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[RC] Valley of the Sun Ride Jan. 10, 2009 - irmurphy

The Valley of the Sun endurance ride will be held on Sat., Jan. 10 and will be held in the McDowell Mtn. Regional park.  Check in and vetting will be between 2 and 5 pm on Friday, Jan. 9.  The ride meeting will be held at 5 pm on Friday and a pizza dinner and sodas will be provided.  The ride is a 1 day 50 mile ride and will start at 7am.

Directions:  From central Phoenix, take Loop 202 east to Beeline Highway (SR 87). Continue northeast on SR 87 to Shea Blvd. Travel west on Shea Blvd. to Saguaro Blvd.; turn north. Continue through Town of Fountain Hills to Fountain Hills Blvd; turn right and travel four miles to the McDowell Mountain Regional Park entrance.

The basecamp is located at the 30 Acre Lot which is the first right after entering the park.  There is easy access for large rigs and plenty of space for parking and camping.  A sign will be located at the entrance to the basecamp as well.

The trails will follow a two loop of 25 miles with a 1 hour vet hold.  Basecamp and vet checks will all be at one location for easier logistics.  Lunch and snacks will be provided during the vet check. There will be four manned water stops where riders will need to check in during the ride as well as one tank that is on the trail that typically has water.  Water stops are arranged so that riders do not have to travel more than 10 miles without access to water.  As with the last ride a photographer will be available during the ride and pictures will be available free of charge both print and electronic copies.

Pre-entries are required so that adequate vets and food can be provided and to allow time for checks to clear due to the large number of bad checks received on the first ride.  Entries the day of the ride will be an additional $25.00, however this will be waived if the entry is paid in cash.  An entry form is available at: www.maverickstables.com/VOTSRide3Entry.pdf or you can email me at irmurphy@xxxxxxx and I will send an entry.

The McDowell Mtn. park charges $6.00 entry fee and $10.00 camping fee, these are not included in the ride entries and will be collected by the park.

Looking forward to seeing everyone at the ride. 

Irene Murphy - Ride Manager