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September 2014 Volume 22, Number 9

Upcoming Club Runs (1-5 rating)

Check the Havasu 4 Wheelers Website for updates on runs

www.havasu4wheelers.org

Green River, UT ……….…………..…….......... Sept. 15th—19th See Web Site for details, 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.

Other Club Happen’ns

Ladies Luncheon ……………………….………........... Sept. 18th 12:30pm, Barley Brothers, 1425 McCulloch N, Diana Delk

Trail Boss Meeting ……………………………........... Sept. 22nd 9:00am, Genealogy Library, Gary Wiskus

H4W Board Meeting …………………………...…..... Sept. 22nd 4:00pm, Genealogy Library, John Strong

Cooks Night Out ………………………………............ Sept. 23rd 5:00pm, Elks Lodge, 3532 McCulloch, Rodger & Diana Delk

H4W Membership Meeting ………………………… Sept. 25th 7:00pm, Realtor’s Hall, John strong

P resident’s Message As I write this, temperatures are

triple digit in Lake Havasu.

Wisconsin has a high of 75 today with Lake

Michigan a foot higher than last year. Soon the

Midwest temperatures will fall and the temperatures

will be mild in the desert so it's time to get your jeeps

ready. This is H4W's way of saying to get your maps

dusted off and go out into the wilds of Western

Arizona for another adventure with your friends .

For those who are trail bosses it's time to look at

our updated run procedure. If there are any questions

contact Gary Wiskus or attend a trail boss meeting. A

big thanks to Bob Scholl who has been working on our

Runs Inventory with the BLM. It is time to start

planning for all our volunteers for the H4W's such as

Desert Clean up, High Way clean up, Adopt a

Rancher, Garage Rummage Sale, Awards Banquet ,

Mine Fencing , PLC, BLM Projects, Jeep Runs, Social

Functions and etc. .

When you talk to your friends take some time to tell

them all the things the H4W's do to keep our trails

open. If you get the time, please review your personal

data and update your e-mail, phone number or other

changes with Janet Drew.

So thanks to all that will lend a helping hand . See ya

in September!

Happy trails to you, John

Trail Talk - 2 - September 2014

It’s that time of the

year again, as we

Havasu 4 Wheeler’s

air up sleeping tires

and dust off the

equipment. Tighten

up those bolts and

nuts, check those

fluid levels and get ready for jeeping.

One item of critical importance

is your club required serviceable

fire extinguisher. A year of off

roading and rattling around can

pack down its load of dry

chemical power into a solid rock.

And it will and does happen. Now

that you have a brick of dry

chemical that won’t come out of

the extinguisher’s nozzle if you ever need it, what

to do? Don’t call 9-1-1 - just grab a soft rubber

mallet and gently tap the sides of the extinguisher

as you turn it in your hand. This is also the proper

time to look at its inspection tag to determine if

it is also due for recharging service. Does the gauge

show “in the green”? No problemo, there are fire

extinguisher service companies right here in

Havasu. So do the right thing and make this a

mandatory part of your seasonal preparation.

While you are at it, make

that yearly inspection of

your Havasu 4 Wheelers

club required First Aid Kit.

Check to ensure that any

items you may have used

last season are replenished, that any ointments,

lotions, or antibiotics have not exceeded there

useable dates, and that the contents are secure

and protected from water and dust contamination.

It is also mandatory that you carry at least a two

day spare supply of any prescription medicines you

must take regularly. Remember – your mother is not

in the Jeep so it’s up to you to care of yourself.

Cont. from page 1

Future Happen’ns

October 2014

Trail Boss Meeting ……………………..…….......... Oct. 20th 9:00am, Genealogy Library, 2126 N. McCulloch, Gary Wiskus

H4W Board Meeting …………….……..…….......... Oct. 20th 4:00pm, Genealogy Library, 2126 N. McCulloch, John Strong

H4W Membership Meeting ………………..…….. Oct. 23rd 7:00pm, Realtor’s Hall, 2293 Swanson Ave., John Strong

November 2014

Turkey Roast ……...………..……............................. Nov. 15th SARA Park Rodeo Grounds, Jim & Joanne Malara

Trail Boss Meeting ……………………..…….......... Nov. 17th 9:00am, Genealogy Library, 2126 N. McCulloch, Gary Wiskus

