Smaller group size and more controlled spacing especially when there are fresh riders. After I fell off, the younger guide at the back took good care of me and leading my horse on the way back to the stable. Luckily, it was only dirt trail and not the section with rocks, and I left with a bruised and sore butt. Mine started charging as soon as he went up the hill and narrowly missed tree brunches which I had to duck to avoid…these led to me losing balance and fell. While going up the steep hill, the lead guide went too far ahead and left a huge gap so the horses at the back (mine) felt left behind and wanted to catch up. There were about 12-15 people and we had two guides. The steep hill was supposed to be a fun addition to the experience but it was not managed very well for our group. And of course more visitors means you'd sell more wine, and isn't that the point?įell off a horse for the first time while the horse was going up a rather steep hill as we turned around to head back to the stable. And if you ever started serving lunch (salads, sandwiches, etc) you'd be full all the time. Correct this one thing and I honestly believe you would get a lot more visitors. I often have out-of-town visitors who I know would enjoy the location and the wines, but I never even consider bringing them here for this one reason. This place has a lot going for it and tremendous potential, but there's just a big disconnect between the outstanding location/good wine and the poor choices of things being offered to eat, combined with their very poor presentation. And how about offering some proper desserts like chocolate cake or cheesecake? Things that actually go with wine. How hard would it be to open that plastic Boars Head package, arrange the sliced meats and cheeses on a proper charcuterie board, and put some fresh grapes or maybe some dried fruits, nuts, and a bowl of olives on it? With some decent crackers? Or a little baguette and a wheel of brie? I would gladly pay more for that. Seriously, the wines that are served here deserve far, far better food to go with them. And then to charge $2 for a sleeve of Ritz crackers to go with that? Yuck. But when you offer a "charcuterie" board for $16 and all I get is a plastic-wrapped Boars Head meat n' cheese snack pack from Costco, it does not inspire me to come back. Yes, I understand that this is NOT a restaurant. But I can only give Charron Vineyards an overall 3-star rating because of one reason: the lack of proper food. I don't live very far away and I would come often, but for ONE thing. The trailhead is about 20-yards back up the road past the cattle guard.Today was only my second visit to Charron Vineyards and I'm just not inspired to return. You will cross a cattle-guard and see the parking on the right with a large wooden signboard. Hang a left onto the well-graded dirt road and follow this about 1.5-miles. About two-miles out from the Park, you’ll come to the Pistol Hill intersection which will be dirt on your left and paved on your right. Follow this road for about 13-miles following the signs to Colossal Cave Park. Head East out of Tucson on 22nd Street, and hang a right on Old Spanish Trail just past Houghton. There is also a very tough climb in what would be the middle before the turn around point. Is very nice mellow singletrack with a few technical sections thrown in here and there. The Pistol Hill Segment is usually ridden as an out-n-back from North to South starting at the Pistol Hill parking lot and turning around at the railroad tracks or as everyone calls them 3 Bridges. This section, Passage 8b, is in the Pima Country Colossal Cave Park. Passage 8 of the AZT begins at the Gabe Zimmerman Trailhead and ends at the boundary of East Saguaro NP north of the Pistol Hills trailhead.
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