Quick Reference Videos for Members
Revised 07/19/2023 © Phoenix ATV/UTV Club
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General Features
How to Join the PAUC Club
or Renew your Annual Membership
(7:58 - 02/14/2023)
"How to Join the PAUC Club or Renew your Annual Membership"
How to Log In and gain access
to the Members-Only-Access menus
(12:38 - 11/30/2022)
Becoming a member of the Phoenix ATV/UTV Club allows you to access the Members-Only-Access / Archive Libraries menus for the "Happy Trails and Dusty Roads" newsletters, ride summaries, maps & GPS track and other OTV information.
This video is an instructional video on "How to Log in and gain access to the Members Only Access menus".
How to Reset Your Password
(5:50 - 12/29/2020)
"How to Reset your Password
and Log-In onto the website".
Rides and Events
How to Register for a
PAUC Club Ride or Event
(4:30 - 05/30/2020)
"How to Register for a PAUC Ride or Event" on our internet website's Events Calendar.
How to Un-Register from a
PAUC Club Ride or Event
(4:31 - 01/26/2021)
How to Un-Register from a Club Ride or Event".
This action removes your name from the Club Ride or Event in case of ride cancellations or personal issues. It informs the ride leader or event organizer by email that you have withdrawn from a ride as well as sends you a "Notification of Unregistration" confirmation email. At the same time, the next person on the Waiting List receives an email informing them that they have been moved onto the Attendees List now.
How to use our Google Maps feature
for getting to a staging area
(5:07 - 02/22/2020)
Short instructional video on how to use our Google Maps feature to get to a staging area. You can view or print Google Map directions from your home or download them to your smartphone for turn-by-turn instructions as you drive to the staging area..
How to create a Shared Photo Album
of Ride Photos and Videos
(12:08 - 01/07/2023)
How to create a Shared Photo Album of Ride Photos and Videos using a cloud-based Google Photos platform and invite other attending members to upload/download their own photos and videos.
How to Post a Ride or Event
on our PAUC website Events Calendar
(19:18 - 04/15/2020)
"How to Post a Ride or Event on our
PAUC website Event Calendar"
This educational video explains "How to post a Ride or Event on the PAUC website Ride & Events Calendar." A PAUC member has to request a special "Author" role from the website administrators after viewing the video. The Author role gives the member additional capabilities beyond a normal "Customer" role assignment. The website administrators can also create a Ride or Event posting for them if the member sends them a ride description Word document.
How to Post a Ride or Event
on our Facebook Group Website
(6:04 - 10/20/2019)
"How to Post a Ride or Event on our Facebook Group Website"
Facebook has changed their format since 2019 so the left Dashboard has a different look but the clicking the Events / Add Event links basically are the same.
Maps and GPS Tracks
Quick Reference - How to Download a GPS Track
from our Maps & GPS Library
(2:36 - 02/20/2020)
This short video shows the Phoenix ATV/UTV Club member how to quickly download a club GPS track (KLM and GPX formats) onto their computer. from our GPS Tracks Library.
How to Download / View / Share
a GPS Track from our Maps & GPS Library
(23:21 - 02/19/2020)
This video shows the Phoenix ATV/UTV Club member how to (1) download a club GPS track (KLM and GPX formats) onto their computer;
(2) view the KLM file in Google Earth browser software;
(3) upload the KLM file (with waypoints and gpx file) into Garmin Basecamp mapping software; and
(4) download the file into your GPS Unit device and/or share the file with other friends as a File/Export.
How to use our Google Maps feature
for getting to a staging area
(5:07 - 02/22/2020)
Short instructional video on how to use our Google Maps feature to get to a staging area. You can view or print Google Map directions from your home or download them to your smartphone for turn-by-turn instructions as you drive to the staging area..
Miscellaneous Videos
How to renew or purchase the 2023
Arizona State Land Recreation Permit
(7:43 - 12/26/2022)
"How to renew or purchase the 2023 Arizona State Land Recreation Permit".
A recreation permit is required to camp, stage, park, hike, or travel on Arizona State Trust Land. An individual permit costs $15/yr and a Family permit costs $20/yr. Keep a copy of your permit on the dashboard of your tow vehicle when you stage on State Trust Land and a second printout copy in your All-Terrain Vehicle while traveling on State Trust Land in case you are stopped by Law Enforcement Officers or AzG&F / NFS Rangers.
How to use the MINDAT.ORG website to find Mines or plan a route on Arizona mining trails
(10:26 - 10/18/2019)
Instructional video on using the MINDAT.ORG website for looking at mines in the Arizona desert. The video will explain how to find historical mine sites, their mining history and names, minerals/ore processed, GPS coordinates, and how to plan an ATV or Jeep trail route using old mining trails. This video uses satellite imagery for examining historical mines and mining trails in the Harquahala Mtns near Salome AZ.
How to Upload a Video into YouTube
This (14:27) video shows how to upload a video into YouTube and make your own YouTube Channel.
Sample
"Happy Trails and Dusty Roads" Newsletter
This short video highlights the content of a typical "Happy Trails and Dusty Roads" newsletter that is under the Members-Only-Access menu of the Phoenix ATV/UTV Club website. The Jan 2020 issue highlighted a 56-mile desert/mountain club ride from the town of Wickenburg to the Stanton Goldfields/Ghost Town then up to the town of Yarnell for lunch and a visit to the Shrine of St Joseph of the Mountains followed by a return through the Hassayampa River Box Canyon with 3 miles of water crossings.