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Mesa 4 Wheelers Horn Newsletter MESA 4 WHEELERS HORN NEWSLETTER June 20 1 7 Mesa 4 Wheelers, PO Box 107, Mesa AZ 85201 http://mesa4wheelers.com MESA 4 WHEELERS STAFF President Kurt Loga 602 - 448 - 4798 Vice President Dave Brown 480 - 288 - 2866 Secretary Pat Jenkins 480 - 834 - 05 17 REMEMBER WHEN? 30 years ag o? Treasurer Ray Jenkins 480 - 834 - 0517 Mesa 4 Wheelers 30 Years Ago Corres. Sec retary Hazel Hart 480 - 994 - 1260 Membership Lori Moore 602 - 647 - 1685 June 6, 1987 Editor M ike Drawsky 480 - 502 - 95 07 Rememb rance Gert Leible 623 - 869 - 8434 W h ispering Horse Canyon Steak Fry Trophies Clete Hruska 602 - 568 - 1140 Safety Chairman John Hart 480 - 994 - 1260 As we were proceeding up the Apache Trail, we passed Bill Publicity OPEN and Amy Mihailov and heard some talking on the CB radio, so I decided to stop and give them a small history lesson. As they Next Meeting all stopped at Weaver’s Needle Vista I gave them a litt le June 16 , 201 7 knowledge of the area such as, Hi Jolly, Old Lady Lewis, and Third Friday of every month, 7:0 0 PM. the Legend of Superstition, etc. Bass Pro 1133 North Dobson, Mesa, AZ 85201 We then proceeded 1/2 mile up the road when Dr. Deek lost all (602) 606 - 5600 power. Believe me, at my age I know what that is like. Ray Jenkins hooked onto him and pulled him up to the pull out up PRESIDENT'S CORNER the hill. After a little investigation , we found a broken wire on his coil that was easily repaired. We drove up the Trail to the I only have 2 Saturday s left to attend the Program top of Fish Creek Hill. There we all gathered. Dr. Deek went Management Professional Certification Study Group and then I down the hill to see if there were really fish in the creek. can attend the M4W Club Runs again. I sold my Bronco Memorial Day Weekend and if the run is not easy enough to At pull out time , we headed into the Canyon. I showed them the take my 4X4 Tahoe I may be looking for an empty seat with storage pod where the Indians usually stored their food stuffs. one of the Club Members to ride in. My Bronco served me well We have storage pods at our homes now - a - days, but they for 25 years and it always got me home. usually have Jeep parts and camping gear stored in them. We then proceeded on past Whisp ering Horse Canyon and past I am still looking for a Project Mana ger/Engineer job and if I get the old Ranch House and corrals and past a small cliff dwelling. one soon I found a replacement for the Bronco that has Due to the heat and the bugs I decided not to stop at that time everything I wanted to do to the Bronco. I want to thank Glenn and proceeded to the end of the trail, the Wilderness Boundary McConnell who tried to get me into First Solar but they hired of the Superstitions. Actually , we were on the lower side of the someone with more Operations and Maintenance experience. Lewis Ranch. Since Dave Brown is out of town for the summer we did decide We started our grills and had a small Happy Hour. Then we at the last Club Meeting that the 2018 Fun Days is tentatively enjoyed a hardy meal of everybody’s choosing. After some 13 - 15 April because the Moab Easter Jeep Safari is the end of tantalizing des s erts, we loaded up and headed back toward March, 24 - Mar through 1 - April 2018. I need Dave to conf irm town, down the famous Apache Trail. the dates. Walter and Gert are already volunteering to do the Thanks to all, we all had wonderful time. f ood. I am looking for volunteers for Fun Days until Dave gets Willard and Linda Kodatt back in town. Lucky Bronco (Maybe Whispering Horse) Edited by Ray Jenkins Kurt Loga storms. Some sections will have roads that should n ot be CLUB TRIP REPORTS traveled during wet or muddy times and should be temporarily Turkey Creek & Miner Bob avoided. The trail will benefit rural towns and settlements Trip Leader : Mike Drawsky economically. The EWT allows users to experience Arizona Date: May 28 th & June 3 th from the inside out with extreme sightseeing. We will continue Members in attendance: Clete & Randi Hruska, Ray & Pat to fin e tune and reroute some trails this year for a more quality Jenkins and Mic & Jamie Radford and challenging experience. Plan on spending eight to ten Guests in attendance: Gary & Brian Keller, Jim Hopper, days to do the approximately 400 miles from border to border Dave Rupal & Manny Collins. with 4WD Jeep type vehicles. We are experimenting with a logo designed for the East – West Trail concept in 1990. The Gary Keller and his son Brian, the main driving force behind the EWT will have one main route called the “MAIN ROUTE” or creation of Arizona’s portion of the Great Western Trail ha ve loops, bypasses and points of interest using the same logo also been working on an East – West Trail across Arizona, from design. See attached. No formal map exists at this time but is New Mexico to Nevada. Comp lementing the main trail will be considered this year with the he lp of Arizona State Parks and alternate routes for those interested in historical sites, Trails. memorials, points of interest or more technical driving. 