Offroad Passport 5 Posted January 6 (edited) 9/13 - 9/15/2019: The Event Formerly Known as the Cinders 10 Annual Celebration!, 4x4 EZ, Dry Camp, RV Access, Salsa Contest, Games, Prizes, Fun! Located in the cool pines near Strawberry AZ, there's fun for everyone! Enter the Salsa Contest, play a whacky game, win a tee shirt, kick back by the fire! Spend a weekend tent or RV camping with Offroad Passport on the beautiful Mogollon Rim. It's an extremely scenic area with plenty of little gravel roads along the rim to explore. We will be dry camping with no facilities, and while most of us tent camp, the area is accessible by small RV too. Don't be that person hearing about all the great stuff you missed for the next whole year - sign up now! Event Details: What: 1 or 2 Nights Dry Camping on Mogollon Rim near Strawberry, AZ! Tentative hike to abandonned train tunnel Saturday morning Play Navigator Game to win ORP Swag Enter Salsa Contest to win ORP Swag When: Kristoffer, George and Diane will head up first thing Friday (9/13) morning and stake a claim on our spot. Everyone is welcome to join us anytime Friday or Saturday morning. We'll head home Sunday morning (9/15). Location: NOTE: We will hit our SPOT 'Checking in with Location' button as soon as we claim a spot. The directions below will get you to the general vacinity, the SPOT ping will confirm the exact location. Our First Choice (about 1/4 mile on dirt from main gravel road): GPS: N34 25.082 W111 24.054 - Map Here... Our Second Choice (a few hundred feet from main gravel road): <<<<<< PROBABLY GOING WITH THIS ONE GPS: N34 25.544 W111 24.079 - Map Here... Driving Directions: - take Hwy 87 (Country Club in Mesa) NORTH past Payson, past Pine, past Strawberry - about 9 miles past Strawberry, watch for the green sign: "Knoll Lake / Rim Road" - just after the sign turn RIGHT on Forest Road 300 - after only 200 feet there is a "Y", go RIGHT onto clearly marked 218A - from there go about 1.5 miles and there is another "Y", again go RIGHT - then start watching on your LEFT for our camp, probably between 0.5 and 2.5 miles from the "Y" - camp may be within a couple hundred feet of the main gravel road, or back 1/4 mile on dirt max - we will put up our small Offroad Passport sign next to the road so you can find us easy! UPDATE 9/13/19 Bradywgn SPOT check in map/This is where the event will be: https://share.findmespot.com/shared/faces/viewspots.jsp?glId=0Co9kBLjd97tNbm0Ay7gMajqcF3SdHOdm&fbclid=IwAR0tPT1psSDxM8AupUrDiDZ51DQ0qRvT6RY-8UUMmyflkA_-gaFZ1FjmqTE Suggested Donation: $10 Per Person This event is our annual fundraiser! Help Offroad Passport maintain the website, and expand our organizational memberships such as Tread Lightly! and the Blue Ribbon Coalition. To Donate in Advance: Be sure to include 'Fundraiser', your Offroad Passport User Name, and #of campers with your donation. Send payment via Paypal to info@offroadpassport.com Or mail a Check or Money Order: Offroad Passport P.O. Box 20011 Fountain Hills, AZ 85269-0011 To Donate at the Event: Please bring cash or check, see Diane at the event. Event Itinerary: Friday Gather at camp anytime Friday Evening Social Hour and Camp Fire Time Saturday Morning Continue gathering at camp whenever you can make it! George will lead a hike to the abandoned train tunnel if there is enough interest. There are plenty of easy roads and side trails for anyone who wants to go exploring. The area where we camp offers great views, photography, walks, naps. Saturday Afternoon / Evening Offroad Passport Annual Salsa Contest! Details below. Top 2 Salsas win Offroad Passport Swag!! GAMES! Lots of ways to win Offroad Passport Swag!! Social Hour and Camp Fire Time Sunday Leisurely break camp & head home About the Annual Cinders Salsa Contest: Enter your homemade salsa! Keep your salsa on ice until Saturday evening Offroad Passport will supply chips, and you're welcome to bring more Everyone come sample salsas and vote, even if you didn't enter the contest The TOP 2 Salsas win Offroad Passport T-Shirts! How you can help out: Bring your corn hole or other lawn games to play at camp. We could use some tables, trash bags, easy-ups to use for salsa contest, gathering, etc. If you have extra please bring! Familiarize yourself with Offroad Passport's Pet Policy Abandoned Train Tunnel Hike Option Details: Please let us know if you want to go! See separate thread for Railroad Tunnel Hike Sign ups Offroad Passport Tee's & Hats Available at the Event: Special Event Pricing!! White Value Shirts: $10 (+ $2 for 2X or 3X) Color Shirts: $18 (+ $2 for 2X or 3X) Hats: $15 & $20 Photo credit: Sarah aka kaspily. Attending: TheKSmith, Aimee & Brady DZJeepChic & Number7 Bradywgn71 & kaspily (donations received) scottL Grunt Curly Ladybug & Ob1jeeper 4x4tographer & crew (donations received) Ghostrider (donations received) MzPriss & Cher's Dad Johnpa Lichen (donations received) Mynr1 AZRNintheJeep242 DGR61 Robert lofreqjeff (donations received) Redrock Tonihawk (donations received) Nillabean1999 Edited September 13 by dzJeepChic fixed it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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