DEADLIEST Highway in Arizona " The Apache Trail " 90 Year Old Car Wreck Found!

[@hgj2019]

I’ve driven the road from Apache junction to the dam. This was years before the closure. I wouldn’t consider it to be particularly dangerous, even the fish creek area. You just need to use your brain and don’t drive it like an idiot (and sadly there are those who drive it like idiots).

[@jessiesdroneadventures7464]

lol I agree

[@mikes9759]

Yeah, you mentioned brain and idiot, so unfortunately, that leaves out a huge chunk of the population!! But maybe it will be good if they all stay away!! It's kind of like Yellowstone. Signs everywhere and you see what happens there! Like, hey hon, the sign says don't stick your hand in hot water. Let's try it!!

[@horsegoggles]

I've met morons coming the other way going way to fast on blind corners coming from Apache Lake. Very scary.

[@hgj2019]

@@horsegoggles right! Unfortunately there seems to be no shortage of dangerous idiots.

[@AyeCarumba221]

Sadly, you’ve just described half the people on the roads (idiots)

[@DEPoole-me3mf]

In 1942, we were moving to Arizona. My father and mother and me came through on Fish Creek Hill. It was scary looking down with no guard rails. We saw some of the cars. We were followed by some friends, a mother, father and son about six. My father told him, don't use your brakes, just use second gear. Well, he didn't listen, and the car caught on fire. So we stopped until it cooled down. Another time, we went to Roosevelt Dam to fish. My grandmother was with us. For some reason, my dad decided to turn around with the back end toward the ravine. My grandmother and I were in the back. She scooted down to the floor before he finished turning around. It's great to see the video of Fish Creek Hill.

[@Melsincatuation]

1942!! How old are u now?

[@jessiesdroneadventures7464]

goodness gracious!!.....thank you for sharing your story! and thank you for checking out the video!

[@Lurch-Bot]

The only place I've ever experienced brake fade with disc brakes was on an AZ mountain road. I was using engine braking as much as I could but you can find some rather steep grades here.

[@DEPoole-me3mf]

@@Lurch-Bot That one picture says it all.

[@timrinn3916]

Good video...well done. It should be noted that Apache Trail is officially known as HGWY 88 and is considered a national treasure and is therefore indeed earmarked as an Historic Highway. As you mentioned, much of it was built (or improved) in order to complete the construction of Roosevelt Dam (who was at the official dedication ceremony in 1911) for what was then known as Salt River Dam #1 and renamed Roosevelt Dam in the 1950's in his honor. The dam is one of the highest masonry dams in the world and was constructed for irrigation and flood control for the original farmer/settlers in the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler areas of the Valley. It was built by the Army Corp of Engineers and was constructed of huge blocks of stone cut from the adjacent cliff face by Italian masons. The "Trail" was the route used by The Salt River Valley Water Users Association (now known as The Salt River Project or SRP) and the journey to the dam site originated out of downtown Tempe as Apache Blvd. which then becomes Main Street as you travel due east through Mesa, and then finally changes to Apache Trail as you enter Apache Jct. The trip from SRP's Cross-Cut facility (just north of downtown Tempe on the north side of the Salt River) took about three days and much of the penstock pipe used to divert the river around the Dam site during construction was transported by 20-25 mule team wagons along this route. I have seen pictures of these mule team wagon trains being slowly and carefully steered around those hairpin turns along with extended wagons carrying huge sections of pipe as they made their way from the Valley up to the site. Imagine the skill it took to coax those teams and negotiate that route back then! Note that Arizona was the last territory in the lower contiguous 48 States to become a State in 1912...At about the 19:20 mark in the video you passed one of the original transmission towers that were constructed in the early 1900's as electricity was also generated and delivered for the first time to the farming communities and growing towns that lie southeast of Phoenix. In 1989 the original dam was covered in concrete in order to raise its' capacity another 77 feet so, although you can no longer see the original stone dam, know that it still exists under that concrete surface you see today!

[@jessiesdroneadventures7464]

hey hey! thank you so much for sharing! all the info and history is appreciated! plan on putting together a video no the Dam in the near future and this was incredibly helpful!.....Thank you for checking out the video and chiming in 🙏

[@Marc-js8rx]

First wreck image is an early-70s Oldsmobile Delta 88 two-door Coupe. High confidence level on that one. (Note placement of backup and side marker lights.) Second rusty wreck is a Ford F-150. I frequently take my '07 Softail along the Apache Trail specifically for its inviting "twisties". It's a wonderful way to respect the road AND hone one's riding skills when condition and debris can catch any disrespecting rider. Proud to have never taken a spill... but I have seen more than one cocky squid on his sport bike take a header off a curve.

