Childs to the Grand Canyon!!

[Jasonazx]

Like last year, we decided to incorporate some pre and post-event activities around the Fat Tire Toys for Tots event we volunteer for every year. Our first stop would be Childs, then the bike/overland route that would take us from Flagstaff to the south rim of the Grand Canyon all off highway. We then finished off the trip with a stop in Sedona for lunch before heading home.

The Land Cruiser Crossing the Verde River at Childs:
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qFUktQPLCw"]YouTube- Cruz Adventures at Childs water crossing[/ame]

Click here for full trip report: http://blog.cruzadventures.com/2010/08/fat-tire-2010.html

 

[Ford Prefect]

Wow, that just looks like an amazing trip! Wish I could go on it with yall, wow. Thanks for sharing.

Brian

 

[Cobra_R]

Very cool! You wouldn't happen to have any maps of your route or anything like that would you? My friend and I are trying to plan a trip to the Grand Canyon but have no idea where to start.

 

[Lichen]

I was always to chicken to try crossing the river at Childs. Did you visit Verde Hot Springs?

 

[HMR]

Whoa! Hold everything! Is that a flatbed, standard cab Tacoma (aka, my dream vehicle)?

PLEASE post or PM me with more pics of that truck. :drool:

PS- Looks like a great trip.

 

[ttora4runner]

Looks a little muddy. :sombrero:

 

[TangoBlue]

Nice report... I need to go there!

 

[MoGas]

Looks a little muddy. :sombrero:

Soupy is more like it. I was out Elk scouting that weekend. It was gross.


Dave

 

[MoGas]

Very cool! You wouldn't happen to have any maps of your route or anything like that would you? My friend and I are trying to plan a trip to the Grand Canyon but have no idea where to start.

I'd like to see that, too. Did you take the old stage coach road? I've ridden my mountain bike that way from Flag before, but some was single track. I'd like to see your route. Did you look into taking dirt all the way from Tucson? I bet there is a way to go the height of the state on mostly dirt.

Dave

 

[Jasonazx]

I was always to chicken to try crossing the river at Childs. Did you visit Verde Hot Springs?

Yes, we did visit the hot springs, they were pretty cool! Click on the link to check out the pictures of them: http://blog.cruzadventures.com/2010/08/fat-tire-2010.html

Whoa! Hold everything! Is that a flatbed, standard cab Tacoma (aka, my dream vehicle)?

PLEASE post or PM me with more pics of that truck. :drool:

PS- Looks like a great trip.

I will have to see if the owner would like to post up. I don't believe they are on expo......yet!

I'd like to see that, too. Did you take the old stage coach road? I've ridden my mountain bike that way from Flag before, but some was single track. I'd like to see your route. Did you look into taking dirt all the way from Tucson? I bet there is a way to go the height of the state on mostly dirt.

Dave

I believe we were on sections of the old stage coach route. We started near the nordic center (during the flagstaff to grand canyon stretch) and took a series of forest roads north all the up to the 301 (Grandview lookout). I don't have a nice map to display at the moment, but that's the basic jist of it.

Now there's a thought to go all dirt from Tucson! I would love to do something like that. Much of the stretch from Tucson to Phoenix could be done by way of the San Pedro. You would just need to find a way around the Superstitions and then take the 24/16 out of camp creek up into Childs. From there plenty of roads exist to get through Flagstaff. It could be done! Superstitions are the trick from what I can see at a quick glance...

 

[photoman]

Awesome trip and pictures!

 

[Mr. D]

great pics thanks

 

[Terrainist]

Really liked the water crossing vid, thanks. I would like to get my diesel truck to be able to do that some day.

 

[w0rk_m0nkeys]

What route did you take?

I've been looking to do a Flagstaff to GC trip... can u share the route you took?

 

[DNTL740]

I would like to know the route also, the pics look great. Thanks for sharing!!