Friday, August 15, 2008

NV/UT/AZ DIRECTIONS + MAP
In "Tri-Pointing for Dummies" format

Ø If you are going North on I-15 out of Mesquite, Nevada it is about 9.5 miles and take the exit to Littlefield, Arizona, and head north.
Ø If you are coming from St. George, Utah it is about 26.5 miles south on I-15 to Littlefield, Arizona. Take the exit and head north.
Ø You will head north on highway 91 for a very short distant of .22 miles if you are coming from Mesquite or it will be .08 mile (450 ft), if you are coming from St. George, UT.
Ø Turn left and get on Littlefield Interchange Road. This road will wind around, but stay on it for about ¾ of a mile where the road will take a sharp right hand turn. This is where you will need to get off on to the dirt road and head west. This is where we begin.
Ø We will need to stay on the main road for about 4.19 mile or just under 4 ¼ miles where we need to make a 90 degree turn to the right and head North.
Ø Now travel little over 3 ½ miles (3.58) and stay to the left of the road. Do not take the right fork. Stay on the main dirt road and stay left. Some landmarks are big power-lines. This is a good marker in case you get lost.
Ø At the 5.32 mile mark from the first turn off heading north, stay to the right and you will then need to make a sharp left turn. Just stay on the main dirt road.
Ø Around the 6 ½ mile mark, we should be crossing a small wash that is a 4 way. Stay straight on the main road.
Ø Just little over the 7.0 mile mark, you will need to make a right coming around a hill, there you will see remnants of an old cattle coral. Head toward that.
Ø You can go straight, but I would suggest going to the left around the coral and the make a right on the wash and head up. We should be around 7.33 miles.
Ø This wash is now called the Sand Hollow Wash Road. Let’s stay on this for a while.
Ø Traveling little over 11 ¾ miles from where we start heading straight north, we will come to a fence line. This is where we need to head east (right) and follow this ATV trail. This trail will fit most rigs, but I would not suggest anything larger that the K5 blazers or the big bronco fords, suburbans. Now we are heading East.
Ø Just about 2 miles we will have already hit some pretty good washes, but there is this one that will really articulate the body out of your rig. This is where we can get stuck, but no worries, Tri-Pointing is not for wussies!!! Right!!! Go for it!!!
Ø So just little over 2 ¼ miles from the turn off we are at the NV/UT/AZ/ tripoint. Don’t forget to sign the guest book in the geocache box.
Ø To get back, reverse the order. Happy Trails! Jeff Senten 08/12/08

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Old Goat Note: If you are planning to attend AZ08 and hope to reach this 3Pt, please copy/paste info from this post. There will be limited directions material at Flag, reserved for tri-pointers seriously considering this one.

MapQuest directions from Flagstaff: http://www.mapquest.com/maps?1c=Flagstaff&1s=AZ&2c=Littlefield&2s=AZ&2y=US&2l=36.887199&2g=-113.928902&2v=CITY&r=s#a/maps/l:::Flagstaff:AZ::US:35.198101:-111.650597:city:Coconino+County/l:::Littlefield:AZ::US:36.887199:-113.928902:city:/m:::::0::/io:1:::::s:EN:M:/e

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