[@jessiesdroneadventures7464]

Hey thanks for sharing! and oh god! yes! I got nothing against bikes but sometimes they can be nuisance on the trail.......Hows the expression go....ef around and find out, haha....thanks for watching the video

[@Loibip21]

The taillights look more like a 74-76 Monte Carlo?

[@Marc-js8rx]

@@Loibip21 - I thought about that as well.... but Monte's of that era have no reverse lights where these are located on the bumper. Google an '71 Delta 88 "rear" and it'll have all the same contours, lights and markers in the same place. It's an Olds.

[@dawnr9158]

I would love to see a video on the history of that dam. We know so much about Hoover Dam, but I'm sure this one has a great story too.

[@robertallen6710]

There's a cemetary a little ways south of the dam that has construction workers graves in it...

[@dawnr9158]

@@robertallen6710 that would be nice to see in the video.

[@jessiesdroneadventures7464]

That video ill be coming!

[@jessiesdroneadventures7464]

Interesting....didnt know that. Thank you for sharing

[@walterkersting9922]

The environmentalists would decommission it. Not because It’s bad for the environment, but because of the anarchy that would ensue, which would in gender a socialist form of government.

[@laurastewart3486]

Stunning blue skies. Thank you for sharing🌵

[@jessiesdroneadventures7464]

Hey no problem, thank you for checking out the video.....The skies in Arizona are unbelievable

[@LouieYbarra-h3g]

1987, Drove myself and 7 other fellas up to Apache lake in a 73 3/4 ton International pickup with only rear brakes.

[@miccassady9450]

They need to open that part of the road because it is one of the most beautiful places on earth.

[@jessiesdroneadventures7464]

100% that view never gets old!

[@bbhrdzaz]

Been on that road dozens of times. Camping and fishing on Apache lake. We tow a 20 foot popup trailer. Its a good road, and you must show respect.

[@jessiesdroneadventures7464]

YES!!

[@GaryGeat28]

Great video! I lived in Arizona from 2009-2020 and I never made it out to Apache Junction. I never even knew this road existed.

[@JTube571]

A lot of people don't. I'm surprised how many people I ask if they have been out to Canyon Lake and they have no idea it's even there.

[@jessiesdroneadventures7464]

Hey thank you! Hopefully you can make it out to AZ again sometime and check it out.

[@jessiesdroneadventures7464]

Right! I'm not even from Arizona and it amazes me, when I ask people if they've ever been out there and they look at me with a blank face and say " what's the Apache trail".

[@paulhart9102]

Been here since 1967.

[@monsterkxf]

Awesome!! Canyon lake, wow. Great work 🤘🤘

[@jessiesdroneadventures7464]

Hey thanks! appreciate you checking out the video! seeing canyon lake as you coming around the curve is always one of the highlights 🤘

[@artguti1551]

Thank you for your trek and channel...Great footage and commentary!

[@jessiesdroneadventures7464]

Hey thanks @artguti1551 glad you enjoyed the video! thanks for tuning in!

[@NancyJones-v3t]

I am now 80 years old when I was approximately six I lived at one then it was called the horse Mesa dam housing. We had 10 homes, one multipurpose, building for school and dances, and such the road going into the dam at that time was single Lane and you had to pull over and back up as much of a quarter of a mile with steep cliff on one side to pass each other although you could see each other several miles before you gotten there to pass so one of us would have to stop and wait at the widest point as a kid it was a wonderful place to live. My father worked for salt river.😊

[@jessiesdroneadventures7464]

Thank you for sharing your story!

[@BrandanLee]

Used to spend time up there with my dad. That road was nuts.

[@jessiesdroneadventures7464]

Haha....still is!

[@theDemocraticway]

I lived in Payson in the late 1040's until the early 1950's. Sometimes the Apache Trail was preferable to the Bush Highway. In those years there was no bridge so we actually crossed over in the dam.

[@jessiesdroneadventures7464]

I remember reading about that in a book about Roosevelt Dam, would have been cool to drive over it

[@matthewcraig8926]

It's amazing how much faster road crews were at getting roads done back in the day compared to modern times

[@jessiesdroneadventures7464]

Most definitely, I would think this road would be fully opening again soon!

