Tips for the Trip to Arizona please!:)

[Mike Brasfield]

1. When in Sedona, take a Pink Jeep tour of the back country.
2. Good Mexican resturant in the Sedona shopping district, up stairs with great views of the "red rocks". Forgot name.
3. Oatman to Seligman on route 66.
4. 40 to Flagstaff
5. 89A (back roads) From Flagstaff to Sedona, possible stop at Slide Rock State park. It's a natural rock rock slide.
6. You will pass by Williams and the south rim of the Grand Canyon is about 2 hours north of Williams. Well worth the side trip.

Note: June 15 starts the beginning of "Monsoon Season" in AZ. I moved from San Rafael 3 yrs ago and I have never seen it rain as hard as it does here. The thunder and lightening show is amazing and it usually starts in the high country (Flagstaff) and moves to the PHX area each late afternoon or evening. Had a show last night here in Mesa, AZ.

Hot/cool: Northern AZ is high enough to be cool or about the same as where you are from. Drop down off the "rim" (Sedona-Payson) and you get to the hot country. If driving long distance drive after the sun goes down and it's quite nice any where in AZ.

Have fun.

[SandyC]

Do you have air conditioning in your car?

Have you ever driven a long time when the temp outside was over 100 deg.?

If the answer to both of those questions is no, then I would heed the advice of those issuing warnings about driving in AZ in the summer. Remember, this is supposed to be fun.

[DocDirk]

Thanks all, and yes, Sandy, I hear you. I lived in Parker for a couiple of years in the 70's - too bad I didn't tour the state back then! I just loved riding around Western AZ and California in 100-115 degree heat on my motorcycle, usually would go 100-150 miles a day. I'm kind of a heataholic We'll have a cooler and lots of water...

I remember stopping in Lake Havasu City once and sitting down in a fast food restaurant for a glass of water.....was a few minutes before I realized i'd downed about five of them in a row OMGoodness the foolishness and immortality of youth! (Think I've only got the foolishness left over by now).

Thanks again to all who have taken the trouble to make this trip work out as well as possible.

In late July my wiffie and i will be taking a vacation down the Coast Highway towards Santa Barbara.... I know the car's just been completed but dagnabbit!! I didn't build this thing to sit around in the garage

Regards to all!

Dirk