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2012-09-29
Full Harvest Moon Night Ride
Carefree AZ
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Night ride from Wildcat OHV up Seven Springs to Bloody Basin to Sheep Bridge to Horseshoe Dam and back. |
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2012-01-01
Oatman Massacre Ride
Gila Bend AZ
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Big Bike Friendly ride through the ghost town of Sundad, the Oatman Massacre site, with a stop in Gila Bend at Sophia's for lunch. |
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2011-02-26
Dual Sport Desert Daze - Tale of the Dragoon
Dragoon AZ
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Easy graded dirt roads along the Arizona / Mexico border. |
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2011-01-01
Sundad / Oatman Massacre Ride
Gila Bend AZ
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Big Bike Friendly ride through the ghost town of Sundad, the Oatman Massacre site, and Gillespie Dam with a stop in Gila Bend at Sophia's for lunch. |
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2010-03-27
Sheep Bridge / Horseshoe Dam Ride
Carefree AZ
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A normally easy loop with a couple of short challenging sections made more difficult by recent rain storms. Highlights are Sheep Bridge and Horseshoe Dam. |
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2010-01-09
London Bridge KILLED my VStrom Ride
Lake Havasu AZ
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400+ mile ride from Phoenix to London Bridge in Lake Havasu. Mostly easy ultra fast dirt roads from Wickenburg past Alamo Lake into Lake Havasu. A couple of real deep gravel / sand sections crossing the Big Sandy River and on the last 10 miles or so into Lake Havasu. |
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2009-11-21
Bradshaw Trail Crown King
Crown King AZ
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Ride from the Lake Pleasant Landing Strip staging area up the Backway to Crown King. Brunch at the Mill then on to Towers Mountain and the Bradshaw Trail. Returning to Lake Pleasant via Senator Highway, Wagoner Road and Ryland Creek. Bradshaw Trail is for the most experienced riders! |
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2009-10-20
Bike Night @ TT Roadhouse
Scottsdale AZ
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ADVRider Bike Night at TT Roadhouse |
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2009-09-19
Rio Verde Ride
Rio Verde AZ
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260 miles and as many as 23 riders showed up for an uncharacteristically easy Nightstalker ride from Rio Verde to Cordes Junction, Kirkland Junction, and Wickenburg. |
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2009-07-31
Westfest 2009 Friday
Buena Vista CO
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Weston Pass and Mosquito Pass. Lunch in Alma and hail storms in Fairplay. |
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2009-05-31
Great Western Trail / Fossil Creek Ride
Dugas AZ
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Great long loop with a 50 / 50 mix of blacktop and dirt. 90% easy, FAST, dirt roads with a touch of easy/moderate jeep road between Bloody Basin and Dugas. This route follows the Great Western Trail from Carefree, AZ to the I-17. Then runs the scenic Fossil Creek Road down to the decommissioned Childs Power Plant along the Verde River. |
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2009-04-10
Tip Top Mine Ride
Black Canyon City AZ
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Easy riding across the Agua Fria River and up to Tip Top mine. A level ride from mine to Cow Creek. |
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2009-03-21
Wagoner Road, Mayer, Dugas, Verde Hot Springs, Childs, Bloody Basin
Dugas AZ
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Great fun ride from Lake Pleasant to Mayer. Brutal rocks and hills from Dugas to Bloody Basin. Wagoner Road is still my favorite ride. |
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2009-03-07
Great Western Trail, Dugas, Sheep Bridge, Horseshoe Dam Ride
Dugas AZ
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Fast dirt roads and short challenging rocky sections will get you to Sheep Bridge and Horseshoe Dam. |
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2008-12-26
Painted Rock Dam and Sonoran National Monument
Gila Bend AZ
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Easy riding when dry. Can be tricky in the wet. Make sure you know where you are going before you take off in the desert. There are many unmarked turns and it can very easy to get off the trail. This ride skirts sensitive wilderness areas so STAY ON THE TRAIL! Spectactular scenery awaits around every corner! |
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2008-05-10
Table Mesa Road, Humbolt Mt Lookout and Seven Springs Road
New River AZ
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Seven Springs Road from Carefree is easy fast graded dirt road. Same with the drive up to Humbolt Lookout, which provides spectacular 360 degrees views of Horseshoe Lake and the surrounding area. Table Mesa Road can be easy to moderate depending on recent weather events. |
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2008-04-12
Cave Creek to Prescott via Seven Springs and Bloody Basin Roads
Prescott AZ
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Great easy ride. Fast graded dirt roads. Scenery is better traveling from west to east. Crossing the Agua Fria River near Cordes Junction could be a problem after heavy rains. Otherwise the crossing is usually a trickle. |