Jrally
Adventurer
This past weekend, we decided to take advantage of the amazing weather right now in the desert SW. No real plan at all, just knew we wanted to get out for the day. Breakfast at The Farm at South Mountain, stopped by Bass Pro Shop while heading across the 202 to the east valley, since niether of us had been there before. An hour and a half later, we got back on the highway to get out to Power Rd, turned north to get towards Lake Saguaro where we stopped for a picnic type snack break and to walk around the marina a bit. The drive along that road is to the lake is amazing, for the driving enthusiast, twisty, hilly and very scenic. Eventually we ended up at the trail head into the wash that comes down to Butcher Jones Cove.
Laura asked if I knew where it went to, Four Peaks road if we're lucky enough to find our way. It had been over 10 years since I had been on those trails. Once we started are way north, the soft sand made me a bit uneasy, but I figured we would be fine, as long as we kept moving. I didn't remember the wash being so sandy, for so long. I'm guessing I use to head up to the ridges where it was hard packed. The Celica keeps amazing me at just how capable it is off road. Sure enough, eventually we did end up on Four Peaks Rd, just guessing which way to go. I did have a little bit of help, a couple of motorcyles had passed us, so I just stepped it up a bit and followed them at a distance. The car was built more for roads like Four Peaks, hard back dirt, but apparently, sand isn't a problem either.
Unfortunately we forgot to bring a camera along with us, AGAIN... Monday morning I got on ebay and bought a camera I can dedicate to just leaving in the car from now on.
-Jon
Laura asked if I knew where it went to, Four Peaks road if we're lucky enough to find our way. It had been over 10 years since I had been on those trails. Once we started are way north, the soft sand made me a bit uneasy, but I figured we would be fine, as long as we kept moving. I didn't remember the wash being so sandy, for so long. I'm guessing I use to head up to the ridges where it was hard packed. The Celica keeps amazing me at just how capable it is off road. Sure enough, eventually we did end up on Four Peaks Rd, just guessing which way to go. I did have a little bit of help, a couple of motorcyles had passed us, so I just stepped it up a bit and followed them at a distance. The car was built more for roads like Four Peaks, hard back dirt, but apparently, sand isn't a problem either.
Unfortunately we forgot to bring a camera along with us, AGAIN... Monday morning I got on ebay and bought a camera I can dedicate to just leaving in the car from now on.
-Jon
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