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Post by sbreed on Aug 25, 2009 12:58:11 GMT -5
Jamie, Rodney and I have planned a Burro Creek Bash in 2010. February 4th through 7th, 2010. Here is the plan so far.... ***This will be a 4 day event. Thurs - Sun. ***Each will bring breakfast, lunch and drinks for their group. ***3 volunteers will cook dinner, one each night. Price for dinner will be determined after the menu has been made but will not be over $5 per person. ***This is rustic camping with bathroom facilities. ***We have reserved the group camping area that has RV Hookups.  Please sign up !! The cost is $10 per person and is payable as soon as possible. The cost is to cover the campsight rental, cups, plates, napkins and all other staples. You can sign up on this thread and I will keep it updated! Thank you everyone and hope to see you !! BURRO CREEK BASH -- BASHERSRODNEY & JAMIE (aka - desertdweller & rckdgr)
**SHERI (aka - rockhobbit)
**TONY & AMBER (aka - tonyturner & bejewelme)
**BRENT & FRIEND (aka - brent)
**DON & DOROTHY (aka - cosmicowboy & SilverLass)
**TONY & CHRIS (aka catmandewe)
**LORI (aka sitnwrap)
SUSAN (aka wyckedwire)
**DIANE (aka drocknut)
**RALPH & MARYANN (aka stonesthatrock)
**STAN & BARB (aka geoingcrazy) BURRO CREEK BASH -- HOPEFUL BASHERSDENNIS & SHANNON (aka - weeshan)
LARRY
MIKE (aka spicerm)
KEN & DONNA (aka rockmanken)
STEVE (aka rocklicker)
ED (aka stoner) Will not be able to make it this year 
TIM (aka azrockgeek)
BILL, ANGIE & HERMIE  BURRO CREEK BASH -- DINNERSThursday Night - DOROTHY is making CHILI !! Friday Night - SHERI is making HOT DOGS W/ GRILLED BACON AND ONIONS !! Saturday Night - STAN is making CHICKEN & RICE with COBBLER FOR DESERT!!! |
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Post by sbreed on Aug 25, 2009 13:00:03 GMT -5
Burro Creek, AZ Information
Wikieup, AZ Places to stay;
DAZZO’s Restaurant and RV park; (928) 765-2243
Located in Wikieup, west side of hwy 93 north of chicken springs rd.
Located 50 miles from Kingman and 72 miles from Wikenburg
Full Hook up; elec, water, sewer
42 total RV sites, can accommodate any size RV, some pull-throughs, phone hookup accessibility, bathroom with shower, laundry, snack bar, food mart and unique gifts & souvenirs.
Cost is $20 per night plus tax
Passport America is $10 per night plus tax
Trading Post Restaurant, Market, Gas Station and Motel.
Located in Wikieup east side of hwy 93 at chicken springs rd.
Market open 7am to 8pm Phone (928) 765-2241
Motel (928) 765-2303 (Teresa). They Have 3 rooms total
Room 1 has 2 twin beds
Room 2 has 1 Queen bed
Room 3 has 1 Queen bed and 2 twin beds
Price depends on number of people;
1 person $40
2 people $45.
3 people $50.
4 people $55.
Plus Tax
Burro Creek BLM Campground
Location and Access; (about 20 miles south Wikieup)
The Burro Creek Recreation Site is located 60 miles northwest of Wickenburg on Highway 93. From Kingman, travel east 17 miles on Interstate 40, then south 53 miles on Highway 93. The recreation site turnoff is one mile south of Burro Creek Bridge. From the signed turnoff, continue 1.5 miles to the recreation site via the paved access road.
Facilities
Level sites available that can accommodate large recreational vehicles and suitable sites for tent campers.
One Handicap-Accessible camp site is available with nearby accessible restroom.
Most camping & picnicking sites are equipped with a metal fire grill, trash can, picnic table, large sun-shelter ramada, & a level parking site.
Interpretive desert garden
Information and Map exhibit
Drinking Water
Restrooms with flush toilets and sinks
Trailer/RV dump station
Group camping area for tents and/or recreational vehicles
Open campfires usually permitted within fire grills
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Post by Bejewelme on Aug 25, 2009 16:57:42 GMT -5
Sheri:
Didn't see any mention of places with spas and soaking tubs, and facials, I am writing to the mayor of Wikiup in hopes that can be done by Feb, LOL!!!
If Jamie is willing to help us out with stuff like tents?? Gosh I can't believe I even could type that word, we are so there, we are already stashing away money! So do we need to pay you now?
Tony and I are in!
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Post by rallyrocks on Aug 25, 2009 17:56:46 GMT -5
Actually there are supposed to be hot springs a little over 3 miles downstream from the campground, I didn't make it that far last time but it could be worth the hike- I don't know...but it looks pretty sweet; www.panoramio.com/photo/20640396 |
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Post by sbreed on Aug 25, 2009 18:44:39 GMT -5
We are SO going to that spring! That looks yummy!!
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Post by sbreed on Aug 25, 2009 18:46:53 GMT -5
Whoever can afford to pay right away.........please do! I paid the deposit out of my pocket and have to pay the remainder of the stay next week. I would appreciate the help since I am only working 16 hours a week! LOL
This is going to be so much fun!!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2009 19:06:14 GMT -5
We are wanting to go SOOOO badly, but its dependent on whether we have the kids that weekend or not. I will know in a couple more weeks, after school starts.
