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A FAMILY FOUR-WHEELING CLUB DEDICATED TO THE MOTTO •••••••• “TREAD LIGHTLY!”

The

Havasu 4 Wheelers

TRAIL TALK Your monthly club newsletter October 2011 Volume 19, Number 10

P residents Message

F e l l o w

Havasu 4-

Wheelers,

Fall is here and cooler

weather is coming, really!

I would like to wish a

hearty welcome back to all

of you who escaped the

heat of the Havasu

summer. We have a full slate of runs scheduled for October

culminating in Willie‘s Wobblin Gobblin run which scares

up a good time on Halloween night. If you haven‘t signed

up yet, check them out and sign up for some fun.

Speaking of runs, we can always use more trail bosses. If

you haven‘t led a run yet give it a try. Any of the existing

trail bosses will be willing to help you. Trail boss meetings

are scheduled the day of the membership meeting and are

very informative for new trail bosses. If there is a trail or

destination that is on your wish list and haven‘t seen it, try

being the trail boss. Remember, no dust at the front!

I would like to encourage you to join us for the London

Bridge Days Parade on October 15th. We had a record

turnout last year in support of our efforts working with the

BLM, and would like to see a similar turnout this year. We

will find out our meeting place about a week prior to the

parade, so that information will be coming to you via e-

mail. Please try to fit this into your schedule since we will

be celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the London Bridge.

There are lots of other fun activities on the agenda such as

the Veteran‘s Day Parade, Turkey Roast and Jeep Games

in November and the Garage Sale and Holiday Party in

January. And we will also do our civic duty by scheduling a

Highway cleanup on October 24th. Desert cleanups and

junk car removals will be scheduled later in the season.

So much going on I can see it‘s going to be a busy fun-filled

Fall.

Happy Trails, Cheryl

Upcoming Club Runs (1-5 rating) Check the Havasu 4 Wheelers Website for updates on

runs and events: www.havasu4wheelers.org

Hualapai Serpent‘s Tail (3.25)…….……….…….…….Oct. 3rd

8:00am, Love’s @ Hwy 95 & I-40, Jim Bowen

Boriana Mine-Mt Lodge (3.25)……........………………Oct. 7th

8:00am, Terrible’s @Hwy 95 & I-40, John Strong

Hualapai Peaks (3.5)……........…………………….……Oct. 7th

8:00am, Love’s @Hwy 95 & I-40, Jim Bowen

Dripping Springs (3.25)……........…………..…………Oct. 11th

8:30am, Scenic Turnout, Bob Scholl

Walnut Canyon Escalator (3.25)……........……...……Oct. 14th

8:00am, Terrible’s @Hwy 95 & I-40, John Strong

London Bridge Days Parade ……........………………Oct. 15th

8:30am, To be announced, Mike MacLean

Goat Hill Passage (3.0)……........…………………...…Oct. 18th

8:30am, Corner of Fathom & Reef, Willie Williams

Cat Tail (3.25)……........…………………..………...…Oct. 20th

8:00am, SARA Park, Snake Williams

Mohave Trail (2.0)…….................……………...…Oct. 22-23rd

8:00am, To be announced, Mike MacLean

Copperhead - CA (3.75)……........………..………...…Oct. 25th

8:00am, SARA Park, Snake Williams

Wobblin Gobblin (3.0)……........…………….…..……Oct. 31st

6:30pm, End of Challenger, Willie Williams

Please Note: Please be at the departure location

20 minutes before the departure time.

Call Trail Boss if you are unable to attend.

Continued on page 2

Automatic External Defibrillator

I f you want to carry one of the club‘s Automatic

External Defibrillators (AED‘s) on a run, please

contact Bob Drew and make arrangements to

check one out before your run.

Thanks, Bob Scholl, Run Chairman

Trail Talk - 2 - October 2011

“Sunshine”

If you know of anyone in the club who might need some

cheering up, please call Lisa Bunnell at 855-1780. She

will be happy to send cards for any occasion on behalf of

the entire Havasu 4 Wheelers membership.

Cont. from page 1

Other Club Happen’ns

Ladies Luncheon…...…………..………………..…. Oct.20th

12:30pm,The Refuge, Diana Delk

Highway Clean-Up ……........…..…………..…...…Oct. 24th

8:00am, Hwy 95 on left, past Scenic Turnout, Sue Guibord

H4W Board Meeting ……...…..…….…….…......... Oct. 24th

4 pm, Mohave Comm. College, Rm 204, Cheryl MacLean

Cook‘s Night Out …………...…..…........…....….... Oct. 25th

5 pm, Ken’s Pizza,1675 Mesquite Ave, Rodger Delk

Men‘s Breakfast ...................................................... Oct. 27th

8:00am, Bad Miguel’s, Bruce Speirs

H4W Membership Meeting ....,,,.............................. Oct. 27th

7:00pm, Realtor’s Center, Cheryl MacLean

If you have a change of home

address, (in Havasu for the

winter) please let us know so we

can correct our records and

make sure your newsletter gets

to you each month.

