Sand Addiction - August 2007 - (Page 61) nowing that this issue is coming out in the middle of summer, what’s better to talk about than the River? During half the year (the cooler part of the year), most of us enjoy the southern California dunes, Glamis or Dumont. While it’s raining and cold at home, the dunes are just perfect with sunny weather and great off-road adventures. But during the hot summer days (the other half of the year) a lot of us put our sand toys away and cool off in cold river water – unless you were able to street legal your sand car (I know quite a few) and cruise the streets where you live. We met up with a friend and his family of duners who do just this. They don’t put their sand toys away. They just change the tires from paddles to dirt and spend their summer weekends in Havasu, hitting the nearby trails and cooling off in the water. I hooked up with Noel Perez and his family one weekend in Havasu to do a combination of land and water with his sand car and boat. Noel is a big Glamis fan and has a great motto for life: “Everyday I work to live, I live to play, I play to win & I win to live!” This was my first trip to the river this sea- K son so I was pretty excited to go – so excited I ended up taking an early weekend and headed out Thursday. It was my fault, though. I loaded up the boat and Rhino that Thursday morning, so it was just a matter of time before my mind was thinking only about the river. Since I ended up out there early, I beat Noel by half a day. So, he put me in contact with a few of his buddies, Mike and Sam, who also take their sand cars with them to Havasu. Once arriving at Havasu – for those of you who have never been there, which seems to be very few – you would be surprised to see how many sand cars and Rhinos are driving around town. How cool is that? Putting the family in your sand car or Rhino and cruising down the streets to go to dinner. Keep in mind, not just any Rhino or sand car can do this; you have to go through some processes to get your toys street legal. But for those of you who don’t want to deal with the street legal factor, there are plenty of off-road trails in the area. After I got all situated with Sam and Mike, I got the 10-
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