The Rough Rider. February 2017 Volume 42 Issue 2. In This Issue

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1 The Rough Rider The Monthly Newsletter of the Tucson Rough Riders, Inc. February 2017 Volume 42 Issue 2 In This Issue Upcoming Events 2-3 Meeting Minutes 4-5 Participation Report 6-7 Run Reports 8-15 Bonus Run 16 Club Officers 17 Member Anniversaries 17 Publishing Schedule 17 Editor s Corner Meeting Dates: January 24 July 25 February 28 August 22 March 28 September 26 April 25 October 24 May 23 November 28 June 27 December TBD* (*Christmas Party) Trail Dust Days 2017 Christmas Party TBD TBD The Rough Rider is the official publication of the Tucson Rough Riders, Inc., P.O. Box 78726, Tucson, Arizona, The Tucson Rough Riders, Inc., is a rough-terrain vehicle club with the following goals: to enjoy and protect the natural environment, to provide social and recreational activities for its members, and to promote family togetherness. The Club assists the state and national resource management agencies and local community charitable organizations. The Club s general meetings are held on the 4th Tuesday of each month at the U-Like Oriental Buffet, 5101 N. Oracle Road, Tucson, unless otherwise specified. The social gathering is from 6:30 PM to 7:00 PM, with the meeting starting at 7:00 PM. Members, guests, advertisers and the public are cordially invited to attend. Membership in the Tucson Rough Riders is $40.00 annually. Optional name tags may be purchased for $10.00 each. To qualify for membership, a four-wheel-drive vehicle owner must attend two runs and two meetings. Anyone wishing to join the Tucson Rough Riders is encouraged to contact any of the Board members, visit our website, or write to the Club at the above post office box.

2 The Rough Rider 2 February 2017 Upcoming events Plan to be at these events for a great time. It is a wonderful opportunity to meet new people or spend time with old friends. Don t have a ride? I m sure someone has a seat. Don t forget your camera! MARCH 2017 NOTE: PLEASE CHECK THE CLUB CALENDAR FOR UPDATES RAIL-X RANCH CLEANUP Mar 4 at 8:30 AM. Meet at Bashas in Catalina (Oracle Road and Golder Ranch). Run Leader: Rheal Tetreault ( ). Trail Rating: N/A. Destination: Rail-X Ranch, outside Catalina AZ. We will be doing our yearly cleanup on Railx Ranch. We will work till around noon and then go have pizza at Mama s Pizza. Bring gloves. 4 WHEEL PARTS SHOW Mar 11 at 8:30 AM. Meet at 4Wheel Parts, 4001 E. Speedway in Tucson. Run Leader: Kevin Kennedy ( or azkevinkennedy@gmail.com). Trail Rating: n/a. Destination: 4Wheel Parts. Meeting at the store to show our support at 8:30 am for best parking. TERAN WASH PREHISTORIC ANIMAL TRACKS Mar 12 at 8:30 AM. Meet at McDonald s at Tanque Verde and Catalina Highway. Run Leader: Tim Naylor ( ). Trail Rating: 2.0. Destination: Teran Wash, off Cascabel Road. The trail will start on the Redington Pass road and go all the way to Cascabel Road and exit in Benson at I-10. CHAROULEAU GAP Mar 18 at 8:00 AM. Meet at Bashas in Catalina (Oracle Road and Golder Ranch). Run Leader: Kevin Kennedy ( or azkevinkennedy@gmail.com). Trail Rating:3.5. (At least one locker required). Destination: Charouleau Gap. After the run we will do a Meet and Greet at Chuy s on Oracle at Magee around 5 PM. If you can t do the Gap, please plan to attend the Meet and Greet. GAME & FISH EXPO Mar 25 (9 AM 5 PM) and Mar 26 (9 AM 4 PM). No specific meeting place given. Run Leader: Becky Antle ( ). Trail Rating: N/A. Destination: Ben Avery Shooting Facility, Black Canyon Blvd, Phoenix (Exit I-17 at Carefree Highway). The Arizona State Association of 4-Wheel Drive Clubs (ASA4WDC) is running demonstrations on the rock pile. Call Becky if you re interested in playing on the rocks. Website: (continued next page)

