Sunday, October 19th RIDE see link at bottom of post
Meet at the TA Travel Center (if you could call it that
) at 7:00 A.M. for a depart time no later than 7:30 or earlier, if everyone scheduled to go is ready.
Start at TA Travel Center, exit 103 (339th. Avenue) off of I-10 in Tonopah, AZ.
First leg: 339th. Avenue to S. Vulture Mine Road, ending at the Mobil station at the end of N. Vulture Mine Road and 93.
If you are not familiar, it's open country, long straights, a few nice sweepers followed by a short burst of nice curves (not very technical), ending in a few blocks through Wickenburg.
Regroup at the Mobil station. **Riders can feel free to depart here, just let someone know you are leaving**
We will head for Yarnell Hill via 93/89. Be aware that the speed limit on the stretch before you begin the hill is not the Autobahn. If you choose to ignore the posted speed limit, you will probably meet a representative of the Arizona D.P.S. at the top of the hill, or just before we enter Prescott. Also, if you race up the hill, which you will be tempted to do, you run the high risk of being given a performance award. **We'll discuss the details when we meet** We will stagger the group into two segments for safety, and to reduce the amount of attention drawn
The stagger will only be something like 15-20 seconds, and will be staged by rolling through the slow segment leading to the start of the "hill".
If you are not familiar with this area, more straights leading to what is affectionately called a "hill". It's not a hill, it's a mountain. It has decreasing radius turns, sparse guardrails, but nothing where the road camber can trip you up. Please watch for sand/gravel in the corners, boys and girls.
We roll on through into Wilhoit, where White Spar Road begins it's twisties as we enter the Prescott Forest. We'll be going up in elevation, and riding througs some fire damaged parts of the forest. We'll probably stop at an overlook near the end of the twisties for a photo op. Once again, ride sensibly, the MAN may be timing you. Watch for wildlife (no, really!), and sand/gravel, and azzhats that can't hold their lane
If you are not familiar, it's more or less like going up Yarnell Hill. Once you get a taste of that, you'll be ready for White Spar Road.
We'll hit Montezuma Street (Whiskey Row), and grab something to eat, and snap a few pics. Parking is pretty bike-friendly, so whoever leads in, try and snag a couple of choice spots that surround the old courthouse. **Riders can feel free to depart here, just let someone know you are leaving**
Back on 89, we'll head for 89A into Jerome. Stopping in Jerome for a pic would be nice, so if we can snag a few choice spots, we'll do just that. If not, we can motor on into Clarkdale gas/coffee, etc.
Not familiar? It's more of the same kinds of road, followed by a fun twisty stretch leading into, and out of Jerome.
From Jerome or Clarkdale, we continue on 89A to Sedona. We'll stop again for a photo op, etc. Once here, we will figure out if we will A) Continue up 89A through Oak Creek Canyon to Flagstaff, or B) Motor back to I-17 and back to the valley. If we go with A, we can head south on I-17, or continue on to Lake Mary Road. If we go Lake Mary Road, on to Payson, we are looking at adding 4:20 and @ 145 miles to the ride, not including the run from Payson back to the valley.
So, the second leg will be played by ear. Nobody push themselves. Let's have a good time!
Let's have your feedback, please.
from:T/A Tonopah, AZ to
.493853,-112.791717 to:S Vulture Mine Rd, Wickenburg, Arizona 85390, United States to:N Vulture Mine Rd to:Yarnell, AZ to:34.492657,-112.499528 to:Montezuma St. Prescott, AZ to:Jerome, AZ to:Sedona, AZ to:Flagstaff, AZ - Goo