[@lauraslanesvanlifetravels]

When I was really young me and my parents took this drive and it started raining...all I remember is how scared we all got...I don't know why my dad didn't turn around...guess he figured he could handle it. I took the drive past the pavement part as an adult and even though I didn't go all the way to the end, it was intense...and I've driven places like The Oatman Highway on route 66 and the alifornia coast (part of it)...this one definitely is one of the scariest roads I've ever been on, although it is wide so it's a little bit better, but I'm just scared of heights...lol...ESPECIALLY in the rain, w/my parents!

[@mikemccabe7124]

if ever in Arizona and are into all kinds of Arizona history then the superstition museum is definitely a place to visit just would try to avoid the summer time if your not a fan of heat especially if your not use to the deserts high & dry heat it will definitely ruin your vacation.. but that drive is definitely one place that one should experience if you wanna capture the beauty of the desert to the high desert scenery when you get close to Roosevelt dam areas it's definitely a untouched peice of Arizona's history

[@jessiesdroneadventures7464]

Heck yea! I've picked up a couple of books out at the superstition museum over the years!

[@rebeccscreasman3293]

You had a beautiful day for filming.

[@jessiesdroneadventures7464]

Sure did! The weather was perfect!!

[@steveclark4291]

If you take this trip again ! May I suggest getting a dash mount for your camera and video the trip ! That would be awesome to see !

[@jessiesdroneadventures7464]

yes! working on it

[@billveek9518]

Snakes, brakes and bad ass turns, on great dirt bike its the bomb. You really do hit the occasional snake or douchbag that moved here.

[@jessiesdroneadventures7464]

lol

[@happydays8171]

In AZ, if a person dies when their car goes off the road, do you not remove the vehicle, like you can't disturb a shipwreck when sailor's die?

[@jessiesdroneadventures7464]

now days they do, but back in the day, they just left them there

[@Wayne-it7ur]

People tow their boats along there. Rule: the person heading downhill, has to back up to a wide spot so person heading uphill can pass. Reason for this is if you back downhill and try to stop, you may just continue to slide down over a cliff. Love that road!

[@jessiesdroneadventures7464]

Thank you for sharing!

[@charliebrown8949]

Took it in “ Da Bus”! Love a Challenge !

[@jessiesdroneadventures7464]

lol

[@lisasueroyer]

Lived in Flagstaff in 05, had a standard XTerra, and pulled a 16ft. travel trailer to Roosevelt Lake.... nail-biter for sure!! I just kept picturing one of the trailer wheels getting in the loose gravel at the edge of the road and pulling us down with it 😮😳 Made it to the campground where our ABQ NM camp neighbor had his dualie, pulling his huge 36ft. 5th wheel, towing his 14ft. ski boat!! Wife sez they do it every Easter. bruh. 😮😮

[@jessiesdroneadventures7464]

Thank you for sharing!

[@StillAProudAmerican-ll2yc]

I drove a 45' charter bus from Mesa to the Dolly Steamboat. On the way back, we stopped at that mining town. Remind me not to do that again in a bus, lol.

[@jessiesdroneadventures7464]

lol I can see why

[@lindanitzschke1315]

Very nice, but not nearly as bad as some roads in Colorado. And, might I suggest you do a video of the drive thru Gloenwood Canyon? I lived in Glenwood Springs for several years (was the press foreman for The Glenwood Post), and the drive thru the canyon never got old. Back then, the interstate thru there was just a regular 2-lane highway, but come the 1990s, they put in the other 2 lanes (to much controversy) thru the canyon, and it was really something...have heard it was the biggest construction project in US history. Oh, and the drive up Pike's Peak is great, too. NASCAR holds a race to the top every July 4th on that road. One year, one of the big names in that sport (can't remember which fellow anymore) was going to enter the race. Then, he took a private vehicle ride to the top and decided NO WAY" was he going to enter that race!

[@jessiesdroneadventures7464]

I'll check it out! actually heading to colorado here in a couple weeks! someone even told me to check out the "million dollar highway" near telluride....Thank you for checking out the video!

[@joewenzel5142]

That is so cool - your drone just follows the vehicle.

[@jessiesdroneadventures7464]

Right! one of the best features on the drone

[@mattbellina5485]

Great video. I really enjoyed exploring the same places when I was going to college in Phoenix in the 90s. Another great drive close to the dam is to go to a town called Young.

