Took my two older boys out to Camp Wood AZ last weekend. Conditions were epic, no dust, water in every drainage and no one there (except one guy wit his three sons, and I knew him as it turns out).

We're getting our gear on:


Neal splashes through a small creek bottom


Chase hot on his bro's tail - this dude is fearless


Further on the trail is washed out as it follows the creek bottom




Later taking a break, the weather was beautiful.


There's lot of blow downs across the trails, keep your eyes peeled


A bit too rocky for the boys, had to turn around (we've already busted the 80 cases open one time doing stuff like this)


Chase picks his way through another small creek


Neal bringing up the rear this time


"Uhh, Dad can you help?" This up hill section was pretty washed out just below where he's standing.



A couple of scenery shots




We barely scratched the surface in one day, next time we'll camp out!  A fun day we'll remember for a long time.

Wow, beautiful pictures, looked like a great day  

Nice pic's. You could make a Honda comercial.
I wanna ride I wanna ride,, I wanna ride.

Hmm, Dad,
  A little advice....have one of the Crew take a pic or two of YOU.
My 16 year old Daughter was looking for pics of me....or me and her....and we had NONE!!!!  All the fun times it seems, I am doing the pic taking...give someone else the camera once in awhile, be IN a pic.....

Oh, and FANTASTIC pictures by the way....now if I could just convince my girlfriend to move.......

Prescott is beautiful country. Friends of mine that live in AZ ride up at Cinders, near Flagstaff. Have you been up there?

My son is 4 months and I'm jealous (and excited) at the same time.

Nice work, Dad.

Great pics

I was thinking the same thing about the Honda commercial, first thing I thought when I started looking..

Okay, I'm new to the prescott area...  Where is this place?

sirhk said:

Bob from our last ride loves that place.... he can hook you up on some neat places to go up there.  Give em a shout at Email  

Nice trails!   

P5Pilot said:

You're absolutely right! I'll pass off the camera more. Thanks for the tip.

mvanbogart - I live in Flagstaff, the Cinder Hills OHV area is only about 8 miles from my garage!!   Don't ride there too much with the kids, it's kinda of a struggle to ride the soft stuff on the small bikes. But if you like monster hillclimbs the Cinders is the place to go.

sirhk -  Camp Wood is about 1.25 hrs from downtown Prescott. Take Williamson Valley road (aka Yavapai County Rd 5) north to the end of the asphalt where it will intersect Yavapai County Rd 68. Take 68 about 15 miles west towards the mountains until you come to FR95. There's trails all over the place. It was almost a 3 hour drive for us but we'll be back!!

Nice traails. I live in lower AZ maybe 6 1/2 hours to  prescott  ................woods up there ..... all dirt and desert down here.

Sweet pics!

I have ridden there many times.  Especially in the summer when it's hot here in Phoenix.

I actually rode my bike to Camp Wood once from Phoenix via Crown King, Prescott, and Skull Valley.  All dirt roads and single-track with a short skip on the pavement.  If I remember right it was about 170 miles to get there, meet my buddies, and then ride the trails.  My    was sore after that.

Great lookin family.

Those boys will be rock-hoppin down those washes in no time.  Some of those trails are sweet when you hit the water-bars in the right place.

sirhk said:

KHRIS, WE WILL FIND IT!!!  Just bribe the man!!!   

I'll make up for the funds neccessary.

Dani

Those Are Awesome!

AzMtnThumper said:

Those are some GREAT pictures, I especially liked the two above!! Your boys are very lucky to have you for a dad that takes them out riding fun places like that!!      

GOOD 4 U,  after having enjoyed their childhood as much as these pictures show.......they will certainly remember to take care of you when your aged and needing care.........I HOPE!!      

'XPLRN'

BEAUTIFUL pictures! You are a cool dad!

kind of looks like the trails around my area. still snow here and i wanna ride !  

Jack-Thanks for the compliment!

XPLRN said:

........We've already discussed that, I said, "be sure I have a hot looking nurse to help with my Depends and to spoon-feed me".