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The Rattler (BLR)
05-07-2020, 10:37 AM
We are spending a few weeks in this area checking it out.

We are staying at the VFW Post
$15 for water & power (15amp)
$5 to dry camp.
The place is fenced all the way around.

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The Rattler (BLR)
05-07-2020, 10:40 AM
More photos from the area
Chloride Murals
Originally painted in 1966 redone in 2006https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200507/c6943dcd78dd051701a89f10106b3706.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200507/1ee228c0ba307da3ee461d590a14c185.jpg3209

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The Rattler (BLR)
05-07-2020, 10:41 AM
This is too dang cute

Even has blue dot tail lights


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Sweet34
05-07-2020, 05:13 PM
This is too dang cute

Even has blue dot tail lights


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Sweet looking truck .

EPL
05-07-2020, 07:23 PM
Looks like it would be a fun place to go to !!

The Rattler (BLR)
05-07-2020, 09:28 PM
Might try and find our way to Oatman this next week..
Depends on our fuel situation..fill up in Golden Valley we could do it.

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Mike621
05-08-2020, 06:00 AM
Cool take pictures. [emoji1417]

Scrat
05-11-2020, 06:10 AM
Nice truck

The Rattler (BLR)
05-11-2020, 09:42 AM
Industrial Hemp farm in middle of BFE..lolhttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200511/23887743cc895522d298470360e83857.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200511/544fab99eb62f4787d34eb0070d4af3e.jpg

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The Rattler (BLR)
05-11-2020, 09:44 AM
Road Block, An old man and some wild Burros321432153216

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Lennart
05-11-2020, 12:05 PM
Cool!

The Rattler (BLR)
05-17-2020, 09:23 AM
Few more pictures from yesterday's ride
Mineral Park mine filed for bankruptcy in 2012https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200517/ea20e502a849c0163c369eec894dd2ca.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200517/87b6464a5dc7e0861bb616d4bced0fd2.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200517/a8c26e05ab6970eb4075cdfc31951fbc.jpg

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The Rattler (BLR)
05-17-2020, 09:25 AM
Deer, Cacti and copper creekhttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200517/0e8dcd76603e6a59415e74685d68cf95.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200517/b32cc51a6554943d6ab6b906a90e963a.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200517/b3647ed873aa290bc4cfdec4e4a7774f.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200517/a6d3f2f9abd46fb111a1090d84656432.jpg

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The Rattler (BLR)
05-17-2020, 09:26 AM
And of course a saloonhttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200517/617f3dbdea3c4fa78794375d337af68c.jpg

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EPL
05-17-2020, 09:30 AM
Looks like an area to go check out !!

AlfaBaz
05-17-2020, 09:38 PM
This place looks like it has a ton of cool stuff to see! Are we doing this one next spring???

The Rattler (BLR)
05-18-2020, 03:34 PM
This place looks like it has a ton of cool stuff to see! Are we doing this one next spring???
Looks like an area to go check out !!We are definitely coming back next year.

We think we may have a route over to Oatman.
Another one over to the Colorado River
And towards Kingman.


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EPL
05-19-2020, 06:26 AM
We are definitely coming back next year.

We think we may have a route over to Oatman.
Another one over to the Colorado River
And towards Kingman.


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Sounds like I may have to go down there and help find the trails !!

The Rattler (BLR)
06-06-2020, 11:46 AM
Some more pictureshttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200606/00462db96d3a0c65fc9dedd620b70f70.jpg32223223

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The Rattler (BLR)
06-06-2020, 11:49 AM
More sites
Colorado River, Laughlin/Bullhead city in the distance322432253226

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The Rattler (BLR)
06-06-2020, 11:54 AM
More pictures



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The Rattler (BLR)
06-06-2020, 11:57 AM
More


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DLFoust
06-07-2020, 07:30 AM
Thanks for the great pictures .

Scrat
06-08-2020, 07:33 AM
Nice looking place .

The Rattler (BLR)
06-10-2020, 09:03 AM
Lots of Burros & Cattle



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The Rattler (BLR)
06-10-2020, 09:06 AM
Lake Mohave




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EPL
06-10-2020, 03:47 PM
We need to fit Chloride AZ into our March Madness next year !!