3 The Rough Rider 3 February 2017 Upcoming events (Cont d.) APRIL 2017 ASA4WDC LAND WORK RUN Apr 1 at 8:00 AM, Continuing on Apr 2. Meet at Bashas in Catalina on Apr 1 (Oracle Road and Golder Ranch). Run Leader: Rheal Tetreault (( ). Trail Rating: N/A. Destination: ASA property near Florence. We will be doing some work on the ASA property near Florence. We will be knocking down cholla and piling it up for future burning. We will meet on Saturday (see above) in Catalina; on Sunday we will beet anyone coming up on the corner of the Florence Kelvin Highway and AZ Route 79. CHAROULEAU GAP WORK RUN Apr 8 at 8:30 AM. Meet at the Bashas in Catalina (Oracle Road and Golder Ranch). Run Leader: Rheal Tetreault ( ). Trail Rating: Not Given. [Ed. Note: This trail has been rated at 3.5 for another run announcement.] Destination: Charouleau Gap. We will be doing our spring work run on the Gap. I will have a washout to repair and we will add more dirt to the waterbar on the big hill going down to the creek. Shovels will be very helpful on the waterbar. Bring gloves, shovels, lunch and 5- gal. buckets for moving rock. Expect to be out all day. MAY 2017 RICE PEAK WORK RUN May 6 at 8:30 AM. Meet at Bashas in Catalina (Oracle Road and Golder Ranch). Run Leader: Rheal Tetreault ( ). Trail Rating: Not Given. Destination: Rice Peak, in the Catalina Mountains south of Oracle. Time for the spring work run on Rice Peak. I have a repair in a washout on the first hill that comes out of Peppersauce Canyon. Bring gloves, lunch, shovels and 5-gal. buckets for hauling rock. ANDERSON MILL, WICKENBURG May 14. Meeting place and time not given. Run Leader: Rheal Tetreault ( ). Trail Rating: Not Given. Destination: Anderson Mill (aka Rube Goldberg Mill). As part of the ASA Quarterly, we will be doing a run to Anderson Mill on Sunday. This mill is also known as the Rube Goldberg Mill. It was built around WW II and parts were scarce, so the mill was built out of anything they could find. We will be in Wickenburg on Saturday (May 13) for the quarterly, camping at the rodeo grounds. Coming home on Monday. Some information and pictures about the Anderson Mill are here: andersonmill/andersonmill.html. Have an idea for a run? Do you have an idea but don t want to lead a trip, or you don t know the route? Don t worry! Just contact a Board member with your ideas. Please remember these trips usually are day trips which means to bring plenty of water.

4 The Rough Rider 4 February 2017 Meeting Minutes Call to Order Meeting called to order 7:07 PM; gave Pledge of Allegiance. Acceptance of January minutes moved, seconded, and passed. Land Use (Becky) Traveling. Travel management plan in Nogales is under review. State Report & Adopt-A-Road (Rheal) Adopt a road. WORK RUNS Scheduled. See new runs. Quarterly meeting. Belt for motor home failed in Casa Grande. Planning another cleanup in Florence in late March / April. Guests (Kevin K.) *** Welcome*** My apologies up front for any misspelling. Gean and Cheryl Rubicon. John and Lil Mandoske. 46 Willys. Membership (Jill) Prorated amount due: $33 Name Tag. $10 Jess is eligible for membership. 3 runs and second meeting. Likes the group and the people. Voted in. Participation Report (Miles) 190 people to date. 120 vehicles to date. Andy has 13 points so far. In the lead. Safety and Education (Kevin F.) Not covered. Guest Presentation: Comm Techs LLC Paul and Clay. Started meeting with questions from the group. Hand held radio reception. Get a magnetic mount antenna. MOPAR radio. No data. Routing CB in the car stereo. Mono vs Stereo. It is very critical to tune your antenna. 2.0 or higher results in excessive loss and possible damage to the radio. Can you damage an antenna with too much power. Yes. Antenna mounting. Mount your antenna so that it will not get broken off. 2 foot to 5 foot antenna. Not much difference in short range use. The top of antenna needs to have no metal around it. Grounding is the number one reason for not receiving well and having a low SWR. If you use a ground strap - use braided wire and keep the ground strap short. Higher channels seem to work better. Channels 30 to 40 are usually pretty quiet. Cable length - 18 foot length is best. I.E. Multiples of 18 feet. RG-58 is the standard wire. Does not flex well. Bleed over is typically grounding issues. Get power directly from the battery. Ground to battery, radio, antenna, etc. Ignition and alternator noise. Grounding is the typical cause. Add a noise filter at the radio. Best connection point is directly to the battery. Powder coating is a problem with Jeeps. Bumpers, antenna mounts, etc. Antenna Mounts. Nylon washer goes on the top. #1 mistake they see. Firestiks are American made. Seem to be better made. All antennas are 5/8 wave antenna. Cobra 19s are a good radio. Almost as good as the Cobra 29. Stryker radio. Multiband. 3 year warranty. Can be an issue if you transmit on the ham bands also has more power than allowed on the CB bands. Stay on the CB Bands. $179 new. May improve your reception. Dual antennas need to be at least 9 feet apart. Receiving signal - can only be made better with a better radio. RF Gain is basically a local distance switch. Power mikes help make your voice louder. Will adjust or repair any radio. $30 to tune a radio. Takes about 30 to 40 minutes. $16.50 to tune an antenna. Paul and Clay thank you both very much. Next Month: Lithium car battery President s Report (Kevin K.) Thank you for your participation and support. Runs have filled up for this month and next.. Editor s Report (Dave) Everything in the newsletter. Website (Tim) 6 runs since last meeting. Old Business Please get your dues up to date. Awards for Female 4 Wheeler of the year. Becky Antle. Male 4 Wheeler of the year. Jim Molter. Lots of new runs. Run of the year. Night run. Andy Sacio. Won by one vote. Black Cloud Award. Bart Hogan. Run leaders should post their new run on Yahoo groups. Tim and Malcolm typically post the run to the