Shannon
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Post by sandsman1 on Aug 25, 2009 19:32:33 GMT -5
im gonna try and make it it depends on the money i can save i wont have to worry about the gas this time ill run over on the bike haha---i had a great time last trip there -- the food, people and the rocks where all great haha
hey is it at the same state park as last time ?
shit it just hit me feb might be a real cold ride there and back
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Post by brent on Aug 25, 2009 23:10:15 GMT -5
Sherri, do you take paypal? I just haven't decided if I am driving down or flying.
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Post by Bejewelme on Aug 26, 2009 5:11:00 GMT -5
Ohhh Sands, put on some leather and make that drive! We need another East Coast accent, they think we tawk funny, LOL!!!! We need another Philly person! Would love to meet you!!!
Brent-Can't wait to meet you too!!
Shann-I am keeping my fingers crossed for you guys!!!
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Post by rallyrocks on Aug 26, 2009 9:57:55 GMT -5
...hey is it at the same state park as last time ? shit it just hit me feb might be a real cold ride there and back It's not a state park, it is a BLM campground, but yeah that is the place! If you stick to the southern route I wouldn't expect the trip to be too bad, you don't want to go through Flagstaff or anything silly like that though. |
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Post by Silver Lass on Aug 26, 2009 10:15:50 GMT -5
Sheri, Count us in. Don and Dorothy( Silverlass and Cowboy )
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Post by Larry on Aug 26, 2009 11:55:07 GMT -5
When do you need a final tally by? We always do a spring vacation in Florida to visit my in-law but not sure if we are going this year or not due to their failing health. Sucky thing is if I can make this AZ trip, that means they're no longer around  Anyhow... if I were to come, is this a place that my wife and 3-year-old rockhound can go or are they better off back home in NY? Thanks for setting this up. I've been excited for an AZ trip since it was brought up here a while back. I hope I can make it. |
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Post by sandsman1 on Aug 26, 2009 15:48:58 GMT -5
thanks rally that place was nice -- clean bathrooms and very close to alotta rocks
and no ill be commin across on 10 i think it is and then up through phoenix
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Post by spicer m on Aug 26, 2009 21:05:43 GMT -5
I'm going to try and make it, Great place
More info off the net on the HOt springs.
KAISER WARM SPRING
From Burro Creek Campground, take Highway 93 North 5.5 miles to Kaiser Springs bridge. Go left on dirt just North of the bridge; close the gate behind you. Go 0.1 mi. to the end. Walk to the right, down the wash and into the canyon, for 1.5 miles. You're in a natural heaven. (lat+34.563 / lon-113.497)
Kaiser Warm Spring is MUCH more than just a spring, it's a BLM owned home-run with the bases loaded! The walk is just far enough to keep litterers out and, verily, was just about the most litter free spot visited in years. There's complete privacy and the scenery beggars description with all manner of desert flora and fauna, several bird songs not before heard, wild burro tracks (and skat all over the place), 800 foot high canyon walls, and several natural caves.
Shortly before reaching the spring, there's even the abandoned Touch Hole Gold Mine, so named because the claim holders kept destroying the visitor-built pool at the spring in an effort to keep soakers away. After the claim was vacated, a couple from Hawaii rebuilt the pool and it's been great soaking ever since; THANK YOU to them. The mine is just before the spring on the right.
UNLIMITED hiking and fourteen day camping and two tepid tubs a few yards downstream from the warm spring add to this world-class area, but the icing on the cake is that less than 200 yards from the spring, Kaiser Canyon meets Burro Creek with its sandy beaches, good sun window, massive red sandstone sunning boulders, and dipping in the refreshing creek water. Who could ask for more?!
Flowing at 12 gallons per minute and 95 degrees, Kaiser isn't hot in our book, but those waters must be HEAVENLY in summer. An advantage of spring water below about 99 degrees is that one can stay in much longer without becoming overheated; marathon soakers will be at home at Kaiser.
Words cannot describe the feeling of freedom and closeness with nature, strolling amidst the breathtaking scenery. Kaiser Spring is at the bottom of a (dry) river cut. Visitors have done a great job placing rocks to prevent flash floods from washing away the sand and rock pool. Kaiser is different from many spots because there are rocks of ALL shapes and sizes all around the spring, irregular rocks stay put better than round ones. If all visitors would please move a few stones each time they're there, worry about future floods washing away the eight foot diameter by eighteen inch deep, sandy bottomed pool would be considerably lessened.
DO NOT ENTER Kaiser Canyon if rain is expected and if rain begins, leave, a-lá-PRONTO. The canyon is prone to flash floods. Flash flooding may occur only once or twice a year or not for a year or two, but when it does happen, one would be well advised to be elsewhere, like up on the rim admiring the swirling brown waters. Always remember, please, that discretion is the better part of valor.
Mike
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Post by spicer m on Aug 26, 2009 22:36:36 GMT -5
Burro Creek Group camping area pavilion  Burro creek runs along the bottom of the bluff in the back ground.  |
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Post by sandsman1 on Aug 26, 2009 23:11:44 GMT -5
that was a fun place --- good memorys
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Post by sbreed on Aug 27, 2009 10:18:07 GMT -5
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Post by rockmanken on Aug 27, 2009 18:23:27 GMT -5
If Donna's house sells, or if my house sells in eastern NC, we will join you.
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Post by sbreed on Aug 27, 2009 22:28:15 GMT -5
Sell..............sell..................sell...................sell !!
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