Sleeping Princess - Bullhead City, AZ - 12-29-07

[RobG]

So after reading his thread a few posts down I contacted CJ (TacoClimber) for some info on the Laughlin/Bullhead city area trails before heading out that way for New Years. CJ went the extra mile and put together a Sleeping Princess run on Saturday 12/29.

There were 3 of us:
- CJ (Tacoclimber) - Nice Silver Tacoma
- Sonny & his buddy George - Silver 2007 FJ
- Me (Rob) & my daughter Meganne (10) - White 93 4Runner

This is a great trail, a variety of different obstacles, beautiful scenery, great views, and lots of climbing. CJ, Sonny, and George are are the best, I can't thank them enough for sharing their Saturday and their trail with us.

Thank You CJ! :clap:

A few pictures

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View Of Laughlin from Near the Top
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View of Lake Mojave from Near the Top
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[Marc P]

Lucky dog!! CJ and Sonny are a blast to wheel with, and Bullhead has some great trails. I cant wait to get out there again.

[RobG]

Lucky dog!! CJ and Sonny are a blast to wheel with, and Bullhead has some great trails. I cant wait to get out there again.


Yes I am, and yes they are!

Marc, I think you said it best "BullheadFest"

[04 Rocko Taco]

Cj seems to be a great guy from everything i've ever gotten from him or about him. I am hoping to get out to that area this year and spend some time with him and wheeling in the area!! (Also a trip up to Utah to see Mr and Mrs Fuster)

[slosurfer]

Was that a "flat Stanley" in one of those pictures?

[RobG]

Was that a "flat Stanley" in one of those pictures?


I knew someone was going to recognize him. Yes that is my daughters Flat Stanley.
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c374/robG2/200_0069.jpg

And Yes CJ is a great guy and you will for sure have a great time.

[slosurfer]

Haha, that's awesome. My niece in MN sent us her flat stanley awhile back, he got to see a bunch of cool stuff, but he got sent home right before a death valley trip.

[04 Rocko Taco]

*runs to google "Flat Stanley"

[tacoclimber]

Man, that was a great ride. I thoroughly enjoyed the run, Sonny's always fun to wheel with, and Rob, you and Meganne are wonderful people. You couldn't ask for a more fun group of people to play with.

Sleeping Princess is one of those "got it all" type trials. I love it, and Marc, you gotta come back soon so we can finish what we started at Thanksgiving!


I'll get my pics up here shortly.

[tacoclimber]

Ok, get ready for my usual barrage of pics... :hillbill:

Heading out:
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Rob on the first couple obstacles:
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Here he comes...
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Blinded by the light...
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Smile, Sonny!
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And away he goes...
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Rob coming down that same section:
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Look at the passenger rear tire...
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More to come, stay tuned...

[tacoclimber]

Onward and upwards...

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This particular section was a lot more rutted and loose than the last time I was out here. It was much more interesting. Sonny was still at street pressure and gave it a few tries but eventually aired down and nailed it.
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Rob and I cruised up it... Neener neener, Sonny! :laugh:

Here's Rob, appreciating his 37" MTR's...
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Unfortunately, I didn't get any pics of the fun rock crawling section. These next few are of Rob coming up a surprisingly sketchy section. I think they turned out pretty sweet.
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Still more on the way...

[tacoclimber]

Rob coming up the switchbacks:
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It's a lot steeper and more exposed than it looks...
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The view from the very top. Amazing!!!

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Toyotas...aaaahhhh.... :D
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The trail takes you down into Golden Valley, past an old ranch. Sonny took us over to it and we did a bit of exploring...

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And one last 'Yota shot...

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"A good time had by all..." :thumbup:

[RobG]

CJ, you got some great pictures. Advantage of being last is that everyone is waiting around taking pictures of you.

I have a video of Sonny's climb that came out pretty good, I'm going to try to post it but not quite sure how.

See if this link works.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kR2WzE-UC64

Thanks

[ttora4runner]

If you guys ever do a run on Saturday let me know. I wouldn't mind swinging up there.

[tacoclimber]

If you guys ever do a run on Saturday let me know. I wouldn't mind swinging up there.


That's usually when we go. Once in a while if Sonny has a Thursday off we'll hit the trails then, because that's my day off, but usually it's Saturdays. We did Sleeping Princess start to finish in less than 6 hours. And that's taking the time to do a little "trail recovery" and sightseeing.

As you can see in the pics, it's a trail that kinda has it all. I knew Rob would dig it, and I know Marc will really like the rest of it.

So... My Southwest UY brothers and sisters, any interest in a "BullheadFest" sometime in April?

Maybe I should post a feeler thread about it?

[04 Rocko Taco]

if only I was there CJ. I'd be down for a bullhead fest!!! These pictures are amazing!!!