June 2014 - Havasu 4 Wheelers

Volume 22, Number 6-8
Upcoming Club Runs (1-5 rating)
Check the Havasu 4 Wheelers Website for updates on runs
www.havasu4wheelers.org
Please Note: Please be at the departure location
20 minutes before the departure time.
Call Trail Boss if you are unable to attend.
Other Club Happen’ns
Ladies Luncheon …………………………...….......... June 19th
12:30pm, Tavern 95—3453 Maricopa, Wanda Scholl
Future Happen’ns
Ouray, CO …………………………...….......... Aug 18th—22nd
See Web Site for details, Willie Williams
Green River, UT ……………………….......... Sept. 15th—19th
See Web Site for details, Willie Williams
Turkey Roast ……...………..……............................... Nov. 15th
SARA Park Rodeo Grounds, Jim & Joanne Malara
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Summer 2014
resident’s
Message
May closed the 4-wheeling season
with our annual trip to Moab. A big
round of "thanks" to Mike and Cheryl
MacLean for another great job. Also thank you to all the trail
bosses in Moab.
So what are your plans for this summer? Three challenges for
you this summer can be; improving the vehicle you drive off
road, improving yourself, and help someone else. All easily
met with a visual safety check of your vehicle, working on
computer skills for your GPS, and giving someone you care
about a hug.
When you come back this summer the following people, who
have been doing a fantastic job, will be looking for your help.
Dan Klawitter - Advertising, Ro Anne Beets-Audit, Steve
Riley- By Laws, Margie Christiansen - Community Service,
Jim Bowen - Conservation, Mike Yahrmarkt—Desert Clean
Up, Roger & Diana Delk—Events, Mike MacLean—50/50,
Mike Yahrmarkt - Highway Clean Up, Connie Hoppe Historian, Joe & Cindy Egilske—Merchandise, Janet Drew Membership, Bob & Wanda Scholl - Newsletter Editor, Bruce
Speirs - Public Information, Gary Wiskus—Runs, Bob Drew Safety, Trish Reister—Sunshine, Jim & Joanne Malara Turkey Roast, Dennis Kreuzenstein—Webmaster, and Paul &
Joyce Stephens - Yard Sale.
We celebrate Flag Day June 14th and don't forget Father's Day
June 20th. Now that summer has arrived please be safe if
traveling and don't forget to check H4W's web site for events.
With all our members working together next season will we
will have another successful year.
Happy trails to you,
John
Paloma Wash
Pete
Well howdy there folks. I’m known around here as
Paloma Wash Pete.
Gets pretty lonesome out here so to pass the time I gets my learning book out and
reads up some. I used to git a flummoxed something awful about the desert, rocks,
critters and plants but now I knows a fair spell so sit back and enjoy some schooling.
This month I
want to tell
you about the
deadly
and
aggressive
Green Mohave
Rattlesnake.
It is found in
our area and
up into the
H u a l a p a i
Mountains. In
fact I saw
one near a
house
in
Havasu
that
backed up to
a wash at the
edge of town.
And these guys are not friendly. In fact they have the reputation for being the
most aggressive of all the rattlesnakes.
These snakes are the most venomous rattlesnake in North America, and therefore
extremely dangerous. The potentially fatal venom of the Mojave rattlesnake is 10
times more toxic than any other rattlesnake in North America. Although the snake's
bite is generally less painful than other rattlesnake bites, its venom acts as both a
neurotoxin, because it attacks the nervous system, infects the bloodstream with
hemotoxins and causes the most severe respiratory distress AND a hemorrhagic toxin,
meaning it causes its victim to bleed profusely.