H4W Board Meeting …………….……..……......... Nov. 17th 4:00pm, Genealogy Library, 2126 N. McCulloch, John Strong

H4W Membership Meeting ………………..…….. Nov. 20th 7:00pm, Realtor’s Hall, 2293 Swanson Ave., John Strong

December 2014

Trail Boss Meeting ……………………..…….......... Dec. 15th 9:00am, Genealogy Library, 2126 N. McCulloch, Gary Wiskus

H4W Board Meeting …………….……..…….......... Dec. 15th 4:00pm, Genealogy Library, 2126 N. McCulloch, John Strong

H4W Membership Meeting ………………..…….. Dec. 18th 7:00pm, Realtor’s Hall, 2293 Swanson Ave., John Strong

January 2015

Trail Boss Meeting ……………………..…….......... Jan. 19th 9:00am, Genealogy Library, 2126 N. McCulloch, Gary Wiskus

H4W Board Meeting …………….……..…….......... Jan. 19th 4:00pm, Genealogy Library, 2126 N. McCulloch, John Strong

H4W Membership Meeting ………………..…….. Jan. 22nd 7:00pm, Realtor’s Hall, 2293 Swanson Ave., John Strong

February 2015

Trail Boss Meeting ……………………..…….......... Feb. 23rd 9:00am, Genealogy Library, 2126 N. McCulloch, Gary Wiskus

H4W Board Meeting …………….……..……......... Feb. 23rd 4:00pm, Genealogy Library, 2126 N. McCulloch, John Strong

H4W Membership Meeting ………………..…….. Feb. 26th 7:00pm, Realtor’s Hall, 2293 Swanson Ave., John Strong

March 2015

Trail Boss Meeting ……………………..……......... Mar. 23rd 9:00am, Genealogy Library, 2126 N. McCulloch, Gary Wiskus

H4W Board Meeting …………….……..……........ Mar. 23rd 4:00pm, Genealogy Library, 2126 N. McCulloch, John Strong

H4W Membership Meeting ………………….….. Mar. 26th 7:00pm, Realtor’s Hall, 2293 Swanson Ave., John Strong

April 2015

H4W Board Meeting …………….……..……........ Apr. 20th 4:00pm, Genealogy Library, 2126 N. McCulloch, John Strong

H4W Membership Meeting ………………….….. Apr. 23rd 7:00pm, Realtor’s Hall, 2293 Swanson Ave., John Strong


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 the message, be satisfied with what ya got!

“Sunshine”

If you know of anyone in the club who might

need some cheering up,

please contact Trish Reister at

[email protected]

She will be happy to send cards

on behalf of the entire

Havasu 4 Wheelers membership.

From the Magnaflow facebook page


“Rocky Mountain Hi” We know what Willie Williams, Janet Drew,

Diana Bullard, Chris Myers, Connie Lind and friends were doing this summer in Colorado...

Send your summer photos and

stories to Bob & Wanda Scholl

by Sept. 20th for the October

Newsletter.

[email protected]

Jim Liston and

Trish Reisner are

recovering from

summer surgeries, so

they will be ready to

hit the trails this fall.

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Thursday, September 18th

12:30pm

Barley Bros. Resturant & Brewery

1425 McCulloch Blvd. N.

Call or email Diana Delk if you plan to

attend. Tuesday, September 23rd

(If you are not an Elk member, Rodger Delk will be

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Red Mountain Mining Area August 18th, 2014—Ouray, CO.

Jim Bowen, Trail Boss

Switzerland of America Photos By: Willie Williams

Photo below, Brooklyn Mine

Are You ready to Roll?

“Holy greasy side up batman” screams Robin. “Not to worry,”

Batman coolly replies, “We’re

lashed down tighter than my

super hero spandex pants.”

It happens in an instant. One

moment, you are Jeeping along

enjoying the challenge nature put before you. The next,

you realize the vehicle you spent so much time and

money building up “for her safety” is about to roll. Your

thoughts slow down. You have tunnel vision and you can-

not hear any sounds other than your jeep groaning. You

realize that no matter what happens next, you, your rig,

and whoever and whatever else is onboard are going

over.

