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A visit to the high country - flynrider - 10-03-2015
It was supposed to get up into the mid 90s today, so I decided to take a ride to the mountains and soak up some cool riding weather before it starts getting cold.
The route was Phoenix->Payson->Camp Verde and then back to Phoenix on the slab. It was about 250 miles of fun. Not much traffic on the back roads and even the dash home on I-17 was pleasant.
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Leaving Payson and headed for Strawberry. I grabbed the lanyard cam and took some pics Ferret style!
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Stopped along the road for a leg stretch and the obligatory CB11 photo op.
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Descending out of the high country into the Verde River valley.
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It was a great way to spend a Saturday afternoon.
BTW, I made two gas stops and got a "What year is that?" each time.
RE: A visit to the high country - the Ferret - 10-03-2015
Sounds like a great day, and great pics as well. Will trade some high 40's lower 50's for some of your high 80's, low 90's.. Just looked it up, we had 7 days in the 90s this year and our highest was 95.
RE: A visit to the high country - redbirds_imp - 10-03-2015
That is such beautiful country to ride in. Great pics.
RE: A visit to the high country - emptysea - 10-03-2015
+1...looks like a wonderful place to ride.
RE: A visit to the high country - flynrider - 10-03-2015
(10-03-2015, 12:06 PM)The ferret_imp Wrote: Sounds like a great day, and great pics as well. Will trade some high 40's lower 50's for some of your high 80's, low 90's.. Just looked it up, we had 7 days in the 90s this year and our highest was 95.
Brrrrrr! I'll pass on that trade. It was 95 by the time I rolled back into town in the afternoon. That's makes it the coolest day we've had all week.
RE: A visit to the high country - Pterodactyl_imp - 10-03-2015
Good ride. Good road and great scenery. Fantastic.
Cheers
RE: A visit to the high country - Cormanus - 10-06-2015
Looks like good riding, Flyn.
RE: A visit to the high country - kennyw - 10-07-2015
I didn't expect to see so many trees in your pics. That is an area I am considering moving to after I get done with school. Seeing trees reaffirms I should check it out.
RE: A visit to the high country - drodg33 - 10-07-2015
Beautiful scenery
RE: A visit to the high country - flynrider - 10-07-2015
(10-07-2015, 03:06 AM)kennyw_imp Wrote: I didn't expect to see so many trees in your pics. That is an area I am considering moving to after I get done with school. Seeing trees reaffirms I should check it out.
Once you get above 5k ft., you pretty much find typical pine forests. On this route, that would be from Payson to just before Camp Verde.