Above: #1. December run and potluck. #2. Due to Bullhead City's heat, night runs with potluck are a lot of fun. #3. Visiting abandoned mine sites. #4. If a gate is closed, we re-close it, if open it remains open. #5. Great summer trip to the cooler Hualapais Mountains east of Bullhead City. #'s 6 and 7. A trip to the Cerbat Mountains northeast of Bullhead City.

We thought you'd enjoy seeing some of the area's tougher runs. Above, Three Fools named after three compadres who, several years ago, decided to hike a four-mile canyon in the blazing July heat - no water, shorts, sandals, no communication - duh! They emerged several hours later close to Wikieup, scratched, bruised, exhausted, overheated, dehydrated - but - thrilled by the prospects of the 4x4 obstacles they had encountered. Three Fools is only for extremely well setup rigs. Over the last few years it has become much more difficult and is probably only suitable for the ultimate rock buggy. It can take up to 12 or 16 hours to navigate and vehicle damage is a given. We've had rigs spend a week or more in the canyon until parts could be brought in. If you've made it to the spot shown on the last photo (right) your'e just about over the worst of it.

Bring lots of spare parts, all your tools! Plenty of extra food and drink. Rated on a 1 - 5 scale of difficulty...at  least a ten!

Above: First two photos taken on Serendipity - a delightful name for a deceptive little trail! However, there are go-arounds for those obstacles rated greater than a 3. The rest, about a 4 - 5. Next four photos of a great trail named Home Court. Rated a 4. the last photo is of a gnarly, very, very short challenge (rated 4+) in the Hualapai Mountains on the way to Gold King Mansion - there is a go-around.

Above: First photo is of a local cleanup in the Black Mountains. Mattresses, computers with parts, bottles, shell casings, old chairs, tables, misc. furniture and drug paraphernalia, scary stuff. BLM's Len Marceau was there to warn us about touching anything until HAZMAT checked it out. The other six photos were of a successful cleanup just east of Bullhead City. A great turnout by motorized recreationists. Both clubs, B4W and W4W hauled a lot of trash! Total: 22,000 lbs of "stuff." 4000 lbs of tires and four boats. Mustn't forget the abandoned (stolen) vehicles that club members moved to the pickup point the day before. BLM and our club gals provided a marvelous feast for the tired but happy workers. It was one of our most successful cleanups to date. The dumpsters that Waste Management had brought on-site were stuffed to capacity. WM removed them when full, quickly bringing back the empty ones until the area was sparkling clean. Earlier this year (2008) we once again removed a huge amount of trash from the area, not nearly as much as three years ago.