5 The Rough Rider 5 February 2017 Meeting Minutes (Cont d.) calendar. New Business Possible Channel change based on inputs from Comm Tech. Run leaders can specify the channel. Most of our radios are tuned for the low end. Run leaders - Run requirements. If you have minimum requirements, stick to the requirements, if a vehicle is limited. We want to have a good time, we don't want to have safety issues. If you don't know the vehicle - ask. If a vehicle is lacking - invite them to ride along. Road Etiquette. Use hand signals. Keep the guy behind you in sight. Communicate. Keep the dust down, use parking lights as needed. Don t go by yourself. O Reilly Auto parts. Provides a discount for TRR. Varies by items. Ballistic Fabrication. Provides a discount for TRR. Gardner and Romero area. 4Wheel Parts also takes care of the TRR as well. Larry Miller Jeep parts. Many other vendors as well. Should we post on the members site? Run Reports For details and photos, please check out the Run Reports section elsewhere in the newsletter. Kevin. Ripsey Mine. 17 vehicles. Low 60s with cloud cover. No issues, no drama. New geocache at the mine. Dam is filled in. Rock house in good shape. One kid and one dog. This was unusual. Tim. Red Rock run. Tim s birthday run. Only three vehicles needed to be winched. Better drivers and better knowledge. Andy. Table Mesa Jamboree this weekend will be busy. 6 vehicles. Did Lower and Upper Terminator. Did Predator and Anaconda on Sunday. Chilito trail. (NEW) First trail lead for this group. Had a great time. Fantastic scenic area, history. Jim. Morning star mine. 10 vehicles. Easy trail mainly. Did lose a nut on sway bar and lost a shock. Gold miners were working the creek. Mike. Smelter (NEW) and Cottonwood Wash. Started the run off with a flat. The spare was flat as well. 10 people 3 jacks 2 lug wrenches - whole pit crew to change the 35" 100 lb. tire. Lost a shock as well. a rhinoceros, but is related to prehistoric horses. Here s a link to some information on it: March 18th. Charouleau Gap and Meet and Greet. 8:30 Bashas at Golder Ranch on Oracle, N Oracle. South to North route. Will do meet and greet at Chuy's on Magee and Oracle at about 5pm. Minimums are 35" tires, lift and lockers. May need to break up into groups. March 18th. Chiva Falls March 25th and 26th. Ben Avery - Game and Fish. You can pretty much shoot anything you want. Come and play on the rocks. May 18th Moab 9 days June 10th. Ajax July 14th Sedona. WORK RUNS. March 4th. Rail X Cleanup 8:30am. Bashas at Golder Ranch on Oracle, N Oracle. Work until noon. Club will buy Pizza. Most materials provided by Game and fish. Overall the area does not look to bad. Truck camper shell, Mattress and box. A trailer frame and other items. Will be working with Game / Fish. Allen Forney and will provide the trailer. April 8th. Charouleau Gap 8:30am Bashas at Golder Ranch on Oracle, N Oracle. May 6th. Rice Peak. 8:30am Bashas at Golder Ranch on Oracle, N Oracle. Bring gloves, shovels, pickup tools, 5 gallon buckets for carrying rocks, etc. The basics. Land use Donation $95.88 Raffle No Raffle. Run Announcements For details, please check out the Upcoming Events section elsewhere in the newsletter. Official runs must be posted on the calendar a minimum of 4 days in advance. [Editor s Note: As of 3/5/17, not all of these runs have been posted in the Club Calendar. Please refer to the Calendar for the most current and accurate information.] March 11th. 4Wheel Parts March madness sale. Need the ramp. Opens at 9am. Food and music. March 12th. Dino track run. (NEW) Brontotherium. Type of mammoth. [Ed. Note: I looked up Brontotherium and found that it s actually more like