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Summer 2014
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Wed
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Dick Caldwell
Joan Hayos
Snake Williams
Maryrose
Kreuzenstein
Diane Wheatley
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10
8
Susan Collins
Bob Taylor
15
16
Sharon Bruno
Janet Lund
Steve Wirick
Carol Laughlin
22
17
23
24
Darryld
Kautzmann
Kurt Smith
29
30
Martha Travis
18
Fri
Sat
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7
Judy Justus
Ladell Olson
LouAnn Rawls
Mike Selby
12
13
14
Carolyn Lueking
Phil Harrington
Sherry Hetzer
Steve Bruno
19
20
Kevin Hoppe
Willie Williams
Nancy French
Peter Raventos
Daralyn
Springer
11
Diane Bullard
Phil Hatch
Lisa Raventos
Thu
25
26
Flag Day
21
Jean Buckhout
27
28
Larry Woosley
Sherry Sroka
June 2nd—Bob & Dorothy Hill
June 6th—Den & Renee Fleenor
June 13th—David & Sandy Merrill
June 14th—Andy & Nancy Lucas
June 15th—Charles & Geri Leipart
June 15th—Kurt & Ann Smith
June 16th—A.G. & Sandy Fiddler
June 16th—Kevin & Connie Hoppe
June 19th—Earl & Sue Hearn
June 26th—Leonard & Sharon Husted
Jue 26th—Frank & Martha Travis
June 27th—Roger & Cindy Allen
June 27th—Bill & Carolyn Glumack
June 29th—Fred & Trish Reister
June 30th—John & Sue Strong
June 30th—Mike & Carol Yahrmarkt
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Summer 2014
Mine Fencing Update
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n Wednesday , May 7, Ken Weller, with neighbor Gene Oswold and Darryld Kautzmann repaired the J.&J.
Mine. Three posts had been removed, the fence was disconnected and the wire was left in a tangled pile. In about
an hour the three posts were replaced, the wire separated and strung and signs posted. This is the third repair
since the initial fencing several years ago.
Darryld Kautzmann, Fencing Coordinator
Trail Boss of the Month
Rookie Trail Boss of the Month
Cheryl MacLean
Chuck Jackson
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Sun
6
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
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2
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4
Ginny Frush
Debbie Kuhnle
Sally Taylor
Sat
5
Diana Delk
Judi Eckis
7
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10
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12
Ric Gire
Cindy Allen
Catherine
Crandall
John Carter
Andy Lucas
Pete Monia
Ross Cranmer
Bob Hill
17
18
13
14
Norman
Schroeder
Windy Burchard
20
21
Nancy Hobday
Ken Weller
Alex Ross
15
16
Craig Laser
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27
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29
Jon DesMarais
Joanne Harstad
Geri Leipart
Bob Drew
Dee Lusk
Pat Schlothauer
Bob Scholl
23
30
19
Jerry Conrad
Kevin Duke
24
25
26
John Hughes
Keith Sheeler
Gary Bullard
31
Connie Lind
Ron Satterfield
July 5th—Robert & Sonia Brownell
July 6th—Jim & Linda Young
July 7th—Stephen & Candance Wood
July 9th—John & Clair Greb
July 9th—Mike & LeeAnn Keys
July 10th—Jery & Jeannie Melvin
July 12th—Terry & Joanne Harstad
July 13th—Warren & Carolyn Jones
July 18th—Dennis & Margie Callaghan
July 20th—Gary & Diane Bullard
July 20th—Roger & Mary Lou Ellis
July 21st—Ross & Zona Cranmer
July 23rd—Chuck & Carolyn Laughlin
July 23rd—Steve & Connie Wilke
July 24th—Daniel & Deborah Klawitter
July 29th—Jim & Diana Liston
July 29th—David & Pat Key
July 31st—Ladell & Judy Olson
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Summer 2014
Congratulations
Bill & Carolyn
Glumack
On their
May’s 50/50
Winner Was
Trish Reister
Like a good neighbor,
State Farm is there.®
ALEX ROSS
Agent, H4W Member
Supply
Ross & Marlene
Hobday
H4W MEMBERS
Since 1981
2059 McCulloch Blvd. ..... Lake Havasu City, AZ
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River House
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May 3, 2014
his run started in Blanding 3 days before our clubs
annual Moab Run. We left Blanding and made
our way down the extremely scenic and narrow
shelf road that makes its way down Comb Ridge. The trip
up the 4.0 rated ledges, to Hotel Rock Ruins was very
scenic in between holding everyone’s attention on the fun
and challenging “obstacles”. After lunch and lots of
pictures at the ruins we headed up thru the mountains to
our second objective—Over & Under Ruins. Part of our
group relaxed up on the canyon rim while some attempted
the hike down into the canyon for a closer look at the
ruins. The hike down was also a “4 rated hike”! Some of
the steep spots had us wishing for the security of our nice
Jeep seats! It was a beautiful challenging trip with no
problems. Thanks Mark Hjelm for tail gunning.
