I was meeting 2 of my friends that have never been on this trail, but I wanted to go out early and watch the sun come up from the top of one of the hills. I arrived at about 5:30 and headed out in the dark. Unfortunately about 3 miles from the truck, as I crossed a creek, I heard some banging from the rear of my Wildcat X. I stopped and found one of my rear radius rod bolts broken and missing. It is something that needs to be fixed to ride but I wanted to see the sunrise so I bunged up the rod and limped to a hill close by and ran to the top for an uneventful sunrise with 50 MPG wind. Oh well.
Thankfully I carry a jack and many spare items along with tools, so I was able to change out the bolt quickly.
I went for a short ride to enjoy the beautiful morning sun before I went to meet my friends with their Rzr 1000XP’s at the staging area.
The area we were headed to is very remote and extremely rocky terrain with steep switch back climbs and descents. It is located in the rugged Bradshaw Mountains north of Phoenix, AZ.
As we headed up boulder creek there is a very cool and rare cactus that is called a crested saguaro.
Boulder creek is a very fitting name for this area as it is full of boulders from bottom to top.
The spectacular views from all sides were absolutely stunning as you can see the trail we were on off in the distance. Behind the mountains is a view of Lake Pleasant.
Along the way there were many fun spots that made you forget about the constant pounding from the relentless boulders on the trail.
