{"id":517782,"date":"2025-01-12T09:43:27","date_gmt":"2025-01-12T16:43:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/?p=517782"},"modified":"2025-03-02T13:08:42","modified_gmt":"2025-03-02T20:08:42","slug":"off-road-tales-2025-new-year-surprise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/off-road-tales-2025-new-year-surprise\/","title":{"rendered":"Off-Road Tales: 2025 New Year Surprise"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading414680_c67b51-2d, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading414680_c67b51-2d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading414680_c67b51-2d\"]{text-align:center;font-size:var(--global-kb-font-size-md, 1.25rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading414680_c67b51-2d mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading414680_c67b51-2d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading414680_c67b51-2d\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading414680_c67b51-2d img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading414680_c67b51-2d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading414680_c67b51-2d\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading414680_c67b51-2d wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading414680_c67b51-2d\">This article is part of the<br>  <a href=\"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/off-road-tales\/\">Off-Road Tales Series \/ Check it out!<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Route<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250101-RideRoute-onX-snapshot.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"730\" src=\"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250101-RideRoute-onX-snapshot-1024x730.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-517785\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250101-RideRoute-onX-snapshot-1024x730.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250101-RideRoute-onX-snapshot-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250101-RideRoute-onX-snapshot-768x547.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250101-RideRoute-onX-snapshot.jpg 1186w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Equipment: <\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Equipment:  UTV Polaris RZR EFI 900XP <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Video: Dragon Camera <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Music credit: No Music. just the sounds of the road and the squeaking of the vehicle.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>This ride was about 4 hours round trip &#8211; plus travel from home to the staging area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To start the new year, my daughter and I went on a New Year ride. This was a 5-6 hour day and it was beautiful day! &#8211;It was a bit of a cold start but what a day it was! Not sure what my daughter thinks, but for me, <strong>it was a perfect father-daughter day<\/strong>! Loved it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was my first time around the Carefree Area, <strong>Bartlett Lake<\/strong>&nbsp;which is located only 48 miles from downtown Phoenix and 17 miles northeast of Carefree.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After we got to the staging area, we first went to the trail that leads us to Needle Rock and Rio Verde, which is essentially a bumpy riverbed all the way to the first.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then my daughter took the wheel and drove all the way back to the paved road and continued on to all the way Horseshoe Dam.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was a BEATIFUL ride on a fairly easy flat dirt road (I call them &#8220;forest highways&#8221;).   At the end of the road, we encountered a super incredible surprise!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There was an incredible waterfall which you can walk behind!   WOW!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>UPDATE:  A couple of days later, we found out a <a href=\"https:\/\/fightingirishwire.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/local\/arizona\/2025\/01\/12\/human-made-waterfall-only-rarely-appears-in-arizona\/77634149007\/\">news clip<\/a> which explained that SRP was releasing water for that a couple of days only as it was at capacity. Lucky we were there at that moment! &#8212; made it a magical \/ rare moment<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Excess water levels at Horseshoe Reservoir in January created a rare waterfall northeast of the Phoenix area.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Side note:   this was the first of the year which introduced some fees for riding at the St Claire OHV area so we did not go there this time.   Placed on <a href=\"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/off-road-rides-list\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"517682\">my Ride Bucket List<\/a>  &#8212; we need to explore more around here! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Videos of the day (on YouTube):<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Do not forget to like the video and\/or leave a comment on YouTube!<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id517782_f30da5-b2 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id517782_f30da5-b2 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id517782_f30da5-b2 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}.kb-row-layout-id517782_f30da5-b2 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id517782_f30da5-b2 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id517782_f30da5-b2 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id517782_f30da5-b2 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column517782_914711-bf > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column517782_914711-bf > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column517782_914711-bf > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column517782_914711-bf > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column517782_914711-bf > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column517782_914711-bf > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column517782_914711-bf{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column517782_914711-bf > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column517782_914711-bf > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column517782_914711-bf\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Needle Rock to Horseshoe<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"20250101 Needle Rock to Horseshoe Dam\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lWyiyMubt3g?