Haunted Grizzly Trail

Wednesday, February 10, 2016

Today we went Jeeping with a group from this park.  

We lined up near the park office.  There were a total of 11 Jeeps.  Some were modified and some were stock like our is.

While we were waiting for the last people to arrive, we saw a large group of parachuters in the sky.

We drove down the road about 30 minutes before we pulled off to start our 4-wheeling.

We have gathered here.  Some people wanted to let air out of their tires before we start.  We chose not to let any air out.  I, Dusty, am driving today.  It is my first true 4-wheeling adventure where I do all the driving.

We passed some other people getting ready to head out on their 4-wheel side-by-sides.  

There was lots of saguaro.  And to our surprise there were even water puddles in places.  It has not rained in days???

We stopped about every hour.  At this stop we discovered we had lost one Jeep.  See the black jeep just coming along?  They figured out where they made a wrong turn.  Glad they found us.  We were told from this point on that each Jeep was to keep the Jeep in front and the Jeep behind in sight at all times.  We did not lose anyone again.

Can you see the 2 Jeeps in the middle of the picture?  They are waiting for the rest of the group to catch up.

From this angle you cannot tell this was a steep curve.  I made it with Tic's encouragement.  The yellow Jeep did not make it and rolled backwards.  It almost rolled.  The white Jeep used a tow strap to pull the yellow Jeep.  We are all safe!

 This is where we stopped for lunch.  We are at 5220 ft elevation at this point.

 The road below is where we are headed.  It has been a beautiful drive!

This is an abandoned granite mine.  The water was very turquoise.  This picture does not show the vivid color.

These 3 balanced boulders could be seen from the same point where we stopped at the abandoned mine.

 Tic took this short video near the end of our ride today.  We all had to go down then up a hill.  It was fun!!!

Once we got back to the main road, we suddenly came upon a tunnel.  Surprise!!!

We were surprised at the many mud puddles we drove through. The Jeep was pretty muddy, so we stopped and got it washed.   

We had another gorgeous sunset tonight.  Below are 2 more  sunset pictures.

What a beautiful way to end this fun day!!!