Monday, May 7, 2018

THE DEVIL’S HI-WAY

THE DEVIL’S HI-WAY, FORMLY KNOWN AS AZ ROUTE 666, IS PART OF US 191 WHICH FOLLOWS THE OLD CORONADO TRAIL FROM MEXICO TO CANADA.  THE SECTION THAT’S POPULAR WITH THE MOTOCYCLE CROWD IS THE 100 MILE STRETCH FROM ALPINE TO CLIFTON. WE DIDN’T COUNT THEM BUT IT’S RUMORED THAT THERE ARE 1,100 TURNS AND CURVES IN THE 100 MILE SECTION.

WE ARE ON A WEEK-END ARIZONA ROADTRIP TO TOMBSTONE AND BISBEE WITH THE HONDA, NOT THE SCOOTER.

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THESE DEAD TREES ARE A RESULT OF AN ARIZONA WILDFIRE SEVERAL YEARS BACK. THE STRETCH OF HI-WAY GOES THROUGH THE APACHE-SITEGRAVES NATIONAL FOREST. BTW, THE WHOLE FOREST INCLUDING SHOW LOW IS NOW IN STAGE II FIRE RESTRICTIONS WHICH PROHIBTS ALL FIRES, INCLUDING CAMPFIRES, SMOKING, AND EVEN CHARCOAL. WE ARE GOING TO REALLY MISS GRILLING OUT ON THE BACK DECK, BUT HOPEFULLY DURING THE MONSSON SEASON, JULY AND AUGUST, THE RESTRICTIONS WILL BE LIFTED.

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VIEWS FROM THE TOP.

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AT THE END OF THE 100 MILES OF MOUNTAIN ROAD WE DISCOVERED A HUGE WORKING COPPER MINE. ARIZONA IS THE COPPER STATE.

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DURING THE DRIVE WE SAW SOME WILDLIFE INCLUDING A BIG TOM TURKEY, COYOTE, DEER, AND BIG HORN SHEEP.

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TUNE IN TOMORROW FOR TOMBSTONE AND BISBEE.

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