multi-day: 4/5 - 4/7/2013: Rug Road, AZ (Near Mammoth, AZ) 4x4 Moderate, Dry Camping

[dzJeepChic 2,565]

I added meet up info to the 1st post:

 

Itinerary:

Please be fueled up and packed ready for 2 days/nights out on the trail when you get to the meet up spot. There won't be any more chances to buy anything from that point. The Meet up map shows the route from Circle K in Mammoth (where we get gas) to the meet up spot.

 

When we get off the trail Sunday at Klondyke Rd & Hwy 70, the nearest gasoline is either 7 miles south to the Minut Market in Pima or north 7 miles to Keen's Store/Cafe in Fort Thomas. MAP

 

Meet: 1:00PM at the Shooting Range located on Copper Creek Rd East of River Rd in Mammoth, AZ MAP

CB Channel: 4

Ham Frequency: 146.46

 

No permits are needed for this trip.

 

Please bring firewood if you have room!

 

FYI - I verified fuel availability at Fort Thomas, not not in Pima, AZ when we get off the trail. I would assume the Minut Market in Pima would be open on Sunday, but it is a town of mostly churches, so I could be wrong. I am going north so will stop in Fort Thomas anyhow.

[gearhead 468]

It looks like the trail (from Mammoth to Highway 70) is ~65 miles long.

[6x6pinz 1]

It looks like the trail (from Mammoth to Highway 70) is ~65 miles long.

 

That is roughly what we came up with.

[In-A-Rut 3]

Due to the start time we have to back out.

[ducksface 2]

We are coming up for the day only and will not camp.

Nadine is staying at her sisters in mammoth and I'll have my nephew, a mammoth local riding with me.

He will be able to tell you what's on the side roads and over the hills....

[ducksface 2]

It's the same who rescued us on Nadine Road when I dropped the torsion bar.

So the punchline is;

When I break down this is our hometown....

[ducksface 2]

A couple of things about Mammoth;

There is Gas only, no diesel in the whole area except at Winkleman [and I can only guarantee that Mammoth doesn't have it, not that Winkleman will]. Winkleman gas is 22 miles from Mammoth gas. if you can afford the 22 miles, get the Winkleman gas.

There is only one place to get gas in Mammoth. It has only two pumps/four nozzles.

It can take 30 minutes to get to a pump if a rancher is there filling up. I've waited 30 minutes on locals to quit visiting in the store. If you have a group, it can easily be an hour.

 

The tortilla factory in the building just north of the circle k are the best in the State. Tamales[ if they have them] are exceptional.

The only fruit and veggies in town is at the Dollar Store 200 yards north of the circle k.

Twice last year [out of about 8 visits] the CircleK was 'down' either for electrical problems or cash register crash. They lock the door and you're SOL.

The Chevron[?] in Winkleman, on the corner of the road from Florence and the 77 has LOTS of pumps.

 

If you're serioulsy interested in that untitled J-10, complete but derelict, that I have, you'll be driving right past it at the highway77 123 mile marker between Mammoth and Winkleman. No title, you haul, $300. great body, a/c,auto, LONGGGG bed. Engine turns over readily, I've lost interest and I rescued it from the crusher only because the bodyy was so straight.

[dzJeepChic 2,565]

So you're saying fill up in Winkleman...

 

Thanks for the tip!

[ducksface 2]

I'll be filling in winkleman, and because I already have a history, topping off in mammoth if possible. 22miles is 2+ gallons for me.

[dzJeepChic 2,565]

Due to the start time we have to back out.

 

Bummer! If we knew where we were camping Friday night we'd give you coordinates, but we it will depend mostly on the final rig count, so we probably won't have a good indication until right before the trip.

 

I'll be filling in winkleman, and because I already have a history, topping off in mammoth if possible. 22miles is 2+ gallons for me.

 

Good to know. I guess I'll fill my piggy up there too and possibly top off in Mammoth when I get ice.