6 The Rough Rider 6 February 2017 Participation Report Through March 4, we have had 10 runs this year. We re off to an excellent start. The summary information and list of those members who have earned points follows. I understand that the Board has met to revise our SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures) that included addition of the Participation Points Guidelines. I will make one addition stating: Rosters of each run, rescue and meeting should be forwarded to the participation points coordinator within 3 days after the event. If you believe there is a discrepancy with your points, please send me a note with details to milesweigold@mac.com. Happy Trails! Total meeting attendees - members 79 Total meeting attendees - guests 21 Total run participants-members 119 Total run participants-guests 65 Total run participants-all 184 Total runs 10 Total rescues 0 Total rescue participants 0 Total participants-all events 284 Total vehicles on runs Tucson Rough Riders Participation Points Summary Revised: 3/5/2017 Lname Fname Meetings Runs Run Lead Rescues Total Sacio Andres Naylor Tim Hogan Bart Siskind Paul Narcus Larry Molter Jim O'Campo Leo Conrow Sherman David Phil Feldman Ken Dean Michael Bockwaldt Walter Fetherman Stan Kennedy Kevin Grisillo Joe Antle/Tetrault Becky Greven Erwin Nelson Dean Overbey John Ratzlaff Bill

7 The Rough Rider 7 February 2017 Participation Report (Cont d.) Lname Fname Meetings Runs Run Lead Rescues Total Weigold Miles Hval Bob Leslie Malcolm Bunch David Collins/Thilges Mike Fabiano Gary Fearnow John Long Bill Archer Steven Cristia Robert Nezelek Vaughn Acuna Ruben Raya Mike Richardson Chris Harford Brad Taylor Ken Webley Dave Ambler Tom Drenten Lon Hill John Hockwitt Mel Peterson Dave Stites James Wall Bob Zigelstein Stephen Fraynd Darrell Bose Tamal Campion Mark Di Maria Mike Finstad Paul Harrison Rick Johnson Bob Knuckles Ben McDonald Mike Larabee Constance Levine Larry Mummert Steve Parker Tom Singh Manu

8 The Rough Rider 8 February 2017 Run Reports Red Rock Canyon (1/28 Tim Naylor) (Photos by Andy Sacio, Miles Weigold & Tim Naylor)

9 The Rough Rider 9 February 2017 Run Reports (Cont d.) Smelter Wash / Cottonwood Wash (2/2 Mike Dean) (Photos by Tim Naylor)

10 The Rough Rider 10 February 2017 Run Reports (Cont d.) Chilito Mine Trail (2/4 Sherm Conrow) (Photos by Bart Hogan, Steve Williams, Tim Naylor, Jim Molter & Robert Cristia)

11 The Rough Rider 11 February 2017 Run Reports (Cont d.) Chilito Mine Trail Cont d. (2/4 Sherm Conrow)

12 The Rough Rider 12 February 2017 Run Reports (Cont d.) Morning Star Mine (2/12 Jim Molter) (Photos by Jim Molter & Stan Fetherman) Thirteen Jeeps and one Toyota Land Cruiser left the Green Valley Post Office at 8:30 for a scheduled run into the Santa Rita Mountains. The group headed up Box Canyon Road exiting onto Greaterville Road 165. We drove up and over the Morning Star Mine but due to the size of the group we were unable to stop. However, we could see the gated mine shafts which are now controlled by the Forest Service. Continuing up 165 toward Melendrez Pass we exited onto FR-4039 that took us down Fish Canyon. This road is interesting with nice views and water crossings. Just before exiting the creek we came across a couple of gold miners working the creek bed so we had to detour around them. We then drove up and over the Snyder Mine, again no room to stop so we continued to FR4086 and the Cave of the Bell for lunch. After lunch the group made its last stop at Aliso Spring located up Sawmill Canyon Road FR4084 before heading over to Gardner Canyon Road 92 and home.

13 The Rough Rider 13 February 2017 Run Reports (Cont d.) Morning Star Mine Cont d. (2/12 Jim Molter)

14 The Rough Rider 14 February 2017 Run Reports (Cont d.) Table Mesa (2/25 & 26 Andy Sacio) (Photos by Andy & Gale Sacio)

15 The Rough Rider 15 February 2017 Run Reports (Cont d.) Ripsey Mine (2/26 Kevin Kennedy) (Photos by Tim Naylor)

16 The Rough Rider 16 February 2017 Bonus Run Secret Pass (2/12 Becky Antle) (Photos by Becky Antle) Joan Beck and Phil Strittmatter led a run into Secret Pass in Golden Valley. This is between Kingman and Bullhead City. The run was held on Sunday, February 12, the day after the ASA4WDC delegates meeting. Typically there is a run after each quarterly and all are invited. We had three there this time. Tucson Rough Riders, Arizona Rough Riders and Bullhead 4 Wheelers. This is the Bullhead 4 Wheelers adopt a trail in that area. The trail is rated at least a 3.5 to a 4 in some places but very scenic. The weather was nice with a little rain. But it was a beautiful trip.

