - her Trailer Park Cellular Phone)

May 6th - 12th, 2012 RV Park: Spanish Trails 1-800-787-2751 Hotel: Moab Rustic Inn 1-435-259-6177

Contact: Mike & Cheryl MacLean

Trail Talk

While tuning our CB the other day we picked up these immortal words: "White Rook this is Check Mate King Two over." Wow, must be some powerful radio wave skip from days of old that have bounced of Pluto and have just returned to earth. Even though Marconi is not a member of the club there are a few members that know the + wire from the ? wire. Some of the most common faults with our CBs are loose antenna cable connections (at the radio or antenna), loose antenna to mount connection, and an un-tuned radio antenna. Ever heard someone transmit and it sounds like they have a piece of wax paper over the mic or you can barely hear them? Or their transmission is scratchy or breaks up? In the first case it probably needs tuning and the second a faulty connection somewhere. The radio should be checked at least twice a season. All that bumping and jiggling does cause failures. And have a buddy come over, swap jeeps and call you while you listen on his. We have a couple of real helpful radio gee wiz kind of members we can connect you up with so give us a shout or send off a carrier pigeon. "Roger will co, over and out!"

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Plane Wreck-Havasu Falls

S ix jeeps left the end of Bison Monday, January 30, 2012 with 9 members and 2 guests. We arrived near the first engine above Havasu Falls and after a short hike took pictures. For another day one could hike to the top of the ridge and see the metal imbedded into the mountain with sun reflections. Our next stop was near the gate where we parked and after a short hike we found a old yellow jeep body. Further on our hike we found the second engine where we took pictures. After lunch by our parked jeeps we ended our run at Paso de Oro. Thank you Brent Keller for being the tail gunner.

John Strong, Trail Boss

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Coffin Spring Jeep & Hike (3.0)................................Mar 20th 8:00am, Terrible's @ Hwy 95 & I-40, Steve Riley

Piute & Old Woman Mtns. (2.0).................................Mar 21st 8:00am, Terrible's @ Hwy 95 & I-40, Bruce Speirs

High Line Trail (3.0)..............................................Mar 21st 9:00am, End of Bison, Ron Satterfield

Walnut Creek Tour (3.25)........................................Mar 23rd 8:30am, Terrible's @ Hwy 95 & I-40, John Strong

Cat Tail Cove (3.25)................................................Mar 24th 9:00am, Scenic Turnout, Charles Leipart

Laughlin Wildflower Run (2.5).................................Mar 31st 1:00pm, Terrible's @ Hwy 95 & I-40, Bill Mitschele

Please Note: Please be at the departure location 20 minutes before the departure time.

Call Trail Boss if you are unable to attend.

Other Club Happen'ns

Photo By: John Strong

Rovey's Needle

W hat a great day for a jeep run. On Wednesday, February 8, ten jeepers in five jeeps took to the trail for a short trip to Roveys Needle. We all cleared the first two obstacles, the Wall of Death and Geris Jump with no (well maybe one) real problems. The road to the Needle was uneventful, but when arriving at our destination found two jeeps from Bullhead City already there. Thankfully they had parked where we had plenty of room to negotiate the turn at the base of the Needle and park safely. Most of our group climbed to the "eye" and crawled through and very gingerly made the way down to our jeeps. From there we found a spot in a sheltered area to have our snack as we were on our way back to the air up point. On the way back we had time for a "jeep inspection" (as Willie would say) and found all were in pristine condition. We hit the air-up point at 1:00 and were back in Havasu by 1:30. Thank you to all who braved the trip and to Dennis Callaghan for navigating (although there is

only one road in and one road out) and for spotting. Bill

Mitschele and his daughter, Becky, performed an outstanding job as tailgunner.

Charles Leipart, Trail Boss

Ladies Luncheon ................................................... Mar 15th 12:30pm, Place To Be,171 Swanson Ave. #100, Diana Delk

H4W Board Meeting ................................................ Mar 19th 4:00pm, Mohave Comm. College, 600 Building, Cheryl MacLean

Cooks Night Out ........................................................ Mar 20th 5:00pm, Golden Horseshoe, 4501 N London Bridge Rd, Rodger Delk

Mens Breakfast .............................................................. Mar 22nd 8:00am, Bad Miguel's, Bruce Speirs

H4W Membership Meeting ............................................. Mar 22nd 7:00pm, Realtor's Center, Cheryl MacLean

Trail Boss Meeting ............................................................ Mar 30th 10:00am, Mohave County Library, Bob Scholl

Roverys Needle

Photo By: Tom Poellinger

Trail Talk

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Swansea Loop

T en jeeps left the Scenic Turnout February 6, 2012 at 8:30 with 18 members and one guest. We arrived near the Bill Williams River and had lunch in a old settlement. With a successful river crossing we did a extra loop to see the Pipe Line River Crossing. Along the way we had many panoramic views of the Swansea Wilderness Area, Rawhide Mountains, Aubrey Wilderness Area, and Sharks Tooth. At our last stop before Highway 95 we noticed we lost our tail gunner. Mike Yahrmarkt led the majority of jeeps out to air up at 3:30. We met our tail gunner at the air up spot at 4:30. Lessons learned are better communication by trail boss, keep the vehicle behind you in view, there are two exits to $5 Dollar wash and everybody had fun.