Remember, its your job to

notify us!

Bob or Wanda 928/505-6579

[email protected]

Havasu 4 Wheelers Annual Turkey Fry and Jeep Games

Sunday, November 13th At Campbell ranch

(end of Chemehuevi, east of McCulloch) Come join your friends for

another fun filled day of food and games Contact Joanne Malara 928/566-4881

Or sign up at the next meeting

Photos By: Ed Heil

Elk‘s Lodge

Sept. 20, 2011

tread lightly! ® LEAVE A GOOD IMPRESSION

50/50 Winner Was

Richard Marchus

$55.00

The following members are

recovering nicely and

looking forward to getting

on the trail soon.

Kathleen Speirs

and

Vince Davis

CHEST PAINS?

DON‘T LIE DOWN!

Heart Attack Information:

New Aspirin Product

Bayer is making crystal aspirin

to dissolve under the tongue.

They work much faster than

the tablets

New Aspirin Product

“Trail Talk”

Safety Rant of the Month –

– Adopt A Highway Clean Up

and Desert Clean Up - Why

I gave up yard sales and

started picking trash instead

T ax free money, boat covers, auto parts, fresh air,

cold drinking water, sun tans, adoring crowds of

passing well-wishers, a walk in the fresh morning

breeze, and unlimited camaraderie – what else does a guy

or girl really need?

Well some folks would answer that with ―a life you idiot‖

but see, that‘s where I think they are wrong. I saw the joy

in Willie Williams‘s eyes when she found the outhouse

last year and the Victoria‘s Secrets outfits this year

(How‘s all that working out for you Snake?). The

whooping and hollering from Buck Halterman when he

found all that money! Jim Bowen and his new boat cover,

Rodger Delk and his new beer can coolers, Ladell Olson

and the boat parts he needed. The list of miracle finds

and the happy, ecstatic throngs of H4W‘ers goes on and

on. All of this - and its provided FREE to our

membership as a benefit.

Incredible as this all must seem the original reason for

these clean up activities was to provide a form of ―giving

back‖ to desert areas we enjoy and love to explore. We

have one large Desert and two smaller Highway Clean

Ups each season. Please join your fellow H4W‘ers are we

―do our part to give back.‖

Our first Highway Clean Up of the season is

scheduled for October 24th, contact Sue Guibord

to sign up.

Havasu’s 2nd Annual Balloon Festival

January 19 - 22nd, 2012

If you are interested in

Volunteering, sign up on their

web site

havasuballoonfest.com

Photo By: Ed Heil

Charles Leipart

is the dubious winner of the NO BELL award!


DIZCLAIMER 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 held liable. If, in readin this

newsletter, you get t he message, be satisfied with what ya

got!

• Roster Changes •

New/Corrected E-mail address‘

Jim & Janet Lund -

[email protected]

Mike & Leeann Keys -

[email protected]

Bill & Janice Farr -

[email protected]

Our sincere condolences from the entire membership go out to

Jim & Anna Hofstetter with the passing of her sister…

Also to Ladell & Judy Olson with the passing of her sister…

And to John and Sue Strong with the passing of his brother...

Here's my new off-road vehicle.

If it catches on in Havasu,

I'll start leading runs for other owners

Contact Andy Lucas

Rattler Pass Saturday, Sept. 24, 2011

S ix jeeps with one guest passenger left the Scenic

Turnout at 8AM.

Since we had all been up $5.00 Falls before, we

opted to bypass that little challenge. It is a 2-wheel

drive trail out to the actual start of Rattler Pass. The

first 5 miles of the trail has been traveled lately, but

still not full of hoop-tee-dos.

The last 5 miles was almost like virgin trail. Their

were not any tire tracks, motorcycle, quad or jeep. In

fact, if I had not been using my GPS, I could not have

found the trail.

The Rattler Pass rating should be revised according to

our rating system. Our club-rating chart states the

equipment required to do any given run establishes

the run difficulty level. The six jeeps on this run only

needed their lockers at two obstacles. No one was

towed, strapped or winched. I only used 4-wheel high

except when I engaged my lockers. This would/should

lower the rating from a level 4 to a level 3 ¾. Recent

rains in the area have filled the canyon floor with sand

that makes the run less difficult.

