40 West

[Joker]

Enjoy the ride

 

[RitcheyRch]

Makes me glad we came home yesterday from Prescott Arizona.

 

[rivrrts429]

I’ll admit I get a bit of FOMO when I’m not at the river pad for the holiday.

Then…

I wake up this morning in my own bed and no stress about getting home. It’s sorta nice lol

 

[HNL2LHC]

Bummed that I was not in town this weekend no matter how much of a shot show. Not many days to enjoy the friends that we have made at the river these days. I just know that I don’t want to be on the road the day before or after.

Alright who is starting the 4th of July thread? I WILL be in town for a bit around that time.

 

[Backlash]

We too skipped the madness which I sorta miss......and then I see pictures like this that make me say "Yeah, nevermind."

 

[ChrisV]

Homie always told me, “What happens in life is self inflicted.”

 

[Orange Juice]

It doesn’t get any better.

 

[BingerFang]

Homie always told me, “What happens in life is self inflicted.”

“Homie” wisdom. Lmao

 

[Joker]

It’s not too bad. We’ve gone 23 miles in an hour.

 

[Angler]

Ij

Enjoy the ride
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This is the reason I go to the River the Tuesday after Memorial day and Labor day.

Packing up for 2 weeks in Parker today.

 

[JFMFG]

Bummed that I was not in town this weekend no matter how much of a shot show. Not many days to enjoy the friends that we have made at the river these days. I just know that I don’t want to be on the road the day before or after.

Alright who is starting the 4th of July thread? I WILL be in town for a bit around that time.

We will be out there

 

[zhandfull]

Glad I took the rest of week off.

 

[crzy2bealive]

It was a great weekend! Just made it home from fort Mohave. Left at 8 got home 1240

 

[HNL2LHC]

We too skipped the madness which I sorta miss......and then I see pictures like this that make me say "Yeah, nevermind."

Just had a hour debriefing call from friends in town. Sounds like it was a bit of the next generation shit show. Come on all you old F’s let’s take the town and lake back from those who feel that it is now their’s.

 

[ChrisV]

Just had a hour debriefing call from friends in town. Sounds like it was a bit of the next generation shit show. Come on all you old F’s let’s take the town and lake back from those who feel that it is now their’s.

Move along old man!

 

[FishSniper]

Just had a hour debriefing call from friends in town. Sounds like it was a bit of the next generation shit show. Come on all you old F’s let’s take the town and lake back from those who feel that it is now their’s.

Based on some of the groups we saw on the couple trips to the store I can only imagine what it was like on the water. Reinforces my pool policy for holiday weekends.

 

[HNL2LHC]

Move along old man!

It is not you kids it is THOSE kids….

 

[Tank]

Amateur weekend. Zero desire to be anywhere near the lake or river.

 

[Todd Mohr]

I was in the channel yesterday around 5ish, next to us was a couple with 2 chairs taking up a spot that a boat would fit in. Along comes a nice tunnel deck boat and proceeds to pull into the spot, the guy is standing his ground but the boat just keeps coming in pushing the guy towards the wall. Words are exchanged and after a minute or 2 the police show up, after more arguing the boat stays and the couple leaves very pissed off. I was enjoying the show with a snack and a beer laughing my ass off, after the fact we wee talking to the police (Havasu), the guy was very cool and was telling us any vacant chairs or EZ ups are considered abandoned and to just put them in the trash and take the spot. Not sure the boater was in right on this one though, but entertaining no less.

 

[angiebaby]

It's my understanding that the area where the wall exists is for mooring, hence the mooring ties. There is a beach further down if you want to enjoy the beach without a boat in front of you.

 

[throttle]

It’s not too bad. We’ve gone 23 miles in an hour.

I really thought I had you trained better! Road was clear last nite!

 

[77charger]

Glad I’m going Wednesday -Sunday to Parker.

 

[Joker]

Welp, the 29 Palms route was great until here.

 

[ChrisV]

Welp, the 29 Palms route was great until here.
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Hope youre not hungover. That would suck.

 

[Joker]

Hope youre not hungover. That would suck.

