We only got lost once...
This morning we all got up early and went on our first real Jeep adventure.
I did a bit of research online and found this offroad playground about a half-hour from home. It's just north of Saguaro Lake, no permits required. It called Rolls OHV, which is a little bit too much like "rolls over" for a newbie offroader like myself. What does OHV stand for? Dunno.
We hit a few pretty big hills and had a couple of pretty exciting moments, but overall we kept it tame. Anywhere that was too extreme, we just went another way. The 11yo thought we were stuck once, but I diabused him of that idea with a little 4Low Jeep power. It really is an amazing machine.
After a while the kids were hot and ready to head home. I could see the paved road across the way, but it was a bit tricky getting out. I did have the printout of the roads from the link, but it wasn't really any help, because for some reason there weren't any street signs! (jk) We ended up a bit lost in this area which was used more by motorcycles. The was bad because 1) the turns were sharp and banked at a 45 degree angle, 2) the paths were all really narrow and the bushes and trees were pressing in, and 3)I have a new Jeep with nice paint that I would prefer to not scratch. I had to very carefully navigate out of there, with a few scouting missons on foot to see where the heck I should go.
We found our way out and made it home OK. Oh, and for those worriers among you: Don't worry, I had like 10 gallons of water, some shovels, and we were in a well used area where help was just a yell away.