his easy Saturday run out of Blanding, Utah was
just one day before our clubs activities started in
Moab. Highlights of the run were first visiting the
area of the famous “San Juan Hill” where the Mormon
expedition dubbed “The Hole in the Rock Expedition”
from the Salt lake area was seeking a “short cut” down to
the Bluff/Blanding area of Utah. The expedition took
many months longer than expected and turned into one of
the real grueling adventures in American history! San
Juan Hill is the hill the settlers climbed up after going
south around a mountain range called “The Comb
Ridge”. The hill was so steep they hooked several teams to
one wagon. Some of the animals died making the climb,
and the way for them to see the path was to look for the
blood on the rocks from the knees of the previous animals
falling to their knees as they pulled the loads up the
hill! Today it is a very steep breath-taking hill (no blood
today) that local hikers like to hike up.(No Jeeps!) After
the hill and the site of an early trading post we drove to
one of the more famous ruins on the San Juan River-the
River House Ruins. Lunch under the large cottonwood
trees and a hike to the ruins filled out the morning. Our
afternoon was filled with retracing our trip back to the top
of the ridge via a modern highway and then a quite
challenging hike down to an Indian Art panel known as
“Wolfman panel”. Thanks to Mark and Diane Corder for
tail gunning.
Jim Bowen, Trail Boss
Jim Bowen, Trail Boss
BLANDING, UTAH
Hotel Rock/Over & Under
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"On the way to Hotel Rock Ruins", Photo By: Jane Bowen
"Visiting the famous River House Ruins" Photo By: Jane Bowen
Blanding
is a city in San Juan County, Utah, United States. The population was 3,162 at the 2000 census, making it
the most populated city in San Juan County. It was settled in the late 19th century by Mormon settlers, predominantly
from the famed Hole-In-The-Rock expedition. Economic contributors include mineral processing, mining, agriculture,
local commerce, tourism, and transportation.
Blanding is located near both the Navajo and White Mesa Ute Native American reservations, and a significant
percentage of Blanding's population has family ties to these nearby cultures. Blanding is a gateway to an abundance of
nearby natural and archaeological resources, including The Dinosaur Museum, Natural Bridges National Monument,
Monument Valley and the Four Corners area, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area (Lake Powell), Cedar Mesa
archaeological and wilderness area, the San Juan River including Goosenecks State Park, and the Needles district of
Canyonlands National Park. It is located approximately 1 hour south of the popular recreation hub of Moab and Arches
National Park.
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Summer 2014
Amanda Deeds from the Havasu BLM
Field Office, was awarded the “No Bell”. It
was pointed out that Amanda could have
had better control of the bunch of seniors
helping her put the kiosk together.
Seems the kiosk had to be taken down
several times to get the signs going the right
direction…
Havasu 4 Wheeler’s At Work
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FAX (928) 855-5288
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MOAB, UTAH
ourty Jeeps with 77 members and 4 guests trekked to Moab, Utah for
the Havasu 4-Wheelers annual trip to this Jeeping mecca May 5 th
through 9th.
With 18 runs held over 5 days there were plenty of choices for all to enjoy.
Some of our members even got out of their Jeeps long enough for some zipline adventures.
Monday was memorable for John Warren who was surprised with a
birthday celebration at the Red Cliffs Lodge. At least he acted surprised as
he entered the restaurant to see all of us Havasu 4-Wheelers there to greet
him!
Wednesday was the club pot luck dinner, and the persistent wind let up long enough for us to enjoy great food and better
fellowship, sharing stories of the week so far. Too much food left us ready for the rest of the week of Jeeping.
There was one mishap on the trail on Wednesday which you can read about in the Gemini Bridges run report.
We would like to thank all of the trail bosses for this year: Jim Bowen, Bob and Janet Drew, Dennis Kreuzenstein, Steve
Perry, Alex Ross, Ron Satterfield, Steve Riley, and new trail boss Chuck Jackson.
For all of you chomping at the bit to return, next year’s trip is scheduled for May 3 rd through 9th. See you all there!
Mike & Cheryl MacLean
Gemini Bridges/Bull Canyon/Long Canyon
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n May 4th, five jeeps ventured on a three run combo.
We started off driving north on Hwy. 191 from
Moab to the Gemini Bridges turnoff. The run
started with a twisting shelf road as it continue high above
Hwy. 191 with outstanding views of Moab. As we
descended down into a valley we stopped to see the Gooney
Bird Rock. Climbing up several hills we turned down into
Bull Canyon. The road gets narrow & rougher as you enter
the Canyon. At the end of the road we stopped in a large
parking area to begin our short hike to reach incredible
view of the Bridges from below. We continued back to the
parking area where we had lunch. Then on to the top of
Canyon to view the Bridges, exploring Bridges and looking
down where we had been. We continued on to Long
Canyon where we started our decent down the Canyon. We
encounter curves, switchbacks & drops into Pucker Pass.
