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2haralds Down, around and up to Seattle
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- Jun 3, 2023, 3:45pm
- ☁️ 18 °C
- Altitude: 2,857 m
- United States Arizona Greenlee Strayhorse K P Tank 33.570627, -109.35253233°34’14” N 109°21’9” W
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Blue Vista Outlook on Route 666
June 3, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
The four-hour ride along Highway 191 follows the trail used in 1540 by Spanish explorer Francisco Vasquez de Coronado as he searched for the fabled “Seven Cities of Cibola.”

About Route 191. In 1926, Arizona Governor George W.P. Hunt was in the area to celebrate the opening of the Springerville-to-Clifton highway, which was called Route 666 back then.

Route 666, also known as "The Devil's Highway", the "Highway to Hell" or "Satan's Highway" is a lonely, deserted stretch of road meandering through almost 200 miles of rugged, sweeping desert wilderness, with a long history of accidents and apparitions.

The road is totally paved and spans through 4 states: Utah, Colorado, New Mexico and Arizona. It’s 321km (200 miles) long, and runs from the city of Monticello (Utah) to the city of Gallup (New Mexico) through Navajo Nation and Shiprock, and across the Colorado Border.

We met some compadres along the way.Read more
Traveler how was the mood between the Harley and Bmw drivers ?
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2haralds Very nice. They even admired our bike.
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Traveler We did that ride a couple of times!
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2haralds 😍
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2haralds Down, around and up to Seattle
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- Jun 3, 2023, 5:00pm
- ☀️ 27 °C
- Altitude: 1,623 m
- United States Arizona Greenlee Metcalf (historical)Garfield Gulch 33.126667, -109.36833333°7’36” N 109°22’6” W
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On the Coronado Trail Scenic Byway
June 3, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
One road, three different realities. Red clay and ponderosa forests, Wyoming grasslands and "take me home country roads". That and 100 miles with 460 switchbacks make for a spectacular ride. Just watch out for the tar snakes.Read more
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Traveler Amerika von Nord nach Süd
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- May 9, 2023
- Altitude: 1,623 m
- United States Arizona Greenlee Metcalf (historical)Shannon Mountain 33.121667, -109.36666733°7’18” N 109°22’0” W
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Cornado Trail
May 9, 2023 in the United States
Der Cornado Trail geht mitten durch den Apache National Forest und ist knappe 200 km lang. Eine wirklich schöne Straße durch Wald und Gebirge. Nach ca 3 Stunden Fahrt durch schöne unberührte Landschaften endet man in einer vom Menschen gemachten Wüste aus Staub und Gestein. Die Morenci Mine ist eine der größten Kupferminen Nordamerikas. Wir waren geschockt und gleichzeitig fasziniert. Mit diesem Kontrast haben wir nicht gerechnet.Read more
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2haralds Down, around and up to Seattle
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- Jun 3, 2023, 1:27pm
- ☀️ 30 °C
- Altitude: 1,052 m
- United States Arizona Greenlee Clifton Devils Canyon 33.05, -109.29533°3’0” N 109°17’42” W
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Morenci copper mines
June 3, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
One of the largest copper reserves in the United States, there's not much going on in this heavily underpopulated area.
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Nancy Webb...Pat Bonetar Summer on the Harley
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- May 12, 2021, 10:56am
- ☀️ 68 °F
- Altitude: 7,470 ft
- United States Arizona Greenlee Strayhorse Lengthy Spring 33.52833, -109.30533°31’42” N 109°18’18” W
Day 54
US 191 & Apache National Forest
May 12, 2021 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 68 °F
I had my front tire changed yesterday as planned, but they discovered I had very little front brake pad left, so they changed those, too. Thank goodness I have ABS because I can stop on a dime now.

I decided to keep going from El Paso and spent the night in Las Cruces at the Big Chili Inn 🤣. It was a very inexpensive place and the aircon didn't work, but I couldn't resist staying there. Also, I had a beautiful sunset view from my door 😁.

Today, I left a little before 07:00 to ride the Arizona 50 Rides route. Oh. My. God. If you ride, then you MUST do this route...with a full tank of gas. 90 miles of twisty turny with sheer drop offs and no guardrails. Unfortunately, the road is a bit rough, gravelly where the blacktop has been patched, and occasionally cambered the wrong way or not at all, so I took it pretty easy. No more than 15 over the yellow and no scraping 😉🤣. Bonus! I didn't catch a car until 83 miles in 😱! An absolute rush of a ride! And the views! I just stopped in the middle of the road to take some shots. Put this one at the top of your list!

I'm stopped now in Apache National Forest to give my shoulders a break 🤣. This part is recovering from fire, I assume.

So long [for now], and thanks for all the fish! ✌️

Day 53 mileage: 505.5 (total 11855.3)
50 Rides, 1 Nation: 1 (total 7)Read more
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Blue Vista Outlook on Route 666

On the Coronado Trail Scenic Byway

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Morenci copper mines

US 191 & Apache National Forest

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