But just like the Gotham City spotlight shinning the

emergency Bat Signal into the night sky H4W safety

regulations are there to save the day. To ensure all H4W

club members’ rigs are properly prepared for trail duty

our club requires –

that you and all occupants use seat belts,

that your jeep is equipped with a roll bar or suitable hardtop,

that the jeep has hooks front and rear for recovery,

that a fire extinguisher is onboard, that the vehicle has received and passed a club safety inspection.

If all goes well you are left hanging upside down

suspended by your seatbelt. Now Batman, being part bat,

may think this quite natural but to most of us this is not

good. The only thing worse would be to continue to roll.

At this point the “whatever” you brought along, if not

lashed down too, is now traveling from floor to ceiling

just like the washer spin cycle. Zonk! Pow!

Here’s some important safety tips –

lash everything – cooler, chairs, tool box – yes everything, down tight!

make sure your battery is properly secured to prevent fire or leakage,

use fuses or circuit breakers on all accessories,

that a safety knife is readily accessible to cut you seatbelts loose, consider aftermarket roll bar upgrades as

“a good investment.”

Four wheeling comes with some inherent risks but with

planning, training, and equipment you can minimize

your exposure to mishap.

Automatic External Defibrillator

I f you want to carry one of the club’s

Automatic External Defibrillators

(AED’s) on a run, please contact

Brian Springer and make arrangements

to check one out before your run.

Thanks, Gary Wiskus, Run Chairman


Calling all Veterans

The newsletter editors are planning a

Veteran’s Day section for the November

Newsletter and would like to have

pictures of all veterans in their military

uniform for this page.

Please email, mail (Wanda Scholl, 3750

Totem Drive, LHC, AZ 86406) or bring

to the September or October meeting.

I will return all pictures as soon as I have scanned them.

Imogene Pass August 20, 2014—Ouray, CO.

A high threat of rain didn’t stop us from making a

trip into the mountains. We headed to Ouray

and started up the Yankee Boy trail where we

saw the remains of the Camp Bird mining, town of

Sneffels and the Revenue Mine. As we headed up the

Governor Pass trail we were greeted with a trail closed

sign, so the plan changed and after doing a ring around

Camp Bird we did Imogene Pass instead.

After all the time spent on Yankee Boy it was time for

lunch so we selected a small meadow before starting the

climb up the mountain. Not only were we hungry but a

gray jay decided to join us and was more than eager to

take the food right from our hands. After our lunch

entertainment we headed up the trail which is a shelf road

that takes you over the top of mountain to a valley area

and then up another hill to the Imogene Pass at an

elevation of 13,114 ft. At the overlook is the spectacular

view of the Red Mountains. From there it is all downhill

into the remains of the Tom Boy Mine and then into

Telluride. As you get close to Telluride you can see the

difficult switch back trail called Black Bear and the Bridal

Vail Falls with its electric generating plant.

Thank you to the people on the run who put up with the

change in trails and Kevin & Connie Hoppe for being tail

gunners.

Willie Williams, Trail Boss

Photos By: Willie Williams

T rail bosses, event-hosts and coordinators plan club activities around signup sheets, phone calls, and e-mail RSVP’s indicating you

wanted to participate. Sometimes we

forget that we have committed

ourselves to them. Please write yourself

a reminder that you put your name

down to attend. If you can’t be there,

please give the responsible person a

courtesy call and say...

“Sorry, but we must cancel.”

S

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Welcome new club members

Bob & Irene Espy

Corkscrew, Hurricane & California Gulch August 21th, 2014—Ouray, CO.

A fter seeing the Red Mountains from a view point

on Imogene trail yesterday, this trail goes along

the back side of the mountains for an up close

view of the variety of colors. The trail took us through the

pine trees, into meadows of lush green and of course up

some high mountains. We first crossed over Hurricane

Pass and later California Pass at an elevation of 12,960 ft.

What a great view of the surrounding area.

After a lunch stop at the old gold mining community of

Animas Forks we then headed down the trail to Frisco

Mill which was completed in 1912. It is wonderful to see

that the owners are trying to maintain the integrity of

these old structures for further generations.

Thank you to Dave & Sandy Merrell for being tail

gunners.


Fresco Mill, Photo By Willie Williams

Calif. Pass, Photo By Willie Williams


Escalante / Dry Mesa August 22nd, 2014—Ouray, CO.

T he scheduled run for today was to the Ouray area,

but with an 80% chance of rain, instead of staying

at the campground we made the decision to head

north and run a different trail.

