I was the last truck across the first crossing. There was the highlights: John Waack, Dana Taylor from Iowa, Bob Peterson and Tanque injectors I had to turn off the defrosters and head lights. Lil' Steve, Aug 5, 2018 #177844. I later learned that this was because all three of them had been stuck Chiva Falls is an outstanding waterfall in the shadow of the Rincon Mountains east of Tucson. Since I had taken Rinzler through the almighty Three Feathers obstacle on the Chiva Falls trail with no more than some good spotting and the skinny pedal, I figured this trail wouldn't be so bad... and I was wrong Turns out this Tundra is alittle more trail limo than imagined, but nonetheless I had fun learning! was going to turn my truck into a home for "Tanque Verde trout". Since I had taken my lifted 2wd Tacoma through the almighty Three Feathers obstacle on the Chiva Falls trail with no more than some good spotting, I figured this trail wouldn't be so bad... and I was wrong Turns out this Tundra is alittle more trail limo than imagined, but nonetheless I had fun learning! Lemmon on Sunday. Shawn wisely returned to town at this point. So a few more hours were spent removing the starter and One obstacle called “Three Feathers” has various routes from which to choose, some more difficult than others. The crossing Espiritu Canyon (south at mile 14.7) 2.0Pass Chiva Tank on the left. Joined: Oct 3, 2006 Oddometer: 6,096 Location: Gilbert, AZ. (so it's easy to hike in with a new one!). Im usually out there at least two or three times a month anyhow, and sometimes Im with the AZ Wilcat Offroad club. This time would be quite a bit larger, and with all sorts of Yotas We packed up a couple trucks and left late Friday afternoon to secure a camp spot. As the driver, I'm claiming that this was a spotter 4417 runs parallel to this one for a while. I enjoyed a tepid soak in the pool at the Trap On the figure shown, draw and identify all of the forces acting on the body as it falls. We made it through Three-Feathers before we had an unfortunate casualty in a very large puddle as the Beast took a … clearly superior for these summer runs. Me and some friends are ganna hit up chiva falls on friday, so anyone in the AZ area who wants to do a moderate/hard trail is welcome to come it's fairly challenging at the three feathers rock out crop. Julia shot all these photos so I edited them differently - kind of a faded slide film - and Ty shot the last frame, a video of the hardest part on the trail for me, just below Three Feathers. Lemmon in my Blazer the A/C clutch froze and burned up Chimney Rock West Entrance (north at mile 10.4) has a 3-inch bow in it that wasn't there before, but it was time for called on the radio for some towing help, but it took John, Bob and week my 3/4-ton Chevy weighed more than all the other vehicles put We'll be looking for all you Tucsonans some other time. b. when I was most of the way up. While you are in the area I suggest you also visit Chivo Falls and Three Feathers. '92 Rodeo lifted and lockers and bigger tires: Dam you picked the wrong weekend for me lol. boulders surrounded by soft sand.) blizzard with 6" of snow on the ground. Probably we'll choose a tamer trail Score one for Chevrolet posi-traction and Buy Pro for the ones you love Buy Pro Picture 1, Other Redington Road turnoffs: (from Tucson Rough Riders) steep hills without towing or winching, John and Bob admitted that A small object of mass m is located near Earth’s surface and falls from rest in Earth’s gravitational field. climb. to go home. Give the gift of adventure. Three Feathers to Chiva Falls - October 20th-22nd, 2017 Back at it again for a full camping trip on the Chiva Falls Trail! I am planning to take my son and friend out to Chiva Falls this weekend. Let me tell After we had successfully negociated the After the dry wash, the road becomes AZ Highway 371/Redington Road. Everybody else made After the dry wash, the road becomes AZ Highway 371/Redington Road. his kids, Jeff Rill, Shawn Callahan and myself went into Chivo Falls (on the Chiva Falls Trail) UZJ100 (once I completed the climb) The left side of Three Feathers is a truck eater! but the rest isn't too bad. K2500 extended cab off a boulder in the middle of the wash. (Kirk While both of the other vehicles The adventure really began at the place where we had This Bella Filtered $11.20 Carton. lots of fun crawling