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accadacca
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| Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2005 11:41 am Post subject: Trip Report - St. George to Tuweep (Grand Canyon) |
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7 of us left the trailhead at about 8:00am. Well I say trailhead but really it is just a dirt road outside of St. George. It is right on the Nevada/Utah border. We had quite the assortment of bikes on this ride. Some that we were questioning would make the ride without mechanical failures. We had one four wheeler in the group. He carried four 5-gallon gas cans on his back rack for those that did not have big enough tanks. My KTM and my Dad’s did not need any extra fuel. We both had our big desert tanks on our bikes for this trip.
Stops along the way include an old school house in Mt. Trumbull. A real old farmhouse and the Tuweep ranger station. We ate lunch near the rim with some spectacular views.. It was a 180 mile round trip. All the machines performed well expect for one. The old 78 Suzuki 250 seized on the way back. Luckily we were only 17 miles from the truck and trailer. So the four-wheeler towed him back. It was a great trip and the weather was perfect. I will put some comments on day two further down in the post. |
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rockgremlin
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| Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2005 12:10 pm Post subject: |
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| Looks pretty fun! Were there many people on that road? Do any off-roading or was it all pretty much on dirt roads? How long did it take round-trip? |
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| Day Two. We rode to some Petroglyphs and also a small Gypsum mine. |
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rockgremlin wrote: Looks pretty fun! Were there many people on that road? Do any off-roading or was it all pretty much on dirt roads? How long did it take round-trip?
There were a few vehicles on the roads. It was mostly just dirt roads. They do get a bit rocky the last few miles, but nothing that a car could not handle. We took all day and got back when the sun was going down. It could be done pretty quickly though. The roads are really good. We had some slow vehicles and were in no hurry. Average speed was like 40 mph. I usually go 70 on those kinds of roads. It is really a remote area of the canyon. |
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rockgremlin
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Some pretty great petroglyph panels! So who in the group was familiar with Gypsum enough to know what it was? Usually it's a mineral that most folks are unfamiliar with.
Pretty damn big lizard! |
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Yeah big DAMN lizard...We thought it might be poisonous? My Dad knew about the mine and the Gypsum. His parents lived down there for a while and he used to ride around to these different mines. He is kind of a mine hound too. He just likes to ride up to them doing 90 mph plus on a motorcycle. :ride:
I am always amazed at the amount mines that I see on my GPS when riding around remote areas like this. :ne_nau: |
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| Another good one that I found. |
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Turbobob
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| Sorry to dredge up an aging post, but I just joined & saw this report. Looks like alot of fun! I just bought a KTM 450EXC and am looking forward to taking some exploration trips like this one :thumb: |
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tanya
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accadacca wrote: Day Two. We rode to some Petroglyphs and also a small Gypsum mine.
I love the photos!!!! You guys really explored!!!! Where are those petroglyphs? :fishing: |
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