GAK 5

Arizona Peace Trail - Hot AzF

Year: 2020

This year we decided to change it up, and give Death Valley some time off to recover. The North half of the Arizona Peace Trail was on the menu, and mother nature served this dish piping hot. Stupid hot. Who was the dumbass that decided to brave the wild unknown of the Arizona desert in three digit temperatures???

Most participants were able to hide in their luxury conditioned air. While the others had to sweat it out with the windows down. With Clint riding shotgun, blasting farts, stinking up the joint and bitching in your ear about how hot it was. We did get some reprieve from the temperatures, when we reached elevation in the Hualapai Mountains. And again when we were able to find water at Alamo Lake and the Colorado River.

As always, we did have mechanical issues and tire casualties. But 8 vehicles and 11 participants, covered 350 miles of memorable GAK stained trails.

GAK ’20 (Arizona Peace Trail)

Dirt Miles = 326

Paved miles = 609

Total miles = 935

Meal Plan:
WED.
DINNER - Hot Dogs / Brats / Hot Links (condiments: mustard, ketchup, onion, relish)

THU.
BREAKFAST - Chorizo & Egg Burrito
LUNCH - Sandwiches
DINNER - BBQ Steak(sides: baked beans, salad, grilled Zucchini)

FRI.
BREAKFAST - Sausage, Egg, & Ham Sandwiches
LUNCH - Sandwiches
DINNER - Taco Bar - Chicken & Beef (condiments: lettuce, cheese, tomato, salsa)

SAT.
BREAKFAST - Omlettes & Hashbrowns (condiments: tomatoes, mushrooms, ham,onion, cheese, green pepper)
LUNCH - Sandwiches
DINNER - Philly Cheese Steak Sandwiches (condiments: green pepper, yellow onion, mushroom, provolone cheese, on a hoagie roll)

SUN.
BREAKFAST - Carnitas & Egg Burritos
Lunch - Sandwiches
DINNER - Chili & Corn Bread (condiments: sour cream, cheese, onions)

MON.
Leftovers

First stop was Parker, after we left San Diego at the crack of dawn. There we unloaded trailers, topped off gas and ice, and enjoyed our last breath of clean clothes and polished vehicles.

Fat ass steaks for dinner. Looks like these two did not get enough to eat.

Freddy found that elusive spider that knocked him out early on GAK #4

Spare tires and impact guns were needed early in the trip.

This day we limped back to Havasu, when Sean blew the motor in his Cherokee. After stashing his vehicle and redistributing supplies, we found a pool to cool off. I don’t know who’s pool it was….. a friend of a friend, or something?? Either way, the chlorine filter got a workout that day.

Back on the trail with a vehicle short and five more days of adventure.

Apparently Cookie and Ninja, do not know their right from their left.

Stupid comments incoming.

Shit Bags released Enrique from his lap, when we found a tree covered in underwear.

Scooter took our buddy for the rest of the day.

Finally the temperature dropped as we got further away from the desert floor. It was a nice change of scenery to be up in the timber. The next two nights, Gayvid slept in Ninja’s front seat. He figured bears didn’t know how to operate a Toyota 4runner door handle.