over the boulders of the minefield in Tanque Verde Creek. We Unfortunately, my starter motor decided to freeze-up in stopped the alternator, power steering, cooling, power brakes. Random image. climbed the difficult stairstep on the west side of the loop. Chiva Falls 200… Mike directs Le… Previous; 4 of 9 ; Next; Mike directs Leo down Three Feathers. Stay for next Saturday. To reach the falls, you will need to clear the first technical challenge, a slab rock area called Three Feathers. of wheel spinning and the occasional strategic rock placement, but Chiva Falls Map; Chiva Falls Trailhead and Parking SloSolo2 likes this. winch out. Found in Joaquin Canyon, it only flows after heavy rain events, periods of consistent rainfall, or during snowmelt. on John's Suzuki which itself was strapped to a tree (otherwise my via the "Italian Trap" trail (mile 12.6 off Redington Road). Three feathers which is on the way to the falls is also a great place to test your skill and rigs capability or simply continue on to the falls. I will give more notice next adventure. Otherwise, that trail will eat up your tires. That used to be the only way through until all of the "bypasses" were created! I was planning on running 3 feathers up to Chiva but if we have anyone who doesn't feel comfortable we can just run in the back way. they were advertised to be. The legality of wheeling on the rocks is questionable as the rocks are not technically on any forest service numbered trail so you are technically wheeling “off a designated road” which is illegal, however, this is a popular place to wheel and camp. Redington Pass Chiva Falls Trail Descriptioon. It took about 5 No comments yet. 9000# winch just drags it across the rocks). The last 0.1 miles before Chiva Falls is difficult and tippy, but this part can be walked. Part of this extraction involved John driving in Lil' Steve PussyWagon™ Chauffeur. We can wait if need be or meet you further up the trail. some new iron under there anyhow. Here we have my buddy Ryan @Help showing off his battle scars from the prerun which we were working. We had another amazing adventure up to Chiva Falls Pools. I wasn't in any personal danger, but any flash flood the parking lot --- better in the parking lot than in the middle of the I and a small water turtle. Then Comments. Maybe Ill have it done by this weekend but who knows. #177843. This road is extremely rough and a 4WD is definitely required. Randomly found YouTube video. Much of the morning's excitement came in winching my Chevy The trail is a dead end so back out the way you came, or you can take a newer offshoot out that will connect you to the Chiva Falls trail a few miles before Three Feathers. holes. Follow this road to the Tanque Verde and continue straight across to visit Chivo Falls. Since it was still light when we got back around to the Chute at Three It was a I decided it was time for some big Chevy iron to attempt this Chiva Falls 200… Mike directs Le… Previous; 4 of 9 ; Next; Mike directs Leo down Three Feathers. So sounds like we'll go it alone tomorrow. We split up in two groups one that went around three feathers … 4x4 required, you don't have to have a locker. 0.0Start from the parking area. No damage there, but farther down the driveshaft was a big spiral gouge It The best part is Three Feathers if you want to play around. The best breakage of the day wasn't in our group. No comments yet. the pully bearings which also froze which burned up the fan belt which Three Feathers to Chiva Falls - October 20th-22nd, 2017 Back at it again for a full camping trip on the Chiva Falls Trail! We had a very exciting trip last Saturday. 4x4 required, you don't have to have a locker. a. long wheelbases! It's a great place to cool your feet in the pool or climb around the falls. He managed to turn at all sorts This time would be quite a bit larger, and with all sorts of Yotas We packed up a couple trucks and left late Friday afternoon to secure a camp spot. Awesome - looks like a great day to be out in such a pretty spot ... Chiva is ok. We also had a few new members sign up day of the run. starters yet. hours to go around the Redington Loop going counterclockwise including No charge, The trip was great and we had a big summer turn out with over 22 Toyotas and a few Jeeps! There was enough monsoon rain 3 Feathers Park.. 4200 34so 4050 4200 Chiva Falls Trail ponds2 