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October 2009 Trail Ride (October 4, 2009)| We met at Table Mesa Rd and followed a trail north of New River to some ruins and a fun sandy play area. |
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Desoto Mine 2008 (June 14, 2008)| We met up at Cordes Junction and took the back way to Mayer and then on to Senator Hwy through Pine Flat. After a lengthy break at the Desoto trailhead, we hit the rocks. Everyone did a fine job getting through, even the Rhino that came along. We kept going and going, hoping to find shade for lunch but there was nothing but small bushes to be found. That is, until we found Desoto Mine. We ventured into the mine for some exploring and enjoyed the cool 60 degree (or colder) air blowing out from inside the mountain. After that we spent some time in Cleator where there was a live band and lots of folks dancing and having a good time. Thanks to everyone that made the trip. It was a great one! |
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February 2008 ZOA Trail Ride (February 9, 2008)Some of the group went to Harquahala Peak and some went to Table Mesa. Kiel took these photos at the Table Mesa run.
To see video of the Harquahala Peak run, go here- http://s264.photobucket.com/albums/ii189/zukicidal |
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January 2008 ZOA Trail Ride (January 12, 2008)Trail: Butterfield Stage Route
Location: Southwest of Phoenix between Maricopa and Gila Bend.
Difficulty: Easy. Two-wheel drive adequate most of the way when dry. A bit rougher through the Maricopa Mountains. Suitable for stock SUV's.
Features: This sections of the Butterfield Stage Route is inside the Sonoran Desert National Monument and is directly adjacent to a wilderness area. It is imperative that you remain on the designated route at all times. |
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November 2007 ZOA BBQ and Trail Ride (December 8, 2007)Thanks to Suzuki of Avondale for hosting another ZOA BBQ. We had burgers and hotdogs while hanging out and talking shop. I even test drove the new SX4 Sport sedan. Nice car!
Then we headed to the White Tank Mountains for some trail riding. We ran Appetizer, Tax Collector and Firebird. After that we headed to the "dunes" for some fun on the hills. Thanks to everyone for coming out, and thanks to Eric for taking most of the trail pictures for me. |
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October 2007 Trail Ride (October 13, 2007)Trail: New River Canyon
Difficulty: Moderate
We had a nice day bumping through the hills in New River Canyon. No breakage, no tipovers, and no one lost. The weather was perfect too. |
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August 2007 ZOA Trail Ride (August 12, 2007)| We did a night run to Crown King. It started out a little warm but cooled off nicely. Along the trail we kept getting "attacked" by these big fat beetles. Harmless, but freaky at night. Then I found the big tire killing piece of steel at Oro Belle. I was telling my wife about how people keep hitting this piece of "PPPPFFFFFFSSSSSSSHHHHHHHTTTTTTT", there goes my tire. We made it to Crown King by 10pm and the place was really busy so we just headed home. Not many pics, we were just cruzin. |
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July 2007 ZOA Trail Ride (July 8, 2007)Trail: The Rolls at Saguaro Lake
Difficulty: Moderate
Three of us met at Four Peaks Rd and headed for the lake. We went to the fourth cove first and took a swim and had some lunch. Then we headed to the rock point between the first two coves. After jumping off the rock and swimming some more we headed out. At the gate to Butcher Jones we found Bill unloading his Zuk. He was trying to catch up to us but we were ready to go. Aaron and I headed to Needle Rock on our way north and I showed him Spare Tire Canyon. It was a fun day, too bad more people didn't join us! |
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June 2007 Belated ZOA Trail Ride (June 24, 2007)| Four of us took a trip to the north side of Lake Pleasant from Table Mesa Rd and I-17. The area will soon be closed to motorized vehicles because of people abusing the park. After saving some stuck fishermen, we headed west and then south to the lake. We took a swim and also found the underground spring that we located a few years ago. It was a great time! |
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May 2007 ZOA Trail Ride (May 12, 2007)| We met at the entrance to Lower Sycamore. We headed down to the wash and played on the Widow Maker hill for a while. After that we found a geocache hidden in some boulders. Then we headed up to Quartz Hill and Squeeze Rock. It got a little hot so a few of us headed over to Saguaro Lake for a swim. That's it! |
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March 2007 ZOA Monthly Meeting (April 2, 2007)| This month's meeting was hosted by Eric, at his house in Tonopah. Thanks to Shreevdog for the pictures. |
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March 2007 ZOA Trail Ride (March 11, 2007)Trail: Wickenburg Mountains
Difficulty: Easy/Moderate |
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February 2007 ZOA Trail Ride (February 11, 2007)Trail: Telegraph Canyon
Difficulty: Moderate
We had a big turn out today. About 10 rock crawlers showed up for the Ajax trail, and we had 16 vehicles for the trail ride. The ride was nice and cool with sprinkles off and on. After reaching Superior we headed up to a lookout above the town. Thanks to everyone that came and I hope you had a great time. |
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January 2007 ZOA Trail Ride (January 14, 2007)Trail: Tip Top Loop
Difficulty: Moderate
The trail was a bit rough for the three stock vehicles with us, but they made it through ok. We had one broken tcase mount and an electrical snafu. Then there was a tip over. "Are those things tippy?" Everyone had a great time and nobody go hurt so it was all good. We made it to the lookout point of Black Canyon City and decided to head back the way we came so we wouldn't run out of daylight. We visited Tip Top and headed home. |
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December 2006 ZOA Trail Ride (December 10, 2006)Trail: El Oso Mine Rd (Four Peaks Rd) and Edward Park Trail
Difficulty: Moderate
After a long dusty ride to the top of Four Peaks, we headed north on Trail 422 and then back south on Trail 463 to El Oso Mine. The trail was steep and rutted and had a few rough spots that caused some damage to a few vehicles. A few dings, dents and even a broken axle/locker. After a tour of the mine we headed out, towing our broken down member out to safety. Even though it was cold and windy, we all had a great time! |
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