Phoenix meets Tucson Part Deux

HoosierTrailMaster and his Tucson buddies put together an epic two days of riding and invited us Phoenix low lifes down for a good time.

Ride video ...

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Saturday was the Charouleau Gap ride from Catalina to Oracle and back.

Loading pics now and some video as well, I hope.

Looks like we had about 14 riders on Saturday!! WOW! I didn't think it was that many.



HoosierTrailMaster - Yamaha WR250
Bush Master - KTM
NDTransplant - KTM 450 (HTM's)
4play - KTM 750
yzfcathy - KTM 525
Dave - KTM
seabee1 - Honda 450X
refokus - KTM
azredline - Honda 650L
Reidy008 - Honda 250X
Emmerson Bigguns - KTM?
rpage1 - Honda 450X
Slowred - Honda 450X
Nightstalker - Honda 450X

Refokus was still making the coffee.

The day started a brisk 34 degrees in camp (at Catalina State Park) at sunrise.

The first 7 miles to Charouleau Gap is bladed and graded, slippery, decomposed granite, and DUSTY.

Regrouping at the Gap.

Heading down to the, according to my topo, an intermittent stream.

Let the stream crossings begin!



azredline



Bush Master



rpage1



NDTransplant



refokus



4play



emerson bigguns



seabee1



Lots more to come!

Oh no! I only have 1 wheel drive!



NDTransplant heads for the water.



Makes a quick stop to pick up some rocks.

No one seemed to be in a big hurry to ride through this.



They made yzfcathy lead the way.



Splashdown!!



DOH! Wet, slippery rocks.

Dave

Aww...Nightstalker doesn't even get to toot his own horn. Look at the intensity in those eyes.

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Seabee1



HTM

Slowred making it look easy...this direction.

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I'm really not fond of mixing motorcycles with water...and this did not look inviting. But, it is worse the other way...



Doesn't look any better down stream.



NDTransplant gets a wet foot. I believe we all did.



refokus

Seabee1



Dave

Coronado Camp ruins



Artistic poo

HTM and yzfcathy





HTM



yzfcathy pulls a happy wheelie!

yzfcathy on some more wet rocks.



Dave

Slowred and I took a little side trip. 700 feet elevation gain in 1/2 mile, WOW, it was steep! We both ran out of steam at the same spot.



Coming back down, a short flat spot.