[@jessiesdroneadventures7464]

I plan on doing a video on that drive out to young in the near future! another beautiful drive!

[@bonjovi2757]

Great video. You do sound like a soft footed city dweller. But that's more common than not in todays soft footed society. I enjoyed the information.

[@jessiesdroneadventures7464]

lol, I grew up in a small farm town in southern minnesota

[@Boga217]

You oughtta check out the wild horses by the apple orchard up there. I know almost every square inch of these hills and valley's out there. My mom lives off Idaho and us 60. I spent 4 years living in my truck bed out in these hills whiltaking care of my dad before his passing..they lived in a 55+ resort with 2 week guest limit or id have stayed there. I spent so many days and hours hiking,backpacking, offroading up there when taking a break from dads care.

[@jessiesdroneadventures7464]

I've seen wild horses a time or two near bush highway....always a fascinating sight to see, along with the other 20 cars pulled over taking pictures lol

[@Boga217]

@@jessiesdroneadventures7464 yeah the horses always draw crowds out there..that's why I love the hike up to the old homestead in the hills..it's popular but not as much as the roadside attractions. It's called Reavis ranch trail if you're ever interested.

[@jessiesdroneadventures7464]

I will check it out! Thanks for the recommendation 👍

[@Boga217]

@@jessiesdroneadventures7464 there is a way to drive out closer but definitely not the hyundai

[@ThatOneChannelinAZ]

I have videos of all these cars. The first set is a ford truck, half a boat, vw beetle, vw rabbit, plymouth and the old car was a ford if i remember correctly. Second one was a late 60's volvo engine is still there too. You missed a bunch more cars first corner mp 218.3 is a vw bus, vw rabbit, 80s chevy van, 280Z 2, motorcycles, several safes. I have found cut up guns, parts, in my 15 years going out as well as seven dead people and two missing people. There is also the old lookout at mp217 stolen porsche 914 and a brown car that is unrecognizable. up from there is a old motel a, The white truck in your third batch. The wife was killed in that crash. they left the truck when it wouldn't come up the hill it snapped and they left it. there is also a 1950 Buick special, 1970's Chevy truck, Model something car 1920's or 30's car, than there is a old egg truck (says on the side, Egg delivery. 1948 international panel van.

[@stevenwheat3621]

14:45 Now that's one hell of a detour!! I live 1.5-ish hours from all this, but the ONLY way i could go is if i left my wife home.. Her paranoia will make me paranoid.. Ruin the time..

[@jessiesdroneadventures7464]

Lol, I know how that goes!

[@mcnuttington7122]

If old car wrecks are neat like 50 miles up, is the salt river canyon. A really windy canyon on white mountian reservation side, u can see about 4 wrecks when makin ur way across the canyon

[@jessiesdroneadventures7464]

I'll have to check them out. I plan on making a video out there

[@vallelungak]

@4:41, Ford F100 short bed. 1967-72 Vintage. The others aren't visible enough to tell. The one before it looks to be an early 70's Chrysler.

[@jessiesdroneadventures7464]

Thank you!

[@richardjohnson2965]

Word of advice….don’t visit Arizona in the summer months…it’s hot. If you come in the winter, leave your stupidity back where you came from. Just this summer, a 10 yr. old boy died in the heat whileI hiking one of the trails with his family when the temps. we’re over 110 degrees. Don’t do that. People often don’t drink or take enough water, and they go hiking when the temps are way too hot for that activity. We constantly hear on the news every week about people collapsing in the heat and needing to be rescued because they were hiking in the excessive heat. Some people break ankles, fall, get snake bit, etc. because they don’t wear proper footwear.. I live in Arizona year around, and I watched a large gopher snake drinking water at my outdoor fountain just this morning. There are conditions and critters here that you need to watch out for…ignore them at your own peril. I have had rattle snakes in my yard from time to time, …and I also carry a firearm, pepper spray, water, and a small survival kit when out in the desert. Keep your cell phone charged, know where you are so you can notify rescuers in case of need, and carry ID and insurance information. Wear a hat. Welcome to Arizona.

[@jessiesdroneadventures7464]

Good Advice!

[@badbiker666]

I know why there are so many vehicle wrecks along this stretch of road. I saw a 25 MPH speed limit sign, and I guarantee that is routinely ignored. I used to drive a winding, twisty, two-laner in the mountains of Colorado on a regular basis. I drove the speed limit, which changed as did the tightness of the curves. I pissed people off nearly every time. I remember once I was minding my own