Bagdad to Jerome, AZ

[TonkaDriver]

Took a nice ride yesterday. Bagdad to Jerome, AZ and back. 217 miles in total, hot and humid on the way there cool and wet on the way back. I am convinced that I need a GoPro. I am very lucky to have twistys and sweepers in every direction. The ride across gives you a look at everything from low desert cactus to cool pines. I only stopped for photos around Jerome and a few on the road across Mingus Mountain.

Not the Tail of the Dragon but it has elevation changes of over a thousand feet.



An overlook about 1/2 mile above Jerome





Photos from around Jerome

 

[paws]

Nice pics. Glad you are enjoying your trike.

 

[nucseal]

So does Jerome still have all the Artists up there? Last time, I was there, sixties music was playing everywhere and you thought you were back in Woodstock.

Nuc

 

[radismukes]

So does Jerome still have all the Artists up there? Last time, I was there, sixties music was playing everywhere and you thought you were back in Woodstock.

Nuc

Oh Goody, a new road and place to put on the bucket list! At this rate l'll be around a long time!

Sounds like a groovey place LOL

Thanks for sharing!

 

[Jack Klarich]

Very cool pics Thanks

 

[TonkaDriver]

Still Artsy

So does Jerome still have all the Artists up there? Last time, I was there, sixties music was playing everywhere and you thought you were back in Woodstock.

Nuc

It's still thought of as an artist community. Getting a little touristy since the old days Still a cool place to visit.

 

[trikeman]

:wave4::clapping:

 

[nucseal]

It's still thought of as an artist community. Getting a little touristy since the old days Still a cool place to visit.

Yea, when I lived in Az, I really enjoyed that place. Talking about laid back, of course that was 20 years ago.

Nuc

 

[TonkaDriver]

More Pics

Learning as I go and had to do some resizing. This first photo is outside a gift shop affiliated with the Copper Art Museum in Clarkdale.



Same shop. It has everything you could think of that could be made of copper





This used to be the Bartlett Hotel. Now in the area that was the lower level has several targets for visitors to throw coins at. The coins benefit the historical society.





These are the blooms of two Century plants. The stalks can approach 20 feet tall and grow very quickly in the final spring of the plant's life. Though they are called Century plant they live about 25 years.

 

[LadyonaMission]

Great pictures, Kurt. The second one looks like a trike advertisement.

 

[Zammy]

Thanks for the pictures Kurt, sure looks like a great area for a ride.

 

[TonkaDriver]

Thanks

Great pictures, Kurt. The second one looks like a trike advertisement.

Thanks Lola and everyone else for the compliments. Next time I make this trip I plan to continue north to Sedona, Oak Creek Canyon and Flagstaff. I hope to have a GoPro by then.

Kurt.