The total distance round trip from start to finish is 18

miles. Since we did not stop for lunch, we were back at

the Scenic Turnout at 11:15 AM.

I want to thank Paul Wheatly for doing a good job of

being my Tailgunner.

Dick Thomas, Trailboss

London Bridge Days Parade October 15th, 2011

Come and show your support

Details on the H4W web site

Photo of 2010 parade: Wanda Scholl



An estimated 200,000 people a year flock to the desert valley for recreational pursuits: hiking, camping, rock-hounding, star-gazing and a new sport

called "geocaching," a treasure hunt using GPS technology. Moviemakers use the desert floor for chase scenes. But the valley has gained its greatest

acclaim in recent years as an untamed, unregulated venue for off-road vehicles. Off-roaders take their Jeeps, motorcycles, dune buggies, ATVs, "rock

crawlers" and other souped-up vehicles over, around and through the rills and hills and rocks. The annual King of the Hammers race, billed as the

toughest desert race in the nation, draws more than 20,000 participants and spectators. "There's not another place in the country where we could hold

o u r r a c e , " s a i d D a v e C o l e , o n e o f t h e r a c e o r g a n i z e r s . " T h i s i s o u r D a y t o n a 5 0 0 . "

The Marine Corps, whose Twentynine Palms base is directly adjacent to Johnson Valley, also likes the valley's challenging terrain — for similar yet

different reasons. The Marine Corps would like to include the land inside the boundaries of its Air-Ground Combat Center as a training area for large-

scale, live-fire exercises where three battalions could simultaneously practice assaulting a fixed location. The land is controlled by the federal Bureau of

Land Management. Johnson Valley would give the Marine Corps a large-scale training capability it lacks at any of its bases, according to Marine brass.

Even in a budget-tightening season when other projects are being dropped or trimmed, the Marine Corps has allocated $60 million for the expansion

project. Gen. James Amos, the commandant, considers the expansion "absolutely essential to providing the requisite training area for preparing Ma-

r i n e s t o m e e t t h e c h a l l e n g e s o f t h e f u t u r e s e c u r i t y e n v i r o n m e n t . "

The off-roaders look at the valley and see an exciting, irreplaceable place for their sport. Amos looks at the valley and sees a place to provide training

that will enhance the "survivability" of Marines in combat. The off-roaders and the merchants who depend on all the recreationalists are not going

down without a fight. When the Marines opened up their expansion proposal for public review in May, more than 25,000 responses were received. The

Marines have offered a compromise: the heart of the Johnson Valley racing area would be available 10 months a year and closed for two months when

a major exercise is planned. But expansion skeptics feel that the dual-use idea would be withdrawn as soon as the first civilian wanders innocently or

defiantly into the midst of Marine training or is hurt by ordnance left when the training is over.

The dispute features two sides that, philosophically, are aligned. Both believe in living life on the edge, facing down danger in the desert. The Marine

Corps sent a color guard to this year's King of the Hammers. Off-duty Marines have their own desert racing team. And expansion opponents, many of

them military veterans, feel a twinge at opposing the Marines during a time of war. "It's going to have a devastating effect on recreation," said Ray

Pessa, a Yucca Valley activist. "National defense comes first, and if they say they need it, so be it. But I'm not sure they've looked at all the alterna-

tives." The Marines agree there are other expansion alternatives on the eastern and southern edges of the base but insist that none is as good as Johnson

Valley on the west. The final environmental impact statement is set for completion in early January. The Department of Navy's decision on which, if

any, alternative to select is scheduled for April, in time for the issue to be sent to Congress for inclusion in the defense appropriations bill.

Beyond the effect on off-roaders and business owners, Betty Munson, with the Johnson Valley Improvement Assn., sees a loss of the freedom that lures

people to the austere and often blisteringly hot desert. "Johnson Valley is all that is left of the California desert where you can travel without any re-

strictions, go camping without a fee, go anywhere, any time," Munson said. "There's a lot of freedom out there that people won't have anymore."

Ninety percent of Marines deploying to Afghanistan come to the Twentynine Palms base for live-fire and other training called Mojave Viper. A re-

created Afghan village has 1,500 buildings and is populated by up to 1,000 Afghan "role players." Marines are also taught to detect and dodge roadside

bombs, the Taliban weapon of choice. Training is continuously tweaked to include lessons learned from the battlefield. But what the base lacks is space

t o h a v e t h r e e b a t t a l i o n s c o n v e r g i n g o n a n " e n e m y " l o c a t i o n .

