*OFFICIAL* Arizona Meet, Greet and Trail Day - September 18, 2010

sorry. I'm On the iphone app and didn't read the user name. But yes you can join.

 

Rep the chicks on this run!

 

Who: Arizona TacomaWorld members and friends (Out of staters are welcome!!)

What: Meet, Greet, Convoy and Trail Run

When: Saturday, September 18, 2010

Time: Details will be announced in the days to come. It will be mid-morning.

Where: Bradshaw Mountain in the North-central, Arizona area. The convoy will meet up and fill up at the Lowe's parking lot just south of the Shell gas station on 23rd Avenue and Happy Valley Road, just east of I-17. The meeting time has yet to be determined, but I am leaning towards 9:30 am. We will leave PROMPTLY at 10am and will NOT wait for anyone

Why did we choose this trail?
Senator highway is a beautiful, easy going trail which runs from Crown King to Prescott. Here, Crown King was reached via the Bumblebee Road. It may also be reached via the "Back Road," which itself warrants a trail review. The entire trip is very scenic and features diverse landscape. During the winter time, a trip after some rainfall might reveal mud and/or snow!

How difficult is the trail?
This trail is about getting outside, taking it easy, enjoying the scenery, and having a good time with people. Any reasonable vehicle will be fine... The trail has been rated a 2.0/5.0 for it's general smoothness and lack of major obstacles. There is no real danger of pin-striping. Weather conditions may make the trail a 2.5 or above as mud can cause some trouble.

So, how long is it?
The full run as outlined below is over 60 miles. At a comfortable pace, it was run in about 4 hours. Leave in the morning, and have lunch in Prescott!

Where does the trail start?
Take I-17 north to Exit 248 Bumblebee Road. It will turn to dirt, and that's about it. There are a few turns along the first part of Bumblebee, but signs will point you to Crown King. There are also turns in Crown King itself. Check out the attached GPS file for clarification.







Why: ...because it's been too damn long since I've seen everyone!

Lunch: I'm split on whether everyone should bring their own food or if we should make a pit-stop at a diner. Depending on the size of our group, it could make collective restaurant dining a difficult. Any thoughts?

Weather forecast: To be updated as the event day gets closer.

Bradshaw Mountain has several trails for us to run around the Bumble Bee, Crown King and Cleator areas. This decision is based on the theory that it will provide our group with as much flexibility as possible for all those who attend. Most trails in the Bradshaw Mountains provide "alternate" routes; ie... a challenging and a easy option to the same destination.










Updated: 09/07/10

List updated. Getting very close to having everyones phone numbers

1. Andrew - AriZonaD54 (phone number has been provided)
2. Brandon - Avid Off-Road (phone number has been provided)
3. Kris - TRDKCGuy (phone number has been provided)
4. Rick - Uncharted (phone number has been provided)
5. Ryan - RPain (phone number has been provided)
6. Damion - Micropiper (phone number has been provided)
7. Kristen - kborg1505 (phone number has been provided)
8. Derek - Danzer (phone number has been provided)
9. David - YumaTRD (phone number has been provided)
10. Jake -Kyouto42 (phone number has been provided)
11. Steve - Oh-Man (phone number has been provided)
12. Carlos - Jetta1cab (phone number has been provided)
13. Taylor - Masada (phone number has been provided)
14. Adam - IamTaco (phone number has been provided)
15. Vladamir - rhavin42 (phone number has been provided)
16. Scott - ColtsTRD (phone number has been provided)
17. Chip - Chipskip (phone number has been provided)
18. Tim - TBK224 (phone number has been provided)
19. Jeffrey - jeffreycardona (phone number has been provided)
20. Patrick - Nofords08 (phone number has been provided)
21. Adam - Seabass (phone number has been provided)
22. Alex - Amaes (phone number has been provided)
23. Connor - CMack (Riding RPAIN, phone number has been provided)
24. Brandon - bcon (phone number has been provided)
25. Dave - Nativzony (phone number has been provided)
26. Matt - PackerfanXD (phones are for propaganda pigs)
27. Harrelson - Neslerrah (phone number has been provided)
28. Ali - blackhawk63 (phone number has been provided)
29. Steven - steveinli.phxaz
30. Bryan - bawilson21
31. Brian - brianr (phone number has been provided)
32. Bill - AZDuc (phone number has been provided)
33. Sarah - himmie (phone number has been provided)
34. Morgan - CaptMorgan (phone number has been provided)
35. Michael - tacoprerunner378 (phone number has been provided)
36. Josh - McJosh (phone number has been provided)
37. Njegos - foreigndude1987 (phone number has been provided)
38. Joey - StatutoryApe (phone number has been provided)
39. Victor - victheyankee (phone number has been provided)
40. Cortland - Cortland (phone number has been provided)
41. Brandon - bmo05 (phone number has been provided)
42. Zach - Taco78 (phone number has been provided)
43. Steve - tucsontoytaco (phone number has been provided)
44. Trevor - NitroCircus177 (phone number has been provided)
45. Jordan - Superwhite88 (phone number has been provided)
46. Nosajpo - Jason (phone number has been provided)
47. Flynn - Flynn Diesel (phone number has been provided)
48. Josh - old mcdonald (phone number has been provided)
49. Gear - Gearbox (phone number has been provided)
50. NO NAME - Dixon22
51. Dave - Daveybro
52. Dan - TacomaDan (phone number has been provided)
53. Sarah - Tacomagirl64 (phone number has been provided)

It'll stay 9:30. People would be wise to arrive by then and get gas, check tire pressures, all that stuff. Once the clock hits 10, we are leaving no ifs, ands or buts.

Before we leave, we will each take the hand-out contact list and then identify who has radios and who doesn't. Those with radios will break up in anticipation of the group being segmented.

Before we leave, we will also determine the radio channel that we will be on.

Before we leave, I will also give everyone a brief of what is going on, why we are doing it, what happens in the event of an accident/ incident and I will remind everyone that on the I-17 on the way up... that there is no reason to drive like a nutso as we will stick out like a sore-thumb.

Before we leave, I will also hand out maps - however generic they may be. In fact, perhaps someone can create the maps for me. ?????

 

***nothing to see here folks keep moving***

 

Thanks Jake

If anyone would be interested in buying T-shirts for the event please see this thread.

http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/arizona/111918-t-shirts-t-o-m.html

 

We would love to have anyone that wants to join the group come out.

I'll add you to the list.

 

More updated list further in the thread...

 

If theres anything I can do to help Taylor/Jake let me know!!!

This is gonna be EPIC!!!!!!!!

 

Delete

 

What was wrong with the last thread lol

 

Nothing now that he's going again lol

 

We should inundate the little bar/restaurant in Crown King at lunch with 50 trucks parked up and down the road. The locals would love that, I'm sure.

 

Hey Taylor, can you please update the map link to this one? I had the wrong exit on the proposed one

Corrected Route: http://goo.gl/maps/Fykc

Edit: Nevermind you did have the right one but changed it to proposed lol... my bad

 

Sub'd

 

x2.

 

x2 on that. and I think it'd be a good thing for all of us to just eat together but maybe seating capacity might be a problem =P

Taylor if you guys need any help as well lemme know.

 

Whats going on here??

 

Hey Taylor...do you think we could tune my CB at Lowes?

 

i have just subscribed myself to this thread.

 

What kind of CB did you buy?

I am looking online to find something small and compact. Nothing too expensive, I will will be using it for trail runs.