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The Door Hanger
08-15-2007, 08:15 PM
Hello ***boaters. I have been following ***boat forums for about a year and finally decided to register. I thought I would start by showing a pic of my first trip to Havasu. Any pics of your first trip to the river?
Crazy Horse 1980
http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r100/jlicano/River%20Pics/Jeffsfirstrivertrip003.jpg
Water slides at Crazy Horse 1981
http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r100/jlicano/River%20Pics/Jeffsfirstrivertrip005.jpg

WishIknew
08-15-2007, 08:17 PM
Welcome and good luck with this crowd:D :D :D :D :D

JB in so cal
08-15-2007, 08:18 PM
Great pics. Welcome!

The Door Hanger
08-15-2007, 08:23 PM
LMAO, the boat was a rental from the Marina and they were a-holes then too.

WishIknew
08-15-2007, 08:51 PM
sure your not HONDODUDE :D :D

MR HARLEY
08-15-2007, 08:59 PM
Welcome aboard! :)

24sleekenforcer
08-15-2007, 09:00 PM
Welcome!!!!!!!!:D :D :D :D :D

dasburb
08-15-2007, 09:01 PM
Sweet "BEAVER" Life vest!

Daytona100
08-15-2007, 09:03 PM
Sit back relax and enjoy the DRAMA!!!!!!!!!!!! Welcome aboard. Mike:D

Garrddogg
08-15-2007, 09:05 PM
Welcome to the boards....:D

frdvschvy
08-15-2007, 09:07 PM
Welcome aboard. Never knew the crazy horse had water slides at some point. Great pics.

Mrs 2LKHVSU
08-15-2007, 09:10 PM
cute

Havasu1986
08-15-2007, 09:26 PM
Welcome aboard. Never knew the crazy horse had water slides at some point. Great pics.
You weren't born yet..:D

Jyruiz
08-15-2007, 09:30 PM
Cool pics, welcome.

PaPaG
08-15-2007, 10:34 PM
cool shot of the water slides..

WishIknew
08-15-2007, 10:40 PM
PAPA G you were not around when we were riding motorcycles under the london bridge with no water LOL :D :D

PaPaG
08-15-2007, 11:58 PM
PAPA G you were not around when we were riding motorcycles under the london bridge with no water LOL :D :D
Never rode there, However I was around when a buddy and I went up there to camp and we were able to legally drink a few beers since the age was only 18 and we got to play pool in the crazy horse club house...wow what was that like 1920 or something :D :D

westair
08-16-2007, 06:26 AM
PAPA G you were not around when we were riding motorcycles under the london bridge with no water LOL :D :D
Lets see some pics of that!

BEER&WATER
08-16-2007, 06:37 AM
1980:eek: I was cleaning the shitters at crazy horse and graduated LHC high school that year:D
WELCOME TO THE CROWD

Kyote
08-16-2007, 07:17 AM
http://www.***boat.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=37147&stc=1&d=1187277306This picture was taken about 1955 five years after my first trip to the lake. There was no channel, a whole forest of trees in the middle of the lake, and launching at Site Six was a piece of cake. These 'performance Boats were awsome! That is me at the helm.

westair
08-16-2007, 08:14 AM
http://www.***boat.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=37147&stc=1&d=1187277306This picture was taken about 1955 five years after my first trip to the lake. There was no channel, a whole forest of trees in the middle of the lake, and launching at Site Six was a piece of cake. These 'performance Boats were awsome! That is me at the helm.
Wow, great picture .... didn't realize the history of Havasu, what was there? From what I understood there wasn't any roads getting around the lake
then. I thought I was a early pioneer being there in the 70's.

CBadDad
08-16-2007, 08:31 AM
Cool pics

Ziggy
08-16-2007, 08:44 AM
[]This picture was taken about 1955 five years after my first trip to the lake. There was no channel, a whole forest of trees in the middle of the lake, and launching at Site Six was a piece of cake. These 'performance Boats were awsome! That is me at the helm.
One can only imagine all the memories you have of the lake....very cool pic.

socalmoney
08-16-2007, 09:16 AM
Cool pics. I corrected the color on the first one for ya.
http://www.***boat.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=37162&stc=1&d=1187284549

Comfortably Numb
08-16-2007, 10:10 AM
Yea it was all dirt road from the dam to Havasu Palms.
we used to camp on some of the little islands covered with trees for the weekend.

The Door Hanger
08-16-2007, 11:11 AM
I BET YOUR ASS was sore after that slide ride:D kinda like being passed out face down in the channel all night:D :D
That was a rough ride but we had fun. I remember to help get the boat on plane my old man made me and my brother get in the very front, and that was the last thing that I wanted to do.

Kyote
08-16-2007, 11:48 AM
Yea it was all dirt road from the dam to Havasu Palms.
we used to camp on some of the little islands covered with trees for the weekend.
Believe it was called 'Roads End' back then. The trip from Site Six to Roads end by car was over 100 miles and would take all day. There was no bridge over the Bill Williams river at the South end of the lake. You could go from Site Six to Route 66 - no I40 either - to needles then to Videl Junction then to the dam and take the dirt road to Roads End.
Site Six consisted of two quanset huts and a few cabins and a 10,000 Ft. runway. Some folks flew in. The area was an R&R camp during WWII. There was a metal building next to the launch ramp that was referred to as the 'old government building'.
And BTW nobody had air conditioners in their vehicles. A rather mello and relaxing time back then. Duck hunting was the big deal on the river below the dam!

River Lynchmob
08-16-2007, 11:51 AM
I remember that water slide I was on that just a couple years earlier '78. They had big foam pads you rode down on. I also learned to ski in Havasu that year. Where does time go?:yuk:

westair
08-16-2007, 06:44 PM
Believe it was called 'Roads End' back then. The trip from Site Six to Roads end by car was over 100 miles and would take all day. There was no bridge over the Bill Williams river at the South end of the lake. You could go from Site Six to Route 66 - no I40 either - to needles then to Videl Junction then to the dam and take the dirt road to Roads End.
Site Six consisted of two quanset huts and a few cabins and a 10,000 Ft. runway. Some folks flew in. The area was an R&R camp during WWII. There was a metal building next to the launch ramp that was referred to as the 'old government building'.
And BTW nobody had air conditioners in their vehicles. A rather mello and relaxing time back then. Duck hunting was the big deal on the river below the dam!
There still is an old metal building out there on the island that was from
that era. I think they recently hired contractors to demo it or they already have. I am sure it was part of the airfield.

SandbarScot
08-16-2007, 10:04 PM
My first trip was in '78.
All these pics are classic but that Site Six boat pic takes it!

Hardly Satisfied
08-17-2007, 05:19 AM
Welcome aboard