Although the Twentynine Palms base is sprawling — 600,000 acres, compared to 125,000 acres at Camp Pendleton — there are various impediments to

having a simultaneous live-fire exercise involving three battalions on the move. Among those impediments are federally protected tortoises. The tortoise

issue annoys the off-roaders. If there were more tortoises in Johnson Valley, that would probably kill the idea of annexing it to the base, said Cole, who

loves Johnson Valley so much that he was married on one of its promontories. "If I was having a tortoise race, that would be seen as valuable," said

C o l e . " B u t I ' m h a v i n g a p e o p l e r a c e , a n d t h a t ' s n o t s e e n a s v a l u a b l e . "

The Marine Corps has been studying expansion of Twentynine Palms for nearly a decade, with each study coming to much the same conclusion: John-

son Valley is the best alternative. Under the Marine Corps' preferred alternative plan, 108,530 acres of Johnson Valley would be permanently closed to

the public. An additional 38,137 acres would be open 10 months a year. Although the issue involves federally managed land, members of California's

Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation Commission toured Johnson Valley in late May and, after hearing testimony from all sides, sent a letter to the

Marine Corps saying it could not support the expansion plan. Commission members suggested that the Marines look at sharing one of the spacious

bases in California or Nevada belonging to other branches of the military, possibly the Army's Ft. Irwin, the Navy's China Lake, or Edwards Air Force

Base. The Marines say that such an agreement would be overly expensive and impractical for a variety of reasons.

Daphne Greene, deputy director of California State Parks, said the Marines are to be complimented for seeking off-roaders' opinions and looking for a

compromise. But the inclusion of Johnson Valley in the expansion plan would be too great a loss of a natural asset that Californians have long enjoyed,

she said. "We wouldn't let the Marines take over Yosemite," Greene said.

Off-roaders and Marines in contention for rugged desert The Corps wants to expand its Twentynine Palms base for major combat exercises, but civilians fear the loss of a

popular recreational area.

Off-road vehicles stir up dust in Johnson

Valley, where the Marine Corp wants to

extend its Twentynine Palms base to

accommodate major combat exercises.

By Tony Perry

Los Angeles Times

John Herrick/CRAWL Magazine Matt Moody, Los Angeles Times

- Anna’s H4W “Club Stuff” -

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

2010/2011 Executive Officers:

President……………….……………..Cheryl MacLean Vice President………….……………....…...Bob Scholl Secretary……….………………………………..……..Ro Beets Treasurer……..………………….….Loretta Robinson

Voting Members:

Immediate Past Pres…………….Bruce Speirs At Large……….……………….……. Jim Hofstetter & Janet Drew

Committees:

Advertising…………………….…Tom Christiansen Audit……………………………………………Willie Williams By-Laws………………………………………….....Steve Riley Community Service…………….Connie Hoppe Desert Clean-Up …………………....Sue Guibord Events…………………..……..Rodger & Diana Delk Historian……………………….………………………….……...TBA Merchandise…..…...Anna & Jim Hofstetter Membership……………………………..… Janet Drew Newsletter Editor………………...Wanda Scholl Public Land……………….…….……….…...Jim Bowen Runs………………………………..…………......…..Bob Scholl Safety………………………….……………...…….…...Bob Drew Sunshine…………………………………....….Lisa Bunnell Webmaster………………..Dennis Kreuzenstein

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TEES

October 2011 Birthday’s & Events

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

2 Sue Guibord Craig Sallee

3 Bruce Speirs

4 5 6 7 Donna Arney

8

9 10 Cathy Perger Sandra Shaw

11 12 13 Terry Harstad

Richard Marchus

14 Judy

Gronemeyer Joe Hazlett

15 Deena Hazlett

16 Annie Planas

17 Sharon Carson

Bill Trunk

18 19 Janet Drew

20 21 Ed Heil

Rosalyn Wicks Zac Zacavich

22

23 24 Jim Frush

25 Tracy Fassari

26 27 28 Bernice

Mitschele

29 Gary

Gronemeyer

30 Steve Riley

John Thuneman

31 Howard Little

Craig McGowan

If we forgot your Birthday or

Anniversary, please let us know so

we can correct our records.

Trixie Kautzmann


October 2nd -

Bill & Nola Lawson

Bob & Sally Taylor

October 8th -

Bruce & Arvella Joy

October 12th -

Mike & Tracy Fassari

October 28th -

Tom & Dodie Gildea

Mens Breakfast

H4W Meeting Cooks Nite Out Board Meeting

Serpent’s Tail Boriana Mine

Hualapai Peak Dripping Sprin

Cat Tail Goat Hill Mohave Trail

Mohave Trail

Wobblin Gobblin

Walnut Canyon

Copperhead

London

Bridge Days

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- HAVASU 4 WHEELERS TRAIL RATINGS - - 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. 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.

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