Campfire Tales

by Larry Heck of

PASS PATROL

• 1999 Campfire Tales
• El Camino Del Diablo, Pass Patrol travels the long, desolate, hot, and remote 'Highway of the Devil' which runs from Ajo to Yuma, Arizona.
• San Juan Mission, Pass Patrol explores the 'Hole-in-the-Rock' trail used by the Mormon pioneers in the winter of 1879-1880. This is one of the most remote and challenging trails left in the country.
• Pass Patrol reviews the Magellan 4000 GPS. OUTLAW was pleased with the affordable $250 hand held Global Positioning System unit.
• Larry Heck is hot on outlaw trails both old and contemporary. Larry and his trusty stead Blaze (a 1996 Chevy 4WD Blazer) follow Butch Cassidy on the Outlaw Trail while Blaze thwarts a modern day outlaw's attempt to get away with removing its GPS and CB. An update on Colorado Trails is also included in Pass Patrol's July 1996 Campfire Tales.
• Outlaw & The Girls - Tipton Getaway, Growing Pains!!! OUCH! OUCH!, More to come from Larry Heck, Kelley, Virgil, & John, and Bear~ly Visited in Pass Patrol's September 1996 Campfire Tales.
• The Outlaw Trail - Tipton Hold-up Getaway, Future of Utah 4-Wheeling, They Wanna Close Hancock Pass!, Badhat & the Bear in Pass Patrol's October 1996 Campfire Tales.
• "While Butch and Sundance kept the passengers covered, two other members of the Wild Bunch came out of the brush with getaway horses. Kid Curry used dynamite to open the safe. Within a few minutes, the Wild Bunch collected $60,000 and rode off in a cloud of dust....Our plan was to connect Malta, Montana to Hole in the Wall. We were able to cut cross country in the same general direction as Kid Curry. We reached Hole in the Wall using 467 miles of unpaved roads and 182 miles of paved roads." See Pass Patrol's November Campfire Tales.
• Pass Patrol’s quest to conquer Big Pocket [in the Canyonlands of Utah] began years ago.... None of these limitations would be a problem if it were not 14 miles [hiking] across Big Pocket from the Trailhead at Cathedral Butte to the Trailhead in Salt Wash near Angel Arch...Seven hikers descended the 1000 foot high wall into East Fork Salt Creek. Going down was easy... See Pass Patrol's December Campfire Tales
• Wanted:
  Young skinny, wiry fellows not over eighteen. Must be expert riders, willing to risk death daily. Orphans preferred. wages $25 a week. Exploring the Pony Express trail through the desert SW of Salt Lake City, Utah. See Pass Patrol's January 1997 Campfire Tales.
• The rest of the trail is easier than that first part until you reach a washed out hill climb. That one does not include any threatening rocks but there are only two ways to get up it. One is to back up and take a run at it! See the Jenny Creek trail report in Pass Patrol's March 1997 Campfire Tales along with a review of the Guide Star GPS system and an update on Pass Patrol's '97 Trooper AKA "Trigger".
• Pass Patrol's April 1997 Campfire Tales include a story and pictures on the Rollins Pass Colorado trail, a report on installing off-road lights and a review of the new Magellan GPS 4000 XL GPS System.
• Pass Patrol's May 1997 Campfire Tales include Eagle Canyon, Lucky Ledge, and Sid's Leap 4WD trails in Utah, TJM bumpers - Trigger's new smile, Trigger the happy Trooper, Delorme Tripmate GPS, and Warn's leveling kit for Ford Rangers.
• Pass Patrol's June 1997 Campfire Tales include Hole in the Rock & the San Juan Mission, Ford Expedition, and There's a new map book in town.
• Pass Patrol's July 1997 Campfire Tales include the Longwater Road 4WD trail in Colorado and a roll over on Hot Dog Hill on the Los Coyotes Indian Reservation in California.
• Pass Patrol's August 1997 Campfire Tales includes the Family Fun (Spring Creek) 4WD trail in Colorado and details on Pass Patrol's 1998 trip schedule.
• Pass Patrol's September 1997 Campfire Tales includes the Back way to Jamestown 4WD trail in Colorado, exploration of the Grand Staircase National Monument in Utah and Colorado 4WD Trail conditions update.
• Pass Patrol's October 1997 Campfire Tales includes The Holy Cross City Tale, Special News Bulletin, Utah Wilderness Bill, Blanca Peak Trail, and Magazine stories.
• Pass Patrol's November 1997 Campfire Tales includes Ole Trigger, Open house at the hideout, Outlaws on the run, and More Books & Videos.
• Pass Patrol's January 1998 Campfire Tales includes the Colorado-Utah Baxter Pass, San Rafael Swell in Utah, and Wacky news update.
• Pass Patrol's February 1998 Campfire Tales includes Spinning Wheel Gultch, New Hole in the Rock Guide Book, Fort Union National Monument, and Nissan's Frontier.
• Pass Patrol's March 1998 Campfire Tales includes Outlaw buys a Zipper, Hi Yo Silver, Street Atlas 5.0 with Tripmate, Gone Campin, and Recall Rancho Relay Rod.
• Pass Patrol's April 1998 Campfire Tales includes Trails of the Ancient Ones and Glen Canyon Recreation Road 262
• Pass Patrol's May 1998 Campfire Tales includes Saxon Mountain and Lamartine 4X4 Trails in Colorado and 4X4 Trail testing of new 4X4's - Mercury Navigator, Mercury Mountaineer, Chevy C/K Pickup, and Chevy Suburban.
• Pass Patrol's June 1998 Campfire Tales includes Exploring the Delores Wedge, Tent Camping Tips, Angel of Shavano, Ford Expedition, Butch Casidy Began here, The first AC power plant, and Survival 101.
• Pass Patrol's July 1998 Campfire Tales includes the Transfer Trail near Glenwood Springs. Colorado, Mitsubishi Montero Sport, Denver Off Road bumpers, and the Corkscrew Turntable near Ouray, Colorado.
• Pass Patrol's August 1998 Campfire Tales includes Escape from Storm King (Part II of the Transfer Trail near Glenwood Springs. Colorado), Mercury Villager, and the Chevrolet K1500.
• Pass Patrol's October 1998 Campfire Tales includes Coral Pink Sand Dunes near Kanab, Utah and the 1999 trip schedule.
• Pass Patrol's November 1998 Campfire Tales includes Shrine Pass and Ptarmigan Pass in Colorado.
• Pass Patrol's December 1998 Campfire Tales includes Yoder Gulch, Grand Staircase National Monument Management Plan and the new 4X4 Getaways of Colorado book.
• Pass Patrol's January 1999 Campfire Tales includes, Wheeler Lake Trail, 1999 Tracker and Pass Patrol Fades into History.
• 1999 Campfire Tales

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