Slow Down ATV'ers

[PRDATR]

I took a drive into the Superstitions today from Queen Valley up toward Rogers Trough just to kill some time. A few miles in I rounded a bent and came across three guys using a 2WD ATV with a tow strap tied to a bright yellow SXS that was up ended on the passenger side.

I asked if they were ok and they were and they thanked me for stopping and asked if I would help. I asked them if they wanted me to help push it over and they said they had been trying that but the other ATV didn't have enough power to pull it back over so I had them disconnect the tow strap from it and I moved my truck into position and used it to right the SXS onto it's wheels.

They said it was new, just seven miles. The area was pretty flat and had a few abandon campfire rings so I guess they were doing broadies and lost it. Sure glad I didn't come across bodies instead.

I went on bout my way further in and about 90 minuted later on my way back down they came past me on their way up. Funday Sunday. I guess it's officially broken in now.

[mattys281]

That's area is really bad for them. When I lived out in Superior, I learned to either get out before 8am or just stay the heck away for the day. Can't tell you how many times I've come around corners and ended up nose to nose with some rocket scientist in one of those thing going way too fast.

[PRDATR]

There was a group of maybe 10 or 12 SXS's out there to tearing it up. I stopped a few times to let them pass.

[mattys281]

Were you on the 'wash road'? I think it's 650? It runs up to that old rock house or you can take off on 342 that heads over to haunted canyon?

 

It's some great area, a really beautiful drive. There's a nice stretch of the Az trail that runs up through there too. I've hiked part of it, but not all the way. It sure is a scenic area, no doubt about it.

[PRDATR]

Yeah, you need to turn off on the road that crosses the wash, only way in to Rogers. First time I have been there in about 15 years.