Driving to Sedona from So Cal in May and need the best route. Time's not a factor, need some twisties, microbreweries, and great Mom N Pop diners. Hate corp food. Any Suggestions. Needs some stops for the wife as well.
Driving to Sedona from So Cal in May and need the best route. Time's not a factor, need some twisties, microbreweries, and great Mom N Pop diners. Hate corp food. Any Suggestions. Needs some stops for the wife as well.
Well 95 between Needles (I40) and I10 is a lot of fun. I made that run last year coming back to DFW from SoCal. Some twisties, but lots of quick elevation changes along the way. Kind of a roller coaster ride. It's serious desert, and was blazing hot when I was there in July. If you haven't posted this in the Pac/West section, you need to. Maybe some of the AR contingent will chime in.
If you want twisties, take 89A South from I-17 just below Flagstaff to Sedona. Lots of neat shops for the Gals, plus some interesting restaurants. The one at the airport on top of the mountain is fun. You'll love the Red Rocks. Sedona is one of my fave places.
I do not know the roads, but if you want twisties, fun shops, and little m and p spots, I would suggest taking the "back way" into Sedona going through Jerome and Prescott.
We travel it often, and again, I apologize, I cannot remember the road names, I just go by geographical landmarks. lol.
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It's 89...lots of twisties between Prescott and Jerome...lots of fun. Don't forget to visit and have breakfast at the place with 101 omellettes in Sedona. If you have Google Earth, you can see the terrain.
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Wow, that's great. Can't tell you how to get there from CA, but we can tell you the trip is worth it. We took a long road trip from San Antonio to Spring Mountain to do their level I course. We then turned the vette towards the Grand Canyon, and from there over to Flagstaff. The 23 mile drive from Flagstaff to Sedona was nothing short of breath-taking. Huge steep valleys rimmed by red rock buttresses. And Sedona is a very cool place. Reminds me of the way Aspen was back in the early 70's before it got so snooty-rich.
It's 89...lots of twisties between Prescott and Jerome...lots of fun. Don't forget to visit and have breakfast at the place with 101 omellettes in Sedona. If you have Google Earth, you can see the terrain.
Googled all of 89 and all I can say is wow. Really looking forward to the trip now. Not going to show the wife the route, I'll keep the amount of twisties a secret. Thnaks again!
If you're not in a hurry, try getting off I40 in Kingman and head north on old Route 66. It takes you through Hackberry (got to stop at the general store), Peach Springs and into Seligman, where you can get back on I40. It's probably about 80 miles of the original two lane highway and very deserted where you can open it up (wink, wink, nod, nod) I live in Prescott, and besides the twisties that the others have mentioned, it's one of my favorites. Also, Route 89 south of Prescott, through Congress, Yarnell, and into Wickenburg is a GREAT mountain road with fast twisties. Enjoy your trip. I go on a long distance ride with mine every year.
When you head out west of sedona, go to Jerome. Pretty neat old town. Then when you head out west of Jerome to Prescott you will have lots of twisties. It is a blast!!
If you travel on 8 to Yuma, you will hit a few good mountain twisties, at good speeds. Travel east to Phoenix and take the 17 north (great mountain passes and scenic) to either Prescott then, take 89 north from Prescott to Sedona or keep going north on 17 a little farther up to Sedona. Sedona to Flagstaff is a great drive also, on the backroad, which is still 89. All the back routes up north to anywhere, are scenic and made for our cars Highway Patrol is out there, but you may never see one at all, or you may see a bunch
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I live in Prescott, and besides the twisties that the others have mentioned, it's one of my favorites. Also, Route 89 south of Prescott, through Congress, Yarnell, and into Wickenburg is a GREAT mountain road with fast twisties. Enjoy your trip. I go on a long distance ride with mine every year.