The Rattler (BLR)
06-10-2020, 06:18 PM
Lance and I have left 2 trails ( not to be done by ourselves) the others that we rode with didn't want to chance it.

https://offroadpassport.com/forums/topic/3262-sleeping-princess-trail-kingman-az-may-2014/

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EPL
06-11-2020, 06:17 AM
Lance and I have left 2 trails ( not to be done by ourselves) the others that we rode with didn't want to chance it.

https://offroadpassport.com/forums/topic/3262-sleeping-princess-trail-kingman-az-may-2014/

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Looks like our kind of trail !!

The Rattler (BLR)
06-11-2020, 07:47 AM
Looks like our kind of trail !!Yes it does..

We checked out a route ( made sure the gate wasn't locked) yesterday on our way to Bullhead City.
We can cross the 68 at Golden Valley, come down a good trail by the power line, cross 68 through the gate and go up Sleeping Princess..



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The Rattler (BLR)
05-07-2021, 08:14 PM
We decided to explore Chloride AZ again in 2021..

Some fun times with the local folks..
They aren't sure about Lance and I leading them..lolhttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210508/bd12259c0c2acf6ff498e098120e5a9c.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210508/b4dc53d6a5475af1e22de1f4b46c4212.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210508/03ae8e1cb7ea3e932110a469d4818e79.jpg

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The Rattler (BLR)
05-07-2021, 08:17 PM
Looking forward to the Crazies joining us in 2022 (March Madness) to do the whole Sleeping Princess trail.. Our friends in Chloride don't like living on the edge....lol

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The Rattler (BLR)
05-07-2021, 08:21 PM
Our trip to Oatman awesome..
We did part of the AZ peace trail againhttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210508/80803556d9f6191e07255e0b03c4f7f4.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210508/cf50b4a853364e9ba9061df2c69457d8.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210508/7bd1de4ab9b97b8e9ec3485f8bc60203.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210508/b8cadb6e4b75d3b7d4f6fc03669e33a2.jpg

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The Rattler (BLR)
05-11-2021, 08:44 AM
Found another trail to a Destination Bar.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210511/fc2415c9e546b5d5e73b997cca5b616a.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210511/cdec6fbd53558c31d23831c5dbb895ca.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210511/51db13a9e25b98e00ac5326efd58f31c.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210511/5fc9ca8d42398cb782e9894ea6cbc87e.jpg

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EPL
05-11-2021, 09:46 AM
Found another trail to a Destination Bar.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210511/fc2415c9e546b5d5e73b997cca5b616a.jpg

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If there is a bar to be found you will find it !! :o

The Rattler (BLR)
05-11-2021, 06:02 PM
If there is a bar to be found you will find it !! :oI honestly didn't find this one, our friends in Chloride knew about it.. long story short..
If had burnt the inside several times..(inside job)
I believe Terrible's bought it and resurrected it a few months ago

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The Rattler (BLR)
05-15-2021, 06:22 PM
Few more photos
Left the VFW and headed up towards the towers and Windy pointhttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210516/b2d3469f82a0822681be1a5485b1cae5.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210516/ce7391623e9fac983da8f67fe1c81f11.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210516/14ac8e7d76c0242f3e038feb2547a344.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210516/bf5f2e7b59cd853cf9b53d6ff121c745.jpg

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The Rattler (BLR)
05-15-2021, 06:26 PM
Windy point and a few shots of Chloridehttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210516/a331b7744620e58b0019d0492f7b7408.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210516/a8cadc734d3a7320caef9bbf4f4672ac.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210516/21fca60e7183dc88cdfdee4307bb4a86.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210516/23c5d9c0ed7a699b66c0bcd6ad4bdd64.jpg

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The Rattler (BLR)
05-15-2021, 06:29 PM
Last year this waterfall had some water.
Bone dry this yearhttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210516/a276ea9bfef69691c8e24717c515545d.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210516/1866b256176b35b6f4fa0cbd88cc6dac.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210516/f6128e202848d588ed932735b1886b7f.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210516/08b73119b729be45a48c01b30c93bcfc.jpg

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The Rattler (BLR)
05-15-2021, 07:13 PM
Lance and I spent the morning helping the VFW auxiliary replace flags on the gravesites of veterans. Definitely a rewarding morninghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210516/68c2653fd02ae89ba266d365b11f7b69.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210516/c1db87d960a75574603a563b941cd94c.jpg

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The Rattler (BLR)
05-28-2021, 02:56 PM
Took our last ride in Chloride on Thursday.

