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I'm taking a wild guess here. Is the rock near an intersection or curve of the road? In our area they drill holes in boulders that cars might run into during an accident. That way the boulder will fracture instead of the car crumpling as much. Purely a guess.
4 years agoSpectacular!
4 years agoNot so soft, I’d say. I read up on your plans on the other channel, and it looks ambitious enough. Not so sure about that motel in Elfrida though - it’s the only motel I’ve ever seen with a perfect rating on Trip Advisor - everyone thinks it’s worse than horrible. You really might consider Dreamcatcher (info@dreamcatcherbnb.com) instead. Nice place, and they’ll prepare a fine dinner and breakfast if you plan it in advance. Wayne Estes also stayed there on one of his tours. And, the ride up 181/186 to Wilcox is beautiful, passing beneath the Chiracahuas.
Good luck with Jacinto’s recovery! Rachael t-boned a German Shepard years ago, which was probably better Than hitting a cat - the dog absorbed a lot of the shock and slowed her down before she went over.
We are leaving the instant school is out. If summer heat is already upon us, Oren and I will cycling at daybreak. Jacinto is a lizard - it is never too hot for him.
Plans are to ride from Naco, AZ north to Waterton Lakes, AB - roughly 2500 miles through the Rockies.
No camping, all motels. We are soft. :)
We didn’t go through Elfrida on this tour, but we did back in 2016 (A Short Southwestern Sojourn, blogged here). We didn’t stay there though -is there lodging there, or are you camping? Instead, we stayed at Dreamcatcher B&B, on 181 east of Sunizona. From there, we followed 181 and 186 to Wilcox, north past Fort Grant on the way to Stafford, and then East to Duncan. After that we dropped south to Lordsburg, so I can’t really comment on the road north of Duncan.
In summer? Yow!
I've been following along your Arizona route with great interest. I loved touring there the past two winters. This coming summer we will overnight in Elfrida. Any details on the town?
From there we will follow 191 north on The Comanchero Trail. Oren has just discovered our planned day from Morenci to Hannagan Meadows is a 10,000 foot climb. !
Kelly
Special place with Colorado Desert, Chiricahua Desert and Sonoran Desert all coming together in the sky islands area. Biological diversity is incredible.
4 years agoYeah, it looks like a viable option to the troll, and less expensive
4 years agoAs good a theory as any. We decided not to test it.
4 years agoI thought this was some sort of joke at first, another Gumby zinger that went over my head. The I did the research. Interesting bike!
4 years agoIt’s definitely impressive, but their numbers are a bit deceptive. The ‘loop’ is about a 55 mile circuit I think, but they must be counting total trail distance. There are a lot of connectors, Spurs, and spots where there are parallel trails running along both sides of a wash.
4 years agoWe haven’t been to the center, but we did take a day ride through the Chiricahua’s on our first our through here. Spectacular area!
4 years agoThere is a really interesting desert research center up in the Chiricahuas. If you get a chance it would be a neat place to visit. Can get cold and wet up there this time of year though, as evidenced by all the green.
https://www.amnh.org/research/southwestern-research-station
Yes! Get a Troll! Or a Bridge Club, which is intriguing to me as well.
4 years ago
Oh, how interesting! I’d never heard of that idea, but yes it is near an intersection.
4 years ago