I’ve got no excuses for doing this today

 

[Todd Mohr]

I’ve got no excuses for doing this today

If it makes you feel better I had the cruise at 90 all the way to Phoenix this morning.

 

[ChumpChange]

Glad I stayed home and the biggest trip I took this weekend was to Fosters Freeze in Glendora.

 

[Fabhouse]

I only do mornings now-
Left Saturday at 630am, arrived at 920.
Left this (Monday) morning at 545 arrived home at 840. (towing this time, boat need some love)
Lower River, 209 miles door to door.

 

[Bigbore500r]

Other than the 1hr of traffic between National Trails Hwy and Essex (all because they can’t finish construction that has been ongoing for like 10 years) traffic has been good driving back to SoCal.

The river wasn’t too crowded up in Needles, we boated down to Sandbar and back Sunday and it honestly seemed very light for a holiday weekend, possibly light for even a regular summer weekend. Maybe all the crowds in Havasu just rent channel barges and don’t go up river….

Did have a few PWC encounters….but that’s normal - fuck those guys

 

[DarkHorseRacing]

My dad left Parker at 5:30 this morning. Not even a hint of traffic, full speed all the way home. I left at basically 10am, and towing the 26 back to Arrowhead.

Traffic started well before the windmills on the 10 and was 5-20 mph all the way to Banning.

What was normally a 4 hour drive back was 6.

Being as I was towing I basically just stayed in the far right lane, only moving to pass numb nuts who couldn’t even do the towing speed limit in the far right.

What I thought was hysterical was all the entitled Tesla drivers. Driving down the breakdown lane because they’re too good to sit in traffic, or when coming onto the freeway they go around you in the breakdown lane and try to force their way in front of you. Block them out and they throw a tantrum in their car.

Also saw one idiot in a Lexus try to cross a sand ditch between the 10 and a side road near the 62 because he decided to get on the side road without an exit ramp and get stuck. Not saving time now dickhead!

Tons of people tried side roads around the 10. The circle at Morongo was at a dead stop as morons blocked the flow of traffic by not yielding to traffic in the circle trying to get into the circle.

A shit show as expected, but we made it.

 

[SJP]

My dad left Parker at 5:30 this morning. Not even a hint of traffic, full speed all the way home. I left at basically 10am, and towing the 26 back to Arrowhead.

Traffic started well before the windmills on the 10 and was 5-20 mph all the way to Banning.

What was normally a 4 hour drive back was 6.

Being as I was towing I basically just stayed in the far right lane, only moving to pass numb nuts who couldn’t even do the towing speed limit in the far right.

What I thought was hysterical was all the entitled Tesla drivers. Driving down the breakdown lane because they’re too good to sit in traffic, or when coming onto the freeway they go around you in the breakdown lane and try to force their way in front of you. Block them out and they throw a tantrum in their car.

Also saw one idiot in a Lexus try to cross a sand ditch between the 10 and a side road near the 62 because he decided to get on the side road without an exit ramp and get stuck. Not saving time now dickhead!

Tons of people tried side roads around the 10. The circle at Morongo was at a dead stop as morons blocked the flow of traffic by not yielding to traffic in the circle trying to get into the circle.

A shit show as expected, but we made it.

I know those Tesla jerkoffs should just park their car and fly back and forth.

 

[Joker]

7.5 hours door to door.

 

[Hammer]

Same…. Wasn’t terribly horrible . One big rig broken down on the 40, then construction down to 1 lane. Probably 6.5 hours getting home. Not there yet.

 

[RIVERBORN]

We left at about 10am to Bakersfield. I40 took an extra hour.
Boated sat.
Did the local pool thing fri and sun.

 

[DBMX]

Other than the 1hr of traffic between National Trails Hwy and Essex (all because they can’t finish construction that has been ongoing for like 10 years) traffic has been good driving back to SoCal.

The river wasn’t too crowded up in Needles, we boated down to Sandbar and back Sunday and it honestly seemed very light for a holiday weekend, possibly light for even a regular summer weekend. Maybe all the crowds in Havasu just rent channel barges and don’t go up river….