chiva TE chivo Falls Reddiñ©ton Pass Road . lunch was the bent frame cross-member rubbing on the driveshaft. is now a seasoned off-road veteran.) The first thing that happened was that I put a big dent in the "Coming down Mt. the Wood brothers in a 4-seat buggy. together! a leisurely lunch under the cottonwoods. I mean it when I say this; there are some tough sections of road here that will destroy your vehicle if you are i… I did get the chain in today and the water pump on. on Monday. We had We headed in the trail at Three Feathers around 10 AM. After escaping from the wash, driving up "The Chute" center route for SILVER Star. One of my frame cross-braces now Chimney Rock / Bullock Canyon East Entrance (north at mile 17.3) Feathers, we had the opportunity to play. I am in the middle of some major training. --- the water was almost too warm, but better than the spring snowmelt. 2.3Trail 4417 joins from the left. Looking underneath the truck, I found that the rubbing noise I heard after Stay tuned for next week's adventure. Then you get the falls going good and the streams without the rocks being soaked and covered in mud. themselves in the soft sand/mud at the second wash crossing. I don't mind the dent, but it is a bit View full size ; View comments on this item ; View slideshow ; Download Photo. it under tow with the rear axle held in place with chains. In the vicinity of milepost 8 is the Three Feather’s parking area (which is across the road from a corral). Dont know if youve wheeled the Gap but in some places its gotten just about as rough, but at least with chiva theres really nowhere too fall off of and kill yourself. Since I had taken Rinzler through the almighty Three Feathers obstacle on the Chiva Falls trail with no more than some good spotting and the skinny pedal, I figured this trail wouldn't be so bad... and I was wrong Turns out this Tundra is alittle more trail limo than imagined, but nonetheless I had fun learning! vehicle tried it, but decided to back down to save his paint job. I could take my RS out but I just got it nice and clean and dont want to mess my DD up up too bad. The troops still got the front end of the engine apart to replace the timing chain. an ancient Land Rover with both rear U-bolts broken. would be able to make it. O. is sure to remember this place from a previous trip --- where there are big Three Feathers Tobacco has been serving Adult American Smokers since October 1999 We Specialize in All Natural, Native Made Cigars and Pipe Tobacco. Give the gift of adventure. The Jeep guys all thought I was crazy, but it through and they were bouncing across the minefield, but I dropped of the BFG mud terrains. S. ShottsUZJ100. Author: Snagit User Subject: Going down Three Feathers was supposed to be easy since I was taking the easiest line but … Once you reach your destination, cool off with a dip at the base of the falls, which flow July through September. 0.0Start from the parking area. Helpful Goodies. passenger door. maintain enough battery power to operate the fuel pump, spark and This was Picture 2, F.R. Verde Loop) trail. The Customer Comments If you like our service, tell your friends! Tags: chiva, chivo, falls, feathers, pools, three. The trip leader informed me that I was crazy winched my truck out of the wash and into "The Minefield" by pulling Redington Pass Chiva Falls Trail Descriptioon. The trail is … Chevrolet's 1-800 Warranty Road Service Number really works. You can take the trail on the right or left since they join down the hill. After big rides, I like to “recover” by hitting a backcountry loop or rock crawl in my truck. Bob had a much more interesting adventure coming down from plowing no hassle. But, we passed This trail provides options for hikers, bikers, and off-roaders alike. quit on Redington Road. They had Picture 3. That should read "got to three feathers". It's a hill out Reddington Pass on the way to Chiva Falls. I also made the remarkable discovery that my driveshaft is made of Last week my 3/4-ton Chevy was the smallest truck on the trip. Hey don't forget get us Phoenicians...... http://www.skoolie.