Arizona Traverse Project: Segment Three, Jerome to Flagstaff

Scott Brady

Founder
Chris, Jeremy, Nathan (and his little brother), Andrew and I just completed the Jerome to Flagstaff section of the traverse. Nothing too difficult, but beautiful and fun none the less. It is interesting how many of the roads I picked are already part of the GWT. I guess it just makes sense for the route to run that way.

The trail starts in Jerome. We had a great breakfast at the Red Rooster, though the service was slow/marginal.

Here is the BajaTaco heading down main street
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The Gold King Mine, as we headed out of town.
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Crossing the Verde is the biggest logistics challenge, which basically forces you to cross at Perkinsville. Not a bad spot to cross though. Has any taken the train through here? There is supposed to be a fun diner ride.
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We tried a few side tracks to keep things interesting, but this one (though close), did not go through.
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Continuing north, we left Perkinsville Road, and got into more interesting scenery and a narrow two track. Along the way, we found a fantastic ruin site. You can see why they built it here. 360 degree vantage point and easy to defend.
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Andrew's awesome 70 series. This is the first trip I have been on where diesels outnumbered gas.
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A few more dead ends, and we worked our way through the Coconino NF to Garland Prairie. This is where the section ends, and you have the choice to drive into Flagstaff, Williams or continue north on the traverse.

I am going to finish the last section north to the Grand Canyon, which will be the northern terminus of the AZ traverse.
 

toddz69

Explorer
Has any taken the train through here? There is supposed to be a fun diner ride.

My g.f. and I did the Verde train last year in May for her birthday. It's no Durango-Silverton trip but we really enjoyed it. Lots of wildlife along the way and we had a good guide on our car that knew a lot about the area and pointed out some neat scenery and landmarks. We followed it up with dinner at the Asylum in Jerome that night. I would recommend not going any later than mid-May as it gets pretty warm on the trip.

Todd Z.
 

93BLAZER

Explorer
The train ride was fun. The Asylum is a great place to have a few (pricey) drinks. The food is pretty good too. The Jerome Grand Hotel is a nice place to stay. Supposedly haunted. I make a trip up several times a year to explore the area.

Great pics by the way!
 

Cabrito

I come in Peace
Very nice.

I especially like the Ruins. My imagination runs wild with that one.

Thanks for the post.

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nwoods

Expedition Leader
Chris, Jeremy, Nathan (and his little brother), Andrew and I just completed the Jerome to Flagstaff section of the traverse. Nothing too difficult, but beautiful and fun none the less. It is interesting how many of the roads I picked are already part of the GWT. I guess it just makes sense for the route to run that way.

The trail starts in Jerome. We had a great breakfast at the Red Rooster, though the service was slow/marginal.

Crossing the Verde is the biggest logistics challenge, which basically forces you to cross at Perkinsville. Not a bad spot to cross though. Has any taken the train through here? There is supposed to be a fun diner ride.

Continuing north, we left Perkinsville Road, and got into more interesting scenery and a narrow two track.

A few more dead ends, and we worked our way through the Coconino NF to Garland Prairie. This is where the section ends, and you have the choice to drive into Flagstaff, Williams or continue north on the traverse.

I am going to finish the last section north to the Grand Canyon, which will be the northern terminus of the AZ traverse.

Scott, did you ever complete this northern section?
 

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