Gunsight Pass Sat. Jan. 19th
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tibaal89
Adventurer
I tried to run Gunsight Pass this morning... went out there not really knowing the route armed with my GPS that has no trails on it. Woohoo, what a great plan!
Ended up going towards Sycamore Canyon and finding a really nice, little used shelf that went up to a dead-end summit. Severe brush and pinstriping, it was a lot of fun. There weren't really even tire marks, so I don't think anybody had been there since the last rain... nothing but two tracks in the tall grass, very fun!
Maybe I'll come out with you guys so I can figure out what the actual 'Gunsight Pass' is... in the meantime here's a teaser pic.
Ended up going towards Sycamore Canyon and finding a really nice, little used shelf that went up to a dead-end summit. Severe brush and pinstriping, it was a lot of fun. There weren't really even tire marks, so I don't think anybody had been there since the last rain... nothing but two tracks in the tall grass, very fun!
Maybe I'll come out with you guys so I can figure out what the actual 'Gunsight Pass' is... in the meantime here's a teaser pic.
Jasonazx
Adventurer
tibaal89 said:I tried to run Gunsight Pass this morning... went out there not really knowing the route armed with my GPS that has no trails on it. Woohoo, what a great plan!
Ended up going towards Sycamore Canyon and finding a really nice, little used shelf that went up to a dead-end summit. Severe brush and pinstriping, it was a lot of fun. There weren't really even tire marks, so I don't think anybody had been there since the last rain... nothing but two tracks in the tall grass, very fun!
Maybe I'll come out with you guys so I can figure out what the actual 'Gunsight Pass' is... in the meantime here's a teaser pic.
Nice! I've done that route as well! You actually end up going into a wash and follow that awhile before climbing a hill that leads into an active quartz mine. It felt pretty back door and almost as if no one had traveled that route for awhile. I ended up having to drive out through the mines front gate.:gunt: Good thing the gate was open... Come on out with us! The signage along the trail does not correspond with Santa Rita maps and can be confusing!
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Jasonazx
Adventurer
Yep, once you complete the series of switchbacks you end up going through a wash for awhile and come up out of it on to a hill looking down at thistibaal89 said:Yup... it was seeeerrrrrrriously untraveled. This is what I like to see out my windshield!
and then coming down from the hill hopefully finding an open gate...
And then finally
And then you have to get out
I felt like a pretty big idiot, but after a few hours driving down into sycamore canyon, then through the wash I wasn't about to turn around and do it all over again. I was prepared with a story explaining how I got there if I was to run into anyone....
Rockcrawler
Adventurer
Goodtimes has twisted my arm... and the Jeep has had a successful clutch transplant, so count me (&wife) in! Looking forward to meeting some of the other Tucson expo members.
Purple People Eater
Explorer
Not only will I be joining, but I'm bringing my buddy from Tempe, too!
Look at this sexy beast!
He's single, ladies!
Look at this sexy beast!
He's single, ladies!