The Escalante Canyon was first explored by two priests,

Escalante and Dominquez in 1776. As you enter the

canyon it is the typical terrain of a high desert area but as

you drive down into the canyon it becomes fertile farm

land thanks to the Gunnison River. Not far into the

canyon we came across a herd of 10 big horn sheep that

didn’t seem to mind us being there. A little farther and

we saw a flock of chukar’s and on the way out we saw

some wild turkeys. More wild life in one small area than

we saw all week.

Beyond the farm land the terrain changes again to rugged

red rocks contrasted with the green pine trees and foliage.

An interesting stop is at Capt. Smith’s house, which was

built in 1911, where he used the rocks to complete the

fourth wall of his cabin and also carved his bed and gun

rack into the rocks.

We managed to avoid the rain on the trail but it did catch

up with us at the air up. We didn’t melt. Thank you to everyone who came on the run and a big

Thank You to Dave & Sandy Merrell for being tail

gunners, even though they had to keep kicking the radio

so it would keep working. Turned out to be two loose

wires.


Photos By: Willie Williams

171 Swanson Ave. Ste. 100 928/453-8339

Lake Havasu City, AZ 86403


If we forgot your Birthday/Anniversary,

please let us know so we can correct our

records.

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

Mike Beets

Earl Hearn

2 3 Mark Corder

4 Jim Hofstetter

5 Jim Bayles

Mike Shaw

6

7 Dan Klawitter

8 Jim Lund

9 10 11

12 Karen

McGowan

13 Carl Brink

14 Ken Gallagher

15 16 17 Dave Kern

Jayne Riley

18 Keith Schweizer

19 20 Ann Smith

Paul Wheatley

Candance Wood

21 22 23 24 Mike Keys

Frances Morris

Kay Nelson

25 Rodney Lazard

Jamie Wirick

26 27 Jim Malara

28 29 30 Linda Gephardt

Gene Hobday

If we have missed your Birthday or

Anniversary, please let us know so we can

correct our records.


September 4th, Gene & Nancy Hobday September 7th, Jim & Roberta Bayles September 7th, Joe & Deena Hazlett

September 10th, Mark & Diane Corder September 11th, John & Judy Justus September 15th, Rick & Patti Gire

September 16th, Carl & Linda Brink September 24th, Brent & Sheila Keller

September 25th, Ken & Carolyn Gallagher September 26th, Larry & Patti Gant September 30th, Bob & Janet Drew

September 30th, Craig & Karen McGowan

Ken & Carolyn Gallagher Larry & Patti Gant

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

2014/2015 Executive Officers:

President……………………………………………………..…...….……………..John Strong Vice President……………………….…………….…..……...…...Tom Christiansen Secretary……….…………..…………………………………………......…..Garnett Collins Treasurer……..…………………..........................................………….….Mark Corder

Voting Members:

At Large……….……………………...…..….…….Janet Drew, Craig Laser & Jim Bowen, Past President

Committees:

Advertising…………………………………….……………………………….Dan Klawitter Audit…………………………………………………….…………...…..………..…RoAnne Beets By-Laws…………………………………………….……...…………..…………….....Steve Riley Community Service……………………….…………...Margie Christiansen Conservation………………………………………………...……....……….…...Jim Bowen Desert Clean-Up ……….....…………………………………......Mike Yahrmarkt Events……………………....…………………………………..…..Rodger & Diana Delk 50/50……………………………………………………....…….……….………..Mike MacLean Highway Cleanup…………………………………….....………..Mike Yahrmarkt Historian……………………………………………….…….…..…….…………Connie Hoppe Merchandise………………………………………...……......Joe & Cindy Egilske Membership……………………………………………..……..……………..… Janet Drew Newsletter Editor……………………………………......Bob & Wanda Scholl Public Information…………………………………………..……………Bruce Speirs Runs………………………………………………………………....………...….....…..Gary Wiskus Safety………………………………………………………..……...……………...…….…...Bob Drew Sunshine…………………………………………..…..………...…..………………Trish Reister Turkey Roast………………………………………..…..…Jim & Joanne Malara Webmaster……………………………..……..……..……..……..…………..…..Roger Allen Yard Sale………………………………………..…..……...Paul & Joyce Stephens


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- 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. At least a 2” lift and 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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PO Box 1486

Lake Havasu City, AZ. 86405

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