5/10/2017 After G ary read about our club’s January Turkey Creek run, he was interested in possibly adding this trail as an alternate Gary Keller techni cal route and ask ed T urkey Creek trip leader, Mike 480 - 854 - 3400 Drawsky if he w ould show them the trail . Fax: 480 - 832 - 6390 [email protected] Starting f rom the south end there are 2 routes into T urkey www.rockar tsigns.com Creek, one through Black Canyon and the other that follows "PRODUCTS THAT IDENTIFY " the canyon from above. In order to show Gary both options, runs were scheduled on two consecutive weekends. Here is Gary’s East - West Trail presentation: ARIZONA EAST - WEST TRAIL The East – West Trail starts or ends at Luna Lake campground east of Alpine, Arizona depending on which direction you want to go. It heads south from Luna Lake down the Blue River and dips into New Mexi co for about a mile and back to Arizona. W ildl ife like deer, elk and the Mexican gray w olf is abundant in the area. The route crosses the center of the state through t owns like Alpine, Pinetop, Show L ow, Forest Lakes, Young, Punkin Center, Fountain Hills, Carefree, Black Canyon City, Bumble Bee, Clea ter, Crown King, Wickenburg, Yarnell, Stanton, Hillside, Bagdad, Wickieup, Kingman, Oatman, Bullhead City and starts or ends at Avi Casino in the southern tip of Nevada along the Colorado River. It has numerous loops, alternates, bypasses, mining camps, h istorical cabins, First weekend, Mike lead the group through Black Canyon, relics, points of interest and one memorial. From Avi Casino along Black Canyon Creek. About 8 months out of the year you can hop on the Mojave Military Trail and follow it all the there is water flowing through this canyon. On May 28 th , both way to Barstow, California. Black Canyon and Turkey Creek were completely dry. The East – West Trail will have four segments or five if you count the Mojave T rail. The segments can be traveled all at one time or one segment at a time. It will have 4WD sections, slow dirt roads, fast dirt roads and where there are no backcountry trails exist we will use limited paved highway travel. The EWT crosses three nati onal forests, BLM administered lands , Arizona State Trust Lands, Agu a Fria National Monument, very little private, shares some of the Great Western Trail and the General Crook Trail. The scenery ranges from high altitude pine forests to low desert washes and back to high pine covered mountains. Travel is recommended for three to five vehicle caravans for safety. It will be necessary to trail camp in some sections and lodging, gas and food can be used in others. The best time to travel the entire rout e will be in the spring or fall. The lower sections may be too hot in the summer and the high sections too deep in snow in the winter. Many sections The first obstacle you encounter coming from the south end is are prone to flash flooding during monsoon or spring this narrow rock outcropping alongside Black Canyon Creek. Turkey Creek & Miner Bob (Continued) Brian was the last in line to take on the squeeze. Gary nearing the end of the squeeze rock outcropping. Right after tackling the squeeze, comes this 4ft drop off into Right after Gary, came Dave’s turn to thread the needle! Black Canyon Creek. When the creek is flowing, this spot is one of the deepest, on average about 18” deep. It is also on e of the most challenging when you are trying to drive it while the creek is flowing! Following Dave, it was Mic & Jamie’s turn. Dave had to get down on his knees in order to look through this window opening . Maybe it was de signed t o see out of while in a sitting position? It s ure would be nice to know how long th is rock house has been standing… Turkey Creek & Miner Bob (Continued) had been mining this claim for the past 23 years and that his full name was Bob Reaves.
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