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Arizona's "Tail of the Dragon"

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Old 03-26-2012 | 01:20 PM
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Cool pics. I was under the impression that Arizona didn't get snow for some stupid reason.
Some interesting facts about Arizona.

Arizona has 26 peaks that are more than 10,000 feet in elevation.

Arizona has 3,928 mountain peaks and summits—more mountains than any one of the other Mountain States (Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming).

Rising to a height of 12,643 feet, Mount Humphreys north of Flagstaff is the state’s highest mountain.

The coldest temperature recorded in Arizona was 40 degrees below zero at Hawley Lake on January 7, 1971.

The longest remaining intact section of Route 66 can be found in Arizona and runs from Seligman to Topock, a total of 157 unbroken miles.
 
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Old 03-26-2012 | 02:46 PM
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Some interesting facts about Arizona...
Someone is pretty good with the wikipedia machine!
 
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Old 03-26-2012 | 02:48 PM
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Old 03-26-2012 | 02:49 PM
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Yep, great ride. I made the mistake of starting in Wickenburg, up to Prescott then to Jerome. Beautiful ride except going south to north you're on the cliff side lane most of the time. Damn, it's seems like miles from the edge of the road to the bottom sometimes.

Really made my butt pucker up quite a few times. Next trip, it's Jerome to Prescott to Wickenburg so I'm hugging the mountain. I know, I'm a woosie.
There's a little bit of guardrail in some spots.

 
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Old 03-26-2012 | 04:31 PM
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Ah, I'd love to ride in Arizona! I go there once a year but can't ship the bike there just for a week. Nice pictures, thanks for sharing!
 
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Old 03-26-2012 | 05:10 PM
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Ah, I'd love to ride in Arizona! I go there once a year but can't ship the bike there just for a week. Nice pictures, thanks for sharing!
You should consider it haha and you're welcome! I figure that's why most of us get on here anyway...to look at other bikes.
 
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Old 03-26-2012 | 05:17 PM
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the ride from Wickenburg to prescott is fantastic. Coming up the mountain is two lane and so much fun I usually go back down and do it again. two lanes up, 1 lane down, high speed sweepers.At the top is the Bagdad cafe and then you start down to prescott. Major twisties downhill with scarey dropoffs to rocks below. Do the speed limit. Prescott to Jerome is a nice ride, a little crowded sometimes. In two weeks we are doing it in the other direction, uphill in those twisties will be more fun. Oak creek canyon from Sedona to Flagstaff is a wonderful lazy run along the river and the trees change from cottonwoods to pines. I will be there 4/10-13, riding the best roads I have ever ridden. Bike week will be over, more sanity on the roads. Enjoy Az.
 
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Old 03-26-2012 | 05:32 PM
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Originally Posted by jayray
...uphill in those twisties will be more fun
I was staying in Prescott and came back after lunch in Jerome. East to West is definitely the way to go.

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...riding the best roads I have ever ridden...
Same here. So much fun!

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...Enjoy Az.
Everyday. What a great state this is!
 
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Old 03-26-2012 | 05:41 PM
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Tale of the Dragon and Wickenburg/Prescott/Jerome are 'baby steps".

Real men ride "191" from Clifton to Alpine.

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Old 03-26-2012 | 05:53 PM
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Originally Posted by bwana1
Tale of the Dragon and Wickenburg/Prescott/Jerome are 'baby steps".

Real men ride "191" from Clifton to Alpine.

Bwana
Looked it up on google maps. Looks like fun. I'll have to get out there this summer. It'll make a great weekend trip, 5 hrs just to get to Alpine, 2 hours on the twisties, 5 hrs to get back home!
 

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