John Strong, Trail Boss

Trail Boss of the Month

Andy Lucas

Rookie Trail Boss of the Month

Ron Satterfield

Congratulations!

Photo By: John Strong

Moss Wash

O n February 1st, four vehicles met at Loves to start the long trip to I-40, exit 66 where we stopped and topped off our gas tanks and aired down.

We then traveled down Blake Ranch road to the Moss Wash turn off. We stopped at the Gold King Mansion and looked around. After leaving the mansion, we took a side trip to Cedar Springs and up to the Flag Mine Road. We then turned down the Escalator and came our through the Walnut Creek Survivalist Camp to the Griffith Exit on I-40.

Thanks to Jim Bowan for tail gunning.

Ladell Olson, Trail Boss

New York Mountains

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

S ix Jeeps with eleven intrepid souls decided to venture to a faraway destination where no man has gone before, well at least no man from the Havasu 4 Wheelers, (I think).

We left Terribles at I-40 and drove to Goffs and then 25 miles further north to the New York Mountains in the East Mojave Desert. The goal was to visit Caruthers Canyon. The drive was uneventful on good roads and the reward was a fabulous canyon full of gigantic boulders, some with smaller boulders perched precariously on one another. After a chilly lunch, cloudy and 43 degrees at 6000 feet, we headed home via New York Mountain Road to Black Canyon Road, Essex Road and then I-40. On the way home we briefly visited Hole-In-The-Wall Campground where there are some amazing rock formations, worth going back to see.

It was a long day but the Jeepers were unanimous in agreeing that it was worth the trip. Total mileage from my house and back was 234 miles. A brand new member, Tom Poellinger, was pleased to discover what his stock YJ Wrangler could accomplish. Thanks to Ladell for tailgunning.

Andy Lucas, Trail Boss

"Sunshine"

Automatic External Defibrillator

I f you want to carry one of the clubs Automatic External Defibrillators (AEDs) on a run, please contact Bob Drew and make arrangements to check one out before your run.

Thanks, Bob Scholl, Run Chairman

If you know of anyone in the club who might need some cheering up,

please call Lisa Bunnell at 855-1780. She will be happy to send cards

for any occasion on behalf of the entire Havasu 4 Wheelers membership.

Trail Talk

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Tomcat Pass

Wednesday, February 08, 2012

S even Jeeps met at Paso de Oro, aired down and hoped nothing would break on the way up. The trip up this challenging trail was tougher than usual today but all made it without incident. We were rewarded by a spectacular view of Havasu, the lake and the Mojave Desert on a sunny 70 degree day, much different from the gale force winds that we endured on our last trip. Thanks to all those who helped the trail boss get out of trouble by carefully and strategically placing rocks and a special thanks to Dick Thomas for a great tailgating job. He even kept track of Ladell, a task which some believe is no cinch.

Andy Lucas, Trail Boss

Whipple Wash

F ebruary 9th was one of those wonderful winter days we have in Havasu, so 10 jeeps decided to take advantage of it and stir up a littler dust in the desert. They still havent started the road construction near the Bill Williams River so we buzzed right through to our air down area. We made our way down Whipple Wash to the cave and that is where Frank Travis decided to entertain the group by successfully driving in and out of the cave. Great Job! Like someone said when you look at the cave from the road it doesnt look too bad, but when you get up close OH MY GOSH! We traveled through the beautiful canyon with the sheer cliffs and then decided to have lunch. The run was almost over but everyone agreed that it was too early and the weather was too beautiful to head home, so we did B&D Roulette Mine run. On the run we came upon a burro that just stood there and watched us hoping that we had brought him some carrots. Sorry.....Connie Wilke ate all of hers at lunch time. Since we didnt have a good track of this run Mike Y. kept us pointed in the right direction and did a great job of it because we all made it out together. Brent Keller was the tail gunner and did an excellent job.....you are hired.

Willie Williams, Trail Boss

Tomcat Pass

Photo By: Andy Lucas

Anna Hofstetter is recovering from shoulder surgery.

Robert and Mary Drayton are recovering from an auto accident

which happened earlier in the month.

Best wishes for a speedy recovery and hope to see you on the trails

soon.

Trail Talk

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Photos By: Willie Williams

March 2012

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