Mt. Lemmon Control Road Run

[rkeegstra]

o8k, Corwyyn, and I ran the Mt. Lemmon Control Road - nothing much to speak of, but it's very bouncy to settle in o8k's newly installed Frankenlift springs on the CRD. Very heavy springs.

A little ways up we stopped for a landscape photo op, right in front of a hill with a trail that went up it:

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So o8k tried it, but started sliding in the crumbly stuff toward the top:

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...and came back down.

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So Corwyyn tried it, and did his best to stay away from the crumbly stuff:

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From henceforth this hill will be known as Mount Corwyyn.

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But, of course, what goes up...

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Oh look, a lineup!

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o8k wins:

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The Last Picture Of o8k:

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Russ

 

[hyde]

Man, I love these pictures. Your backyards are natural trails! Great stuff.

 

[o8k]

o8k mini-nikon takes on the big boys.... finally got my little coolpix out of hiding so my shots are not from my camra phone as the usually are.

A different line up(im already casing out my approach on Mt Corwyyn):

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great view from up there:

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great view from up there2:

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Russ,

Like that pic w/ the cow in it! MOOOOOO! LOL

Mt Corwyyn victory was sweet. That hill was super hairy. Kevin gets the Tungston Carbide Nutz award on that one! I kept thinking on the drive home...i need to run it again some day and finish what i started,,, I... I think i, can make it! LOL

And technicly yes that was the last pic of me, there Should be many more.... =D

 

[o8k]

just noticed how there's like dust floating over 1000' from my jeep in that one shot. W/ all the squeeling going on, no wonder. When Corwyyn ran it i could hear the rocks crunching from way back where we were taking pics from.

o8k

 

[rkeegstra]

Yes, it should be noted that the side trail was a lot steeper than it looks in these pictures.

 

[_UnLiMiTeD_]

ok8 cheated in the flex competition that he won. His tire is Clearly!! off the ground. Auto DQ, he must pay me $500

 

[o8k]

ok8 cheated in the flex competition that he won. His tire is Clearly!! off the ground. Auto DQ, he must pay me $500

Awe man! Penelty is steep! Speaking of flexing, Did we ever get corolla flex shots?

 

[Corwyyn]

Well, here is my contribution (click on images for full size)

Who says Arizona doesn't have green?

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The first stop of the day

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You humans will take a picture of anything

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Casey starting his run

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Russ capturing the moment

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Corwyyn gives it a go

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Almost there...

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Casey eating dust

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Russ on the trail

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One of many washouts from the rain

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A random rock in the road

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More of the flex competition

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and another view

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Looking out the the Northeast

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You point that way, I'll take one this way

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The remains of the fire a couple of years ago

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Casey sitting on top of the world

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Some people climbing near an overlook

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Tucson from an overlook

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Fuel prices at the Flying J in Eloy - no, it is not a photochop!

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[MoladoGuy]

Wow 2.45 for Unleaded!! What year was that picture taken? 2005?

 

[hyde]

Kevin, your sticker is inside out, man. heheheh

 

[Corwyyn]

Wow 2.45 for Unleaded!! What year was that picture taken? 2005?

No, that was on the way back to Phoenix. Saturday afternoon I topped off in east Mesa at a QuikTrip for $2.51. Except for Tucson and the Phoenix area the rest of AZ is about 10-15 cents higher, but still not too bad (and I never thought I'd refer to $2.50+ for gas as 'not bad' )

 

[AZKJ]

Casey, Russ, Kevin.... nice pictures from everyone and it looks like you had a good day on the trail.

Kevin, good job on climbing that hill. I don't know if you remember me talking about a cool hill I wanted to do on our last trip to Four Peaks that I never found. Well, that's the hill I was thinking of... just that I had associated it with Four Peaks, no wonder I couldn't find it. And yeah it's a challege to get up there with all that loose stuff. Since my little flag from pre-fire days wasn't still there when you climbed it, I guess your the new namesake for it now....

 

[MoladoGuy]

No, that was on the way back to Phoenix. Saturday afternoon I topped off in east Mesa at a QuikTrip for $2.51. Except for Tucson and the Phoenix area the rest of AZ is about 10-15 cents higher, but still not too bad (and I never thought I'd refer to $2.50+ for gas as 'not bad' )

tehee... We have not hit under $2.50 in months here in Detroit. It's $2.75+ right now.

 

[indieaz]

Oh man...wife was out of town this weekend with the Jeep. We've never gone up the control road. I'd love to give it a run. Doubt i'd have made it in the vette though

I believe the control road is actually a shorter drive for us than the mount lemon highway since we're ont he northwest side of town.

 

[rkeegstra]

Doubt i'd have made it in the vette though

The first time I did the control road, we stopped just below the mine about halfway up (the gates were locked). While we were there a Hyundai Sonata and a Kia something-or-other came driving up. Slowly and carefully. It's not difficult, just bouncy.

I'm going to have to do it again soon so I can try to climb Mt. Corwyyn, once I have better tires.

Russ

 

[tan's2002kjlimited]

tehee... We have not hit under $2.50 in months here in Detroit. It's $2.75+ right now.

Chicago metro is still around $3.15-$3.20 per gal. As of today.

I can cross over to Dupage county and get it for $2.87 per.

 

[Corwyyn]

Kevin, good job on climbing that hill... Since my little flag from pre-fire days wasn't still there when you climbed it, I guess your the new namesake for it now....

Yeppers, it was fun to say the least (and a downhill pucker factor of 7.0 out of 10 ). Here's a montage shot I just put together in photoshop:

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[o8k]

Notice that last little wiggle to the left right b4 the top, thats how he made it and i got stuck b/c i didnt run that line. Cool montage! Did i take all those or did you snip snip any of that?

 

[Corwyyn]

Notice that last little wiggle to the left right b4 the top, thats how he made it and i got stuck b/c i didnt run that line.

Yeah, thats why it helps to listen to the problems someone else had so you know what to avoid Next time I'll go first and let you watch my mistakes

Cool montage! Did i take all those or did you snip snip any of that?

Those are from the pictures you took with my camera. I just layered them all together in PS then did the work to make it all look like one multiple exposure.