Marysvale to Fillmore (the almost long route)
We started Saturday morning at 0830, riding the 22 trail behind Hoovers, then taking the 74/Deer Creek trail and proceeding North along the Max Reid. We stopped at the Fremont Indian Museum briefly, then proceeded up the 01/Sam Stowe trail; it was HOT and dusty.
From that point, we hit the 11 trail briefly, then back on the 01, then finally the 03 down the mountain and into Fillmore. We fueled up at the Maverick, then rode across the street for cold milk shakes.
Up top, the temp was maybe 85-90F, while in the valley below it was easily 100-105 (or so).
From there, instead of heading back up the mountain, we thought we'd take the fast route and sped through Meadow and Kanosh, passing Adelaide campground, then catching the 06 to 15 trail toward I-70.
At the creek crossing under I-70, we stopped for a break. My wife seemed tired and was complaining about cramping. I asked her to come off the ATV where she walked 10 feet and promptly collapsed. She went unconscious for a good few minutes before I could get up and to lay her in the creek. It was clear she was not accustomed to the helmet, heat and distance we had covered. Heat exhaustion/heat stroke has kicked in. I had her lay flat in the creek a good 5-10 minutes until she was capable of speech, then I proceeded to force her to drink water.
From that point, we rode the 15 to the 13, for a quick stop at the Castle Rock Campground, then rode the 79 back to the 01/Max Reid toward Hoovers where we all enjoyed the air condition, cool drinks and yet another exceptional dinner.
160 miles that day.
A few photos:
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And our spot tracks:
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2x rattle snakes killed and 1x groundhog -- all of them dinking around on the trail while I came blazing by. Beheaded the snakes, buried the heads, tossed the bodies into the brush (but thought about taking them back to camp for snacks).. Groundhog really upset the wife; saw it go through its death dance behind my wheeler. Picked it up by the tail, wife asked me if I could give it mouth to mouth (WTF!?!?), and tossed it also into the brush.