The rocks on the Canyon walls are hanging appearing to
fall at any moment. We stopped at the giant Fallen Rock
where photos were taken. Then on to Hwy. 279 where we
air up returning back to Moab.
Ron Satterfield, Trail Boss
Photo By: Rodger Melton
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Photo By: Steve Riley
Double O Arch Run + Hike
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n Monday, May 5th, six vehicles with 11
members left the Branding Iron for Willow
Flats Road. After airing down we traveled the 8
miles to Arches National Park. We stopped along the
way to view some dinosaur tracks and at some viewpoints. We continued into Arches and drove to the
Devil’s Garden trailhead. We had 10 people start out on
the trail. Several went as far as Landscape Arch, which
was a good turn around spot. Three of us continued to
Double O Arch were we also had lunch. Along this 6 mile
hike we viewed 6 arches as well as walking on top of the
fins. Thanks to Dan Klawitter for tailgunning.
Steve Riley, Trail Boss
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7 Mile Rim
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May 6, 2014
lways a popular run as part of the Easter Jeep
Safari and so much that we had two separate
groups—the second one led by Bob Drew about 45
minutes behind us. A short drive north of town and then a
quick climb up on top of the plateau and we were ready for
the “7 Mile Rims Trail”. The views back to the East of the
arches in Arches National Park are always stunning no
matter how many times a person does the trail! A fun and
challenging drive down into a hole so we could look up at
Uranium Arch and then back up on the rim for more great
views! We made out way out across the top of the mesa
and enjoyed a great lunch spot over looking the blacktop
highway into Deadhorse Point State Park. After lunch the
fun and challenging part of the off camber, steep hills and
more great scenery. Then several of our members played
on “Wipe Out Hill” as the rest took photos and decided
they would wait until “next time” to do the hill! Out past
the often used (for TV commercials) rock spires called
“Determination Towers” and then out to the highway. No
problems—fun challenges—and great weather—thanks
Bill Trunk for tail gunning!
Jim Bowen, Trail Boss
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Dome Plateau
n Tuesday May 6th, Eight jeeps ventured on a
scenic run on a high mesa. As we begin to climb
near the top of the ridge we encounter several
rocky ledges. As we continued on we drove along tall
cliffs to La Boca Arch. All of the group was able to
explore the Arch. We continued on across Yellow Jacket
Canyon were we explored the natural caves at Caves
Springs. We were able to find a large enough area in a
cave opening to have lunch. We continued to climb over
difficult area with a small shelf road to an old mining
camp. We explored two cabins and the area around the
camp. After stopping at the cabins we continued through
rocky Owl Draw were the road smooth’s out across the
high plateau. We continue down to Hwy. 128 where we
air up returning to Moab.
Ron Satterfield, Trail Boss
Book Cliffs & Sego Ghost Town
Member does "Wipe Out Hill" as others watch. Photo By: Jane Bowen
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n Tuesday, May 6th, Eight vehicles with 17
members left the Branding Iron and went north
to I-70, where the run started. After airing down
we traveled up the canyons to the top of the Book Cliffs.
We enjoyed many viewpoints along the way. We took a
side road out to the Thompson Overlook where we also
had lunch. From there we went to the Sego cemetery and
the ghost town and did some exploring. The next stop was
the Thompson Canyon petroglyph area. The walls
contained petroglyphs from 3 different cultures spanning
over 2000 years. The last stop was the Thompson Springs
school house and our air up spot. Thanks to Larry and
Julie Lutz for tailgunning.
Steve Riley, Trail Boss
Sego Petroglyphs, Photo By: Steve Riley
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Gemini Bridges
n the morning of Wednesday May 7, seven Jeeps
headed out to Gemini Bridges. After exploring the
bridges, we headed to Long Canyon planning to
have lunch along the Colorado River at the other end.
All plans went awry when Sandy Fiddler exited her Jeep
for a photo op, slipped on loose surface and fell headlong
into another Jeep. Suffering a gash in her leg and a
broken wrist we made good use of the H4W trauma kit,
using the splint and bandages provided. With her
injured leg she could not get back into her Jeep so Steve
and Jayne Riley’s Jeep Liberty was transformed into an
ambulance to take Sandy to the Hospital in Moab. We
sent Sandy’s husband A.G. with Steve while Jayne and I
drove A.G.’s Jeep back to town, along with their dog
Cooper. At the end of the trail, the H4W ambulance of
course needed it’s tires aired up so two Jeeps equipped
with air tanks pulled up on either side and aired it up
quickly, looking much like a NASCAR pit crew!
