The deserts of America are full of life and unusual attractions. The Mojave is a favorite hunting ground for the unusual and unexpected. This route starts in the Sonoran Desert, passes through the Colorado Desert and ends at 'an oasis of murals' in the
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In a short 27 miles, today's road adventure goes from the saguaros of the Sonoran desert to the high forests of the Canadian zone. Unusual land forms and hoodoos, a remarkable diversity of plant life and sweeping views of the desert appear around every bend of the road
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Driving from Flagstaff to Lupton at the Arizona-New Mexico state line is like stepping back in time when trading posts and wigwams were enough to lure the traveler off the road for a stop. Arizona has the longest remaining stretch of Route 66 in the nation - 159 miles - so get ready to drive the 'Mother Road' and be
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Starting in the incomparable Monument Valley, this route leads to a twisted river, a twisted road, several natural bridges and even some Anasazi ruins. The route presented is one of the best of the 'old west' still to be found in Utah.
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Leave Phoenix and the desert behind as you ascend through rugged, rocky terrain up to Ponderosa forest and the small mountain towns of Payson, Pine and Strawberry beneath the Mogollon Rim—the drop off that marks the edge of the Colorado Plateau. Stop for a meal and a hike, then continue your loop to Camp Verde and return to Phoenix via Interstate 17.
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Drive the historic road built between 1903-1905 by the United States Reclamation Service to bring supplies for the construction of the Theodore Roosevelt Dam which was built to bring water to Phoenix. The road takes you through spectacular desert scenery. A 22-mile stretch is unpaved and has one steep grade.
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This short but scenic drive takes you past Marble canyon, where the movie “Maverick” was filmed, to Page, Arizona, home of Glen Canyon Dam and then on past Lake Powell to the resort town of Kanab, Utah, known as “Little Hollywood” due to all the western movies made in and near there.
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