Oh, a short road trip! It's quicker for me to go straight to Mt Lemmon, without the detour up to Mesa. Is there still snow up there?
I’m planning an Iowa to Indiana trip in my 55 Buick. Having a hard time finding someone to go with me though. They’re too old and sickly.
Maybe one more run up the Arizona portion of Rt 666 (The Devil's highway - Now renamed US-191). Through the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest (Clifton, Morenci, Hannagan Meadow, Alpine, Springerville). Then either north to I-40/RT-66 or east to I-40/RT66 (a more scenic route). Lead Ain't Dead is moved to November 7th. I'm not sure about the weather in the mountains. Maybe the southern route through Cloudcroft, NM and the Texas oil patch - I haven't driven this route in 40 years. I'll be 82 - the availability of rest rooms may determine the route (I-10, I-25, I-40) . Russ
That sounds like a cool run. Not sure exactly where it runs but it would be worth exploring. I want to get out and drive more. Doing the local cruise ins is ok to a point but gets old driving locally into a parking lot, popping your hood and sit around and talking about how it use to be.
I’m 60, my brother is 58 with bad hips and knees and a problem with blood clots. My other brother 59 battling throat cancer and my last friend alive 74 battling chf, copd and blood clots and a fib. I had 2 heart attacks at age 32 and broke my neck in my sleep at age 53. Who would of thunk I’d be in the best shape?
From Mesa, I suggest a scenic loop, the following has you driving uphill on the twisty bits. Globe, Safford, Clifton, Morenci, Hannagan Meadow, Alpine, Springerville, and Show Low. From Show Low, you have a couple of options to return to the valley - both are scenic routes. I last drove this in my 1962 Volvo PV544 (a mild custom) on my way to Lead Ain't Dead 2020. My trip thread: https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum...-lead-aint-dead-via-rt-666-and-rt-66.1204741/ And my followup with pictures and trip carnage (karnage)... https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/breakdowns-to-lead-aint-dead-2020.1206178/ Russ
Man, that’s a nice read. I enjoy narratives of road trips by different folks. The Road Kill type road trips are boring to watch. The short road trip currently resides in my brain butIm determined to make it happen. Maybe a meet up with some guys up in the mountain is workable.
My wife and I went on the Devil's Highway again last fall, took my Corvette. Met up with a few friends in Tempe, then drove to Springerville for the night. Next morning, down the fun highway to Safford for lunch, and home again.
It’s snowed a little almost every day for the past 6 weeks here so no old car action for me anytime soon. But I’ve got something to look forward to this summer! Me and some buddies signed up for a drag and drive event. 4 guys in two cars. Neither will set any 1/4 mile records but it should be an exciting experience. I’m taking my y-block powered ‘54 Country Squire and my friend is bringing his ‘64 Buick Special. We race at 3 tracks over 4 days and it will be about 1200km total driving.
we come to USA yearly and last Sept/Oct drove 7500miles Anaheim up west coast to Port Angeles,ferry across to Canada across to Yellowstone down to Gallup back to Anaheim after 7 weeks This year we are doing 5 weeks in Colorado , wife doing all the mapping.I believe we will be in AZ
Night terrors. Seems I fight in my sleep. About 1 out of 10 million people who have them break their necks while doing so. Jeff, I doubt you’d want to drive to Indiana just to drive to Iowa to drive back to Indiana and then back to Oklahoma.
From where in Iowa are you starting, and to where in Indiana are you traveling to? And when might that trip happen? As long as it isn't on the interstate, we like hard surface back roads, or state highways with scenic views. We've been known to drive a couple hundred miles, to cruise 100 miles with some hot rod friends, then drive a couple hundred miles home again. Last years WI Hot Rod 100 was a 500 mile round trip. The starting point was 200 miles from home, then the Hot Rod 100 went another 100 miles farther away to the end point, and then 300 miles back home. My wife and I enjoy scenic road trips in our 49 Dodge pickup. We did a 120 mile round trip this past Sunday, just to look at the frozen Mississippi River. The sun was shining, the temps hit 60, the wind was very calm, it was a great excuse for a short road trip! The only thing that would have made it better would have been to have someone else cruising with us.
Starting in Ober Indiana and driving to Cob’s house in Iowa. Get the Buick, say a few prayers and then head back to good old Ober.
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