“Eagles Dare” Photos By: Jim & Jane Bowen
As you can imagine this ended the run and thankfully
Sandy was well taken care of at the Moab Hospital
Emergency room. She is home and doing well at this
writing.
Thanks for all who helped out with the emergency, cool
heads kept the situation calm and under control. Thanks
to Larry Lutz for tailgunning, and to Steve Riley for
serving as ambulance driver.
Cheryl MacLean, Trail Boss
Poison Spider/Eagles Dare
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May 8, 2014
oison Spider is a 4 rated run. The challenges are
fun and attention holding. Poison Spider run is
also the first part of a more difficult run called
Golden Spike. When we reached the junction with
Golden Spike we turned on this trail until we reached the
new loop called “Eagles Dare”. The Eagles Dare Loop is a
trail that according the Red Rock 4 Wheelers, “makes the
hills on Hell’s Revenge pale by comparison”. I think we
would have several members that will agree with this
statement. The hill climbs and routes down are very
“attention focusing”! Once we got back to the view down
into HorseThief Canyon and the view of “Little Rainbow
Arch”—we stopped for lunch. We had good member
drivers, well equipped Jeeps, and really only had a couple
“extreme attention focusing moments”—that we dealt
with. The views were awesome, and the obstacles were
real. As one member commented, “I have been Jeeping
for 40 years and this is the most “thrilling” run I have
ever been on.” A good time was had by most all the
people—even if it was a great sigh of relief at the top of
some of the climbs. For those wanting a challenge—
Eagles Dare offered plenty! Thank you Ron Satterfield
for tail-gunning (and congratulations to Sally Satterfield
for keeping her eyes wide open all the time!)
Jim Bowen, Trail Boss
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Photo By: Cheryl MacLean
Summer 2014
Fins n Things
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Wed. May 7, 2014
popular run with great up and down hills plus
some fine scenery. This run was to be led by
Ladell Olson but due to a death in the family-I
filled in for him. For people visiting Moab for the first
time, one of the most amazing things about this run is how
steep the hills can be and still be climbed by our
Jeeps. The hills are just great big “petrified sand
dunes”—and the traction is amazing! We had a full group
of 15 Jeeps and enjoyed the run with no problems. As the
run progressed our members were gaining confidence and
were trying the more difficult lines up hills! Thank you
Bill Trunk for tail gunning.
Jim Bowen, Trail Boss
Potash Road and Shafer
Switchbacks
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Top of the World
n Friday May 9, sixteen Jeeps headed along the
Colorado River to the Top of the World trail. As
we aired down at Dewey Bridge, members took
advantage of checking out the old historical bridge.
Before we hit the main trail, three jeeps dropped out due
to 1 experiencing mechanical trouble. With the motto of
“no one left behind”, two members stayed back with the
broken jeep to make sure of a safe return to town.
Heading up the main trail, we found it a lot rougher than
this trail boss remembered. We did make it up to the Top
of the World at 7400 feet where we enjoyed lunch and
spectacular views of Castle Valley.
Everyone did well on this rough trail. Thanks to Bill
Trunk and Chuck Jackson with help spotting, and also
thanks to Mark and Diane Corder for tail gunning.
Mike MacLean, Trail Boss
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welve Jeeps left the Rustic Inn on Thursday for
Potash Road. We aired down at the river rafting
boat ramp and then proceeded up the trail past the
Potash ponds stopping at Thelma and Louise point which
is at the southeast river overlook at Dead Horse Point
State Park.. From there we headed further up the trail to
Musselman Arch where we stopped for lunch. The arch is
actually a bridge that was named after a local resident
well known for exploring the region around the bridge.
The arch is five feet thick, six feet wide and 187 feet long
(as measured on Google Earth). The drop off is 300 feet.
After lunch we headed back down to continue up Shafer
switchbacks where we climbed nearly 1,000 feet to the top.
From there we returned down Long Canyon and through
Pucker Pass.
Chuck Jackson, Trail Boss
Photo By: Trish Reister
Mark Corder, “On Top of the World”, Photo By: Diane Corder
Zip-Line Adventure
Thanks to Cheryl MacLean for the Photo
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Summer 2014
Hardscrabble/Zeus
Ladies Luncheon
June 19th, 12:30pm
If you are in Havasu during the month of
June,
Join us for lunch.