17 The Rough Rider 17 February 2017 Club Officers Member Anniversaries Board of Directors President Kevin Kennedy Vice President Kevin Fitzgerald Treasurer Malcolm Leslie Secretary Lon Drenten ASA4WDC Delegate Becky Antle ASA4WDC Delegate Rheal Tetreault Non-BoD Positions Editor Dave Peterson February Brandon & Jean DiMaria 2003 Mike & Charlotte DiMaria 2003 Rick & Chris Eve 2015 Stan & Janet Fetherman 1999 Kevin & Jennifer Fitzgerald 2014 Bob & Tracy Johnson 2000 Loren & Delia King 2015 Ben & Katy Knuckles 2014 Gadi Neeman 2016 Chris & Margaret Richardson 1996 Gary & Sandy Vaughn 2016 Sam & Cheryl Walters 2016 March Tom Ambler 2006 Steven & Gwen Archer 2015 Walter & Becky Bockwaldt 2015 Allen Bourgeois 2016 Bob & Monique Bozarth 2000 Lon & Denise Drenton 2010 Brad Harford 2015 Bill Long & Nancy Stewart 2015 Larry & Deborah Narcus 2013 Manu & Lacy Singh 2016 James Stites 2014 Note: If your anniversary date is incorrect, please let Jill Ray know so she can correct our records. Historian Tim Naylor Membership Jill Ray Webmaster Tim Naylor Rescue Patrol Mel Hockwitt Publishing Schedule 2017 Rough Rider Publishing Dates: January: 1/29 July: 8/4* February: 3/5 August: 8/27* March: 4/2 September: 10/1 April: 4/30 October: 10/29 May: 5/28 November: 12/3 June: 7/2 December: 12/27* *Dates may vary due to travel or holiday.

18 The Rough Rider 18 February 2017 Editor s Corner Beware the Ides of March at least, that was what they told Julius Caesar. This year, the Ides fall in the middle of the week, so most of us aren t likely to be on the trail. Be careful anyway. Speaking of being on the trail, TRR has a *very* full calendar now! Nine runs in the next few months have been made official (by their inclusion on the club Calendar), and there are more to come! Please check out the Upcoming Events section of this newsletter and the New Runs section of the meeting minutes for all the information that s currently available. While it s great to learn all about the trails that are close to us (Jim Molter has been doing a superb job of leading runs in the areas south of Tucson, for instance), there is a whole state to explore! Andy and Gale Sacio spent a weekend at Table Mesa last month, and new trails have been introduced to the club by several members. Check out the Bonus Run report by Becky Antle on Page 16. While this trail might be a bit far for a day run, I think it would be an excellent destination for a weekend trip. But if you re willing to travel 2 or 3 hours for a trail, you might be surprised at how many new trails we could include in the club s repertoire. One action that seems to have fallen by the wayside this year is writing about the runs for the newsletter. Of the six club runs in this issue, only one had a write-up. You ll have to fill in your own words for the others. Remember, the newsletter is seen by non-members and serves as one of the tools we have for new folks to find out about us. If all I can put in the Rough Rider is pictures, they might not be as interested as if there s an accompanying story. So please Please PLEASE if you lead a run, give me a story to go with the photographs! (Or ask someone else on the run to do it, if you don t think you re up to the task yourself.) Something else to think about: Are you part of the Meet the Rough Riders section on our website? You know that I include head shots of the run leaders when I can (which is most of the time), but sometimes there isn t any photo I can pull for the purpose. Tim has a page on the website that tells you how to get added to this section, and I strongly encourage you to do this. It s another way we can learn about each other, and let non-members know about us, too. If you *are* on the Meet the Rough Riders page, please review your information to make sure it s still current. [Yes, this applies to me, too. I m just as guilty as anyone else of failing to review information to make sure it s up to date.] Happy 30th (TRR) Anniversary to Becky and Rheal! You guys have actually survived 30 years in the club! Way to go! *************** JeepMonster progress: None since last month, so I ll just leave you with the photo of the new (but not-yet-installed) gauges and the B-52 cockpit that the JeepMonster might look like eventually.