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| no partners | | Noel wanted nothing more for her birthday than to blow town and get a break from family and meetings. I've done Red Creek 3 times in the spring/early summer times and figured it may be worth a later in the year experience. It panned out well and there was some nice yellow and orange color going on along with the good creek flow. We drove in and wheeled the harder first part through the root and rock and stopped at the raised camp I'd stayed at before.
We hiked back top the root rocks and Noel read and did some book sketches on a rock in the creek while I explored a bit. After lunch I set the hammock up and she read some more and napped while I hiked out and above the creek to see what I could see. Met a Gila Monster along the way.
The next day we hiked the creek in both directions. Found some nice camp spots to come back to and some Indian pottery shards.
We eventually had to come back to town to meet her parents for her birthday celebration dinner.
On the way back, going fast on the gravel road we hit a couple whoops pretty hard and on the other side I realized my steering was gone. No steering wheel to box connection. In the quick moments ahead I resolved not to stomp the brakes and lose traction control and risk the tires choosing a new path and rode it out while trying to slow. I yelled "brace yourself" when the ditch came and I tried to finish my pedal push. The soft desert was forgiving and the small shrub helped stop us completely with out flopping or the rear end popping up and over (which I figured would be WCS). I jumped out and saw the column disconnected at the shaft splines. It was able to pull back that far and come off somehow even though the collar was still tight.
A couple ranchers came by and their big pry bar quickened the fix and we were back on the road in no time.
Another great trip down there. We let 3 Toyotas pass on the way down the creek that were headed to the Verde to camp with generators. Other than the passing we had the trip and the sounds of the falling leaves and bubbling creek to ourselves. |
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May he guide you through the wilderness : protect you through the storm;
May he bring you home rejoicing : at the wonders he has shown you;
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