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column517782_3cdce1-25 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column517782_3cdce1-25 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column517782_3cdce1-25 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column517782_3cdce1-25 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column517782_3cdce1-25 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column517782_3cdce1-25 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column517782_3cdce1-25{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column517782_3cdce1-25 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column517782_3cdce1-25 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column517782_3cdce1-25\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Horseshow Dam to Staging Area<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"20250101 Ride: Return from Horseshoe Dam \/ Lake Area.\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CUfYHoqei4A?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Photos:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Just a few photos this time.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery .kb-gallery-type-masonry.kb-gallery-id-517782_fc78be-99{margin:-5px;}.kb-gallery-type-masonry.kb-gallery-id-517782_fc78be-99 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item{padding:5px;}.kb-gallery-id-517782_fc78be-99 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-517782_fc78be-99 .kb-slide-item .kb-gal-image-radius img{border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;;}<\/style><div class=\"kb-gallery-wrap-id-517782_fc78be-99 alignnone wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery\"><ul class=\"kb-gallery-ul kb-gallery-non-static kb-gallery-type-masonry kb-masonry-init kb-gallery-id-517782_fc78be-99 kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom-hover kb-gallery-filter-none\" data-image-filter=\"none\" data-item-selector=\".kadence-blocks-gallery-item\" data-lightbox-caption=\"true\" data-columns-xxl=\"3\" data-columns-xl=\"3\" data-columns-md=\"3\" 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https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250101_185633552_iOS-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250101_185633552_iOS-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250101_185633552_iOS-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250101_185633552_iOS-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/li><li class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\" tabindex=\"0\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kadence-blocks-gallery-item-hide-caption\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\" style=\"max-width:1024px;\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic\" style=\"padding-bottom:56%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250101_183038527_iOS-1024x576.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" alt=\"\" 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class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\" style=\"max-width:1024px;\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic\" style=\"padding-bottom:56%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250101_184309463_iOS-1024x576.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" alt=\"\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250101_184309463_iOS-scaled.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250101_184309463_iOS-scaled.jpg\" data-id=\"517788\" class=\"wp-image-517788\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250101_184309463_iOS-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250101_184309463_iOS-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250101_184309463_iOS-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250101_184309463_iOS-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250101_184309463_iOS-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/li><li class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\" tabindex=\"0\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kadence-blocks-gallery-item-hide-caption\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\" style=\"max-width:1024px;\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic\" style=\"padding-bottom:56%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250101_185518237_iOS-1024x576.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" alt=\"\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250101_185518237_iOS-scaled.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250101_185518237_iOS-scaled.jpg\" data-id=\"517789\" class=\"wp-image-517789\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250101_185518237_iOS-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250101_185518237_iOS-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250101_185518237_iOS-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250101_185518237_iOS-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250101_185518237_iOS-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/li><li class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\" tabindex=\"0\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kadence-blocks-gallery-item-hide-caption\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\" style=\"max-width:1024px;\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic\" style=\"padding-bottom:56%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250101_185803239_iOS-1024x576.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" alt=\"\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250101_185803239_iOS-scaled.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250101_185803239_iOS-scaled.jpg\" data-id=\"517790\" class=\"wp-image-517790\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250101_185803239_iOS-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250101_185803239_iOS-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250101_185803239_iOS-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250101_185803239_iOS-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250101_185803239_iOS-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/li><li class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\" tabindex=\"0\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kadence-blocks-gallery-item-hide-caption\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\" style=\"max-width:576px;\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic\" style=\"padding-bottom:177%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250101_195439513_iOS-576x1024.jpg\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" alt=\"\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250101_195439513_iOS-scaled.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250101_195439513_iOS-scaled.jpg\" data-id=\"517791\" class=\"wp-image-517791\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250101_195439513_iOS-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250101_195439513_iOS-169x300.jpg 169w, 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