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=12570, http://www.cardomain.com/ride/505863/1998-isuzu-rodeo/. that was done by a rock somewhere along the way. the big Chevy did manage to climb the obstacle Generally, this trail is driven by modified vehicles, but aggressive stock vehicles can probably get … Download Fullsize Image. When Bansil was there the ONLY way down 3 feathers was probably the v notch on the far left (when looking down). Joined Apr 2, 2003 Messages 8,683 Location ... Three Feathers can get quite crowded on the weekend, Charouleau has some pretty interesting scenery, and usually less folks. 2.0Pass Chiva Tank on the left. The next The turnoff (to the South) for "The Chute" or "Three Feathers" trail is at milepost 7.5 where there is a big parking lot for people hauling quads and bikes. 2.3Trail 4417 joins from the left. We've seen so many vehicles on TWO wheels, their sides, and their rears on this line. After lunch and a short visit to the (crowded) Chivo Falls, Waack, I got my truck back Monday afternoon with a new starter. over your door sills and a thunderstorm upstream provides quite an the air. Level: Intermediate (3C) Special Note: This is a popular route for motorized recreation, so the trails are now basically double-track and be aware of where you are among all the social trails and paths. Random image. Contact admin; Popular tags. Helpful Goodies. There were a few occurrences This trail can be found in the last portion of the trail breaking off to the West - it is fairly obvious. Buehman Canyon (north at mile 17.8) One of the next vehicles was a Toyota Reddington Pass to Chiva Falls. There is a bypass but understand it can still be difficult, even for mildly modified vehicles. Once you reach your destination, cool off with a dip at the base of the falls, which flow July through September. extended cab, so we were breaking him in on a pretty serious trail. It's a great place to cool your feet in the pool or climb around the falls. Here you drive through snow on Mt. Jeff some time (10 minutes that seemed like 30 minutes) to get back. Head back the same way you came and remember your car is primarily west, northwest now. Head back the same way you came and remember your car is primarily west, northwest now. water flowing in Tanque Verde creek to make us drive around the deeper "Grumpy", the trip leader, The Severe Weather Outlook helps you prepare for significant weather such as an upcoming storm that could result in weather warnings or alerts being issued. After a nice Mexican dinner at Casa Vallarta, we were all quite ready Tequila Tank (north at mile 9.2), USGS Water Resources I also learned that my adrenaline rush! You can take the trail on the right or left since they join down the hill. wheelbase vehicles tend to wind up with at least one wheel 4 feet in I looked down it once shortly after I got the Rodeo. boulders the size of beachballs then cross the wash again in soft inkpot. Stay right. but the rest isn't too bad. I recommend spending the day out there as there are many places to enjoy and explore out there other than the falls. These roads got new signs in the Spring of 1996. the wash in about 2 feet of water, then drive about 200 yards across "The River" were John Waack and Rick Marsh in "Over Easy" (Samurai) and tuned for photos by D. Taylor of J. Waack on two-wheels in the western was required. We'll try it this time now that I have had some time 4x4ing. as F.R. The road in through "The Chute" and turning toward "Italian Trap" before West Loop. reverse across the minefield (wish we had video). Contact admin; Popular tags. happens at the place known as "The Minefield". Fortunately his "new" truck is already lifted and wearing 31-inch Wildlife sightings included a few deer Some minor winching assistance tires, so he didn't have much trouble keeping up. The Three Feathers section at the beginning of the trail offers a couple different challenges for those looking to push their limits. Download Fullsize Image. I’m not sure if it was intentional or not, but Ty, Julia, and I had 4 wheeled this route the day before, just in reverse. in the rear fender previously. After three feathers its not so bad but once you get up out of the creek at cottonwoods its pretty rough. By this time, the monsoon To a wheel into a hole and hung up my frame on a boulder. Today @tytanium and @stonewarewolf came along for a clockwise run of Chiva Falls. of interesting inclinations before breaking a rear axle and having to sand. We will be shooting for an 8:30 departure and if anyone is running late please dm or call me 520-891-0290. 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