Picnic at Jack & Sandy ’s Place.

  On Saturday, April 8th, Jack & Sandy held a patio party at their adobe house in the wilds of Maricopa County , North of Rio Verde Blvd. We grilled hamburgers and hot dogs, and with the salads and deserts that everyone brought it was quite a feast (Thanks everyone!). Afterwards Jack led a 4WD trip that started about 200 yards from the house, in the State Trust Land just East of Granite Mountain. The whole area is covered with trails, mostly narrow Quad trails, but there are a few roads wide enough for Jeeps. You can get a mapfrom the web:

http://www.gf.state.az.us/pdfs/outdoor_recreation/ohv/granite%20MT%Brochure.pdf

  We went in at Access Gate D on Trail 3, and followed it up and down the whoop-de-do’s and through some brushy spots to the Tonto National Forest Boundary, where route 3 turns SW and heads for the powerline road that runs down to the Pima/Dynamite intersection.. We turned instead onto FS 2090 and followed it through the desert until it hit the powerline road running NE, and came out onto the Horseshoe Dam road. A few miles down the road we turned into Camp Creek wash, and followed it down to the Verde River recreation area, and then back out to Rio Verde Blvd. The whole round trip took about 2 1/2 hours, the weather was beautiful, and everyone had a good time.

  Jack

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