Did have a few PWC encounters….but that’s normal - fuck those guys

Water wasnt too busy up there, but there were a few surf boats that came by tearing everything up. We haven't really had that issue before because they usually stay below Jcak smith or above rainbo where there's no houses or beaches.

 

[brgrcru]

Left yesterday from ehernburg at 12:30 was home at 4:15
No traffic , 230 miles
Wasn’t planning on leaving early
distributor cap blew a couple holes
Plus wound up the plug wires wtf
Don’t have a memorial carnage thread
So here it Is !

 

[mjc]

Took 5 minutes to get from the lake to the house. Piece of cake.

 

[Hardly Satisfied]

Holiday traffic sucks

 

[HNL2LHC]

Took 5 minutes to get from the lake to the house. Piece of cake.

You riding your pit bike Mike and riding dirty…..you also must have blown a few red lights and stop signs to make that kind of time.

 

[angiebaby]

You guys don't tire of going through this every time you want to use your boat? 5-7 hours each way across the desert unless you leave at 5:00 am and essentially give up a whole day of your vacation trip? I wonder if you left the river at 3-5 pm if the traffic would be better.

 

[FishSniper]

You guys don't tire of going through this every time you want to use your boat? 5-7 hours each way across the desert unless you leave at 5:00 am and essentially give up a whole day of your vacation trip? I wonder if you left the river at 3-5 pm if the traffic would be better.

It wasn’t yesterday left after 5 pm and traffic was still horrible starting at whitewater on the 10 west.

 

[77charger]

It wasn’t yesterday left after 5 pm and traffic was still horrible starting at whitewater on the 10 west.

I go from Phx to oc often for work and if it’s a holiday or festivals I go the next day. Been through whitewater at 9 pm and it’s backed up.

 

[old rigger]

Left yesterday from ehernburg at 12:30 was home at 4:15
No traffic , 230 miles
Wasn’t planning on leaving early
distributor cap blew a couple holes
Plus wound up the plug wires wtf
Don’t have a memorial carnage thread
So here it Is !

We left Parker at 5:30 yesterday morn and pulled in the drive way at 9 on the nose. Zero traffic.

 

[hallett21]

You guys don't tire of going through this every time you want to use your boat? 5-7 hours each way across the desert unless you leave at 5:00 am and essentially give up a whole day of your vacation trip? I wonder if you left the river at 3-5 pm if the traffic would be better.

We’ve changed it up to leave Friday mornings at 5am (get to the house at 10am) and then go home Mondays at around 6am (avoids morning LA traffic and home by 11). That gives us a decent 4 hour boat day and then 2 more full days.

Or I’ll work a few weekends and then we leave Saturday morning and come home Tuesday.

Edit. We stayed home to avoid the madness.

 

[white tortilla]

Left Parker at 1, home in Valencia by 5:50. Towing.

Traffic was light and even 62 was good doing 70 all the way across

 

[Javajoe]

Left Havasu Monday at 7:30. Later than I would have liked. Hit the Whitewater traffic jam. Got home to Riverside 12:30. Hour longer than usual

 

[Havasu Rehab]

I waited to leave Palm Desert until 9:30 PM yesterday and still caught traffic in Cabazon. It didn't appear as if there were construction or an accident. It just seemed like looky loos slowed to check out the casino and outlets.

 

[Bigbore500r]

You guys don't tire of going through this every time you want to use your boat? 5-7 hours each way across the desert unless you leave at 5:00 am and essentially give up a whole day of your vacation trip? I wonder if you left the river at 3-5 pm if the traffic would be better.

It's not like this every weekend. It's Monday of Memorial Day Weekend

 

[ChrisV]

You guys don't tire of going through this every time you want to use your boat? 5-7 hours each way across the desert unless you leave at 5:00 am and essentially give up a whole day of your vacation trip? I wonder if you left the river at 3-5 pm if the traffic would be better.

It’s only 3.5 hrs on a normal weekend.

 

[pixrthis]

Left yesterday from ehernburg at 12:30 was home at 4:15
No traffic , 230 miles
Wasn’t planning on leaving early
distributor cap blew a couple holes
Plus wound up the plug wires wtf
Don’t have a memorial carnage thread
So here it Is !

That’s the first time I’ve ever seen that.