Parker, AZ Jeep trip February 2008

Well we spent this past President's Weekend out in Parker, AZ. We went with our usual Jeep group and some new members who had experienced a very exciting first trip! Friday found us out on a new trail Mark Buoye had located on the California side of the river. This trial was really fun and had some very challenging obstacles and waterfalls that only a few Jeeps went through, (we will have to get back to this trail next time and complete the whole trail)!! Saturday we planned to all meet on the road headed towards the Desert Bar. We first planned to run Presidents Trail which most of us had already ran the previous years. This trail is only about 1 1/2 miles long with several waterfall obstacles. We started at the end of the trail with the hardest obstacle called the Launch Pad. Only a couple of us went up it before Rick and his wife tried their luck at it, they were in their new jeep they had just purchased (I did not know they had never jeeped before). Well as you will see things did not go as well as they had hoped for. As they approached the climb they thought they were on the right line but that was not the case. Unfortunately as they approached the top the jeep started to bounce and move towards the left then the jeep became off balance and probably by hitting the brakes caused the jeep to fall over backwards forcing them to fall right on to their top and then over on to their side. Fortunately no one was hurt besides the jeep and their pocket book, just a few bumps & bruises and their pride are the only things that felt the pain. (Rick said they will be back and with a vengeance, we can't wait). After up righting the jeep and getting it to a safe area we continued to another trail Mark had located, this one was called "Bad Joe Falls". This trail was best one of the weekend, there were several water falls and very challenging climbs. I think all in all we got through this one with minimal body damage and just a few scrapes on the under caraige. Over all I couldn't think of a better place to go wheeling on a great weekend with awesome friends and beautiful weather. Thanks to everyone for a wonderful weekend!!!!