Apache Lake Adventure: The roads are open!

[@brianjones2957]

That was great !!!

[@wildwestorr]

Thanls

[@azmax623]

Glad that they reopened the road.

[@Carl-v6f]

Great update on State Route 88. Well done.👍 I have made this run many times to go kayaking on Apache Lake. My favorite of the Salt River lakes chain. The scenic vistas are spectacular. Some of the best of Arizona for sure. Thanks for sharing.

[@WrongTurnAdventures]

18:32 definitely do more like this.

[@OpieDogie]

Awesome!! Thanks for taking us along. I’m gonna have to load up some picnic and drive that trail sometime.

[@wildwestorr]

You should!

[@tedbush1870]

Glad it finally has reopened. I use to pull my boat to Apache lake in the 70’s and 80’s.

[@johnchism5728]

Carl, I was born in Mesa in 1960. Dad was hired with the Arizona Highway Maintenance Department on Highway 88 at Government Wells before I was born. In late 1960, we moved to Government Wells, where dad was the jackhammer and explosives engineer that widened Highway 88 past Fish Creek. I have many stories from that time between 1960 and 1967. I can point out the drill marks dad made along the trail. Hanging from a rope on a caterpillar on the top of Fish Creek Hill, he drilled and loaded dynamite to widen the old wagon trail as wide as it is now. Before then, it was only a one-way trail. At the second place, you stopped after Fish Creek Bridge, across the road used to be the Stage Coach Hotel and Saloon. It burnt down long ago. For reasons unknown, that stretch of road between the bridge and the rest stop up top could have been widened by cutting it deeper to make it two lanes wide. But they wouldn't do it.

[@wildwestorr]

Awesome story! Thanks for sharing.

[@jakesmyth2979]

Az local you all make great content thank you

[@wildwestorr]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@allanw6103]

love seeing the AZ backcountry. thank you!

[@WrongTurnAdventures]

6:02 great looking spot. Thanks for sharing Carl.

[@wildwestorr]

No problem 👍

[@TheDieselApartment]

Enjoyed the video! Would love to see more.

[@haroldmillsap3845]

I really enjoyed the ride, the vistas and scenery were awesome. Always good to hear about and see the history of the area

[@wildwestorr]

More to come!

[@christopherthompson4359]

History lesson and great views makes a heck of a video

[@johnwoodley-kb8yp]

love the recovery videos and really love ones like this one. great job Carl. next time I'm out west will take my f150 on the apache trail.

[@wildwestorr]

Sounds great!

[@zmanzippy]

Thanks…nice change up video!

[@wildwestorr]

Glad you liked it!

[@sal_e._mander5151]

You need an on-call(or full time) guy in Tucson. 😅😉😉

[@JustynStoyanoff]

Currently building an off road wrecker to putz around and do some recoveries for the off road groups I’m in on my free time here in Tucson. Definitely not trying to take business from them. Just a hobby for my off days.

[@jessiesdroneadventures7464]

👏

[@blj_1970]

yes , more of trail reports, so I am aware of what I am missing and alsonI can plan accordingly thanks

[@Raydawg]

I enjoyed this, I also like recovery videos too. you guys only cover the east side of the valley? I live over on the west side and like to have numbers of offroad recovery just incase I screw up

[@wildwestorr]

We go anywhere in Arizona. We got you covered.

[@WrongTurnAdventures]

11:09 not many fish......

[@Oldguy-k3t]

Who has the right of way on those narrow sections? The guy with the bigger vehicle or bigger gun?

[@comethmordor]

Loved the video! Grew up in that area. Makes me kind of home sick :)

[@blj_1970]

yes , more of trail reports, so I am aware of what I am missing and alsonI can plan accordingly thanks