A pictures of Mormon Springhttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210528/32acde88b3773c4918614a9819549890.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210528/4c5c5612449560421b7c629ed4ffc22d.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210528/c9a363558a5ecfb7ca5f938951b87f7c.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210528/4e0038dc5c90167a5d46ede01594dd23.jpg

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The Rattler (BLR)
05-28-2021, 02:58 PM
Few more pictureshttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210528/83fd25223ea92bb7b885b62e31b59f91.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210528/5d3091038d8df5cf1db21fbb786a72ac.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210528/36555adb954844bcf72d16d22f195979.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210528/585aaa5723e65d23b07d09d533079bda.jpg

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The Rattler (BLR)
05-28-2021, 03:06 PM
Burro familyhttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210528/421ea4b88ba8c1320a3fee4c475abdf9.jpg

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Scrat
06-02-2021, 02:54 PM
Looks like a great place to ride .

The Rattler (BLR)
04-16-2022, 02:40 PM
Back in Chloride again this year

Found another (4) mines, The paperwork we found says it ran up untill 2000, but a Google search said as late as possibly 2013.
This is the Mohave Gold Project (Combined Metals Reduction Company) , the 4 mines supplied the project, Golden Door Mine, Dixie Queen Mine, Dixie Gold Mine and the Klondike Mine.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20220416/7ff5c12b5d2627d4947420a2c45f0840.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20220416/0cb43e62130dd9ea4fe2113f049ffb7a.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20220416/213035205fa941138db07c08ffef17e4.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20220416/3a1e21dfe70c6e0528bdfed3b1386ef0.jpg

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The Rattler (BLR)
04-16-2022, 02:41 PM
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The Rattler (BLR)
04-16-2022, 02:44 PM
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Scrat
04-28-2022, 06:12 AM
Cool looking place .

The Rattler (BLR)
05-26-2022, 07:36 AM
Old vs New at one of the mines..https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20220526/26aa33d660fc9514d80142ac78150e00.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20220526/65441020ac0c203981ad0cdc8dd15001.jpg

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EPL
05-30-2022, 07:47 PM
Old vs New at one of the mines..https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20220526/26aa33d660fc9514d80142ac78150e00.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20220526/65441020ac0c203981ad0cdc8dd15001.jpg

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There is a little difference !

The Rattler (BLR)
04-24-2023, 08:17 AM
Sleeping princess https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20230424/be05bbc3b8a622e0ea2bfc3560f20d48.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20230424/1198dbd96f74813ebcf9d6086b9f5cfb.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20230424/79af51e31e1909de7d0b9c6a1aabe16c.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20230424/3ea2a251a4c8def1d8e6b9d3ff9906d7.jpg

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EPL
04-26-2023, 06:59 AM
Awesome trail and views !!

The Rattler (BLR)
05-06-2023, 05:03 PM
Made it to the Stargazer Lounge.
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EPL
05-19-2023, 05:02 AM
Cool looking place !!

The Rattler (BLR)
05-19-2023, 07:45 PM
Lots of Burros when returning from Oatman back to Chloride https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20230520/0de2c16cdeb8d860fab618e3c80cf028.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20230520/4aac5bf10b48f3c7349163773252871b.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20230520/b205270e1f08ba7770a9cc52f904492b.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20230520/432a4c6c260f778adecfcd496b04358c.jpg

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EPL
05-22-2023, 06:41 AM
It was cool when there was a lot of them in Oatman but it sure did mess with the flow of traffic !!

The Rattler (BLR)
05-22-2023, 10:26 PM
My understanding they only keep a select few in Oatman nowadays.
We happened upon 3 different herds going back to Chloride
At least 10 in each heard

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The Rattler (BLR)
06-07-2023, 09:50 AM
Few pictures from Yesterday's ride https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20230607/4100a2c3b3a2f573f9debf1e80bbb263.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20230607/35f08c6943abe445192f1d27afbd7a86.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20230607/b0420c5aa9579ace904cbfdca5ead9b1.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20230607/e9ad7208d7fede125196bbeea93ec2fd.jpg

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EPL
06-11-2023, 06:21 PM
Few pictures from Yesterday's ride https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20230607/4100a2c3b3a2f573f9debf1e80bbb263.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20230607/35f08c6943abe445192f1d27afbd7a86.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20230607/b0420c5aa9579ace904cbfdca5ead9b1.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20230607/e9ad7208d7fede125196bbeea93ec2fd.jpg

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Looks like a fun ride !