ATV Jamboree day 3

 

Today we rode the Thompson basin trail, this took us from the park at Richfield through the town of Monroe to one of the peaks on Monroe mountain. Along the way we were treated to some history of the Black Hawk Indians and early pioneer settlers.

Marker from an Eagle scout project.

The area where the Massacre occurred. 

From here we rode up the trail to the top of Monroe mountain, just under 9000 feet. We passed through upper desert landscape with cedars and sage brush along well maintained trail.

Then up into the mountains toward the aspens and oaks, the trail got a little bit rougher but not bad at all. The colors of the leaves were starting to change, and again the weather was perfect for a trail ride. We woke up to mid 40's in the morning and as the sun came up it quickly warmed into the high 70's. (back in Mesa AZ. the low was 84 and went up into the 100's).
We reached the summit of our trail, near the T.V. and radios antennas and repeaters.

We had a small group today, and the views were amazing.



From the peak looking down into Monroe.

This ride was sponsored by Wingers restaurant and as an added bonus we were treated to lunch from them. We made our way back down the trail and to a privately owned campground and recreation area for lunch.


Eating wings and boneless wings swapping stories and making new friends.

This is what the Jamboree is about, meeting new friends, joining with others with the same interests, and helping to preserve the rights and privileges to visit and use public lands. We have been coming since 2000 and have many experiences and friendships from this event.