Wanda Scholl 928/505-6579
Sandy Fiddler
is recovering from her fall in
Moab.
Hermina Tuso
is recovering from Brain
Surgery, she had last week.
Photos By: Jane Bowen
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928/453-8339
Lake Havasu City, AZ 86403
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DIZCLAIMER
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Spellum errurrrs, mizpelled namez & mizuse of
Ingalish are the responsibilite of Spell Chuck
& the board of directors who push to got thiz
thing out on time. The editors ‘aint gon’na be
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Summer 2014
Havasu 4 Wheelers
Monthly meetings are held the 4th Thursday of the month starting
at 7:00pm at:
Realtors Center
2293 Swanson Avenue
Lake Havasu City, Arizona
2014/2015 Executive Officers:
President……………………………………………………..…...….……………..John Strong
Vice President……………………….…………….…..……...…...Tom Christiansen
Secretary……….…………..…………………………………………......…..Garnett Collins
Treasurer……..…………………..........................................………….….Mark Corder
Voting Members:
At Large……….……………………...…..….…….Janet Drew, Craig Laser &
Jim Bowen, Past President
Committees:
Advertising…………………………………….……………………………….Dan Klawitter
Audit…………………………………………………….…………...…..………..…RoAnne Beets
By-Laws…………………………………………….……...…………..…………….....Steve Riley
Community Service……………………….…………...Margie Christiansen
Conservation………………………………………………...……....……….…...Jim Bowen
Desert Clean-Up ……….....…………………………………......Mike Yahrmarkt
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Historian……………………………………………….…….…..…….…………Connie Hoppe
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Jeannie Melvin
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Caldwell
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Doug Choate
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Aug.1st—Ron & Kay Nelson
Aug. 2nd—Tom & Lisa Bunnell
Aug. 2nd—Chuck Schlicht & Chris Hall
Aug. 5th—Frank & Judi Eckis
Aug. 5th—Greg Shephard & Joan Hayos
Aug. 11th—Leroy & Myrna Larsen
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Aug. 15th—Peter & Lisa Raventos
Aug. 17th—Bob & Wanda Scholl
Aug. 18th—Dave & Joella Bruno
Aug. 19th—Doug & Cynde Choate
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Aug. 22nd—Robert & Mary Drayton
Aug. 24th—Bob & Sharon Carson
Aug. 25th—Steve & Sharon Bruno
Aug. 27th—Dick & Karen Dickinson
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Havasu Four Wheelers
PO Box 1486
Lake Havasu City, AZ. 86405
PRSRT STD
PERMIT NO. 235
Label
- Mandatory Vehicle Equipment - All vehicles on H4W runs must be 4-wheel drive & equipped with a CB radio, fire
extinguisher, first aid kit, tow straps, and front and rear tow hooks or safe hitching point ….. all in working order.
RATING
DESCRIPTION
1
EASIEST: Passable by stock vehicles. Gentle fairly wide grades.
2
EASY: Use of 2 wheel and some 4-wheel drive. Trail may have some rocks, loose road surface, and ruts but a reasonable line for driving.
3
EASIEST MODERATE: 4-wheel drive with aggressive tire treads. Expect a rough road with rocks and sand that requires lower tire pressure.
Substantial sections of single lane.
3¼
MODERATE: Some 4 wheel driving experience needed. Same as above with some use of high and low range gearing. These trails have a
rough, rutted surface, rocks and deep sand. Sections may be steep enough to cause traction problems, narrow shelf roads with steep drop
-offs and tight clearance between rocks.
3½
HARDER MODERATE: For experienced drivers. At least a 2” lift and 33’ tires with aggressive tire tread, one locked differential, high and low
range gearing. Potentially dangerous, large rocks, ruts, steep slopes, loose surface and narrow clearances that need to be negotiated.
3¾
HARDEST MODERATE: Skilled experienced drivers only. Same as above with both differentials locked, some strapping/winching. Very
challenging sections, extremely steep grades, loose surfaces, large rocks, deep ruts and tight clearances.
4
DIFFICULT: Highly skilled experienced drivers only. Same as above with belly up, 4 to 1 transfer case or equivalent, skid plates, beefed up
axles and suspension system. Probable strapping/winching. Vehicle width and wheelbase should be considered. Possible body damage.
5
HARD: All of the above. Probable body damage.
HAVASU 4 WHEELERS, PROUD MEMBERS
A HAVASU 4 WHEELERS 2014 PUBLICATION
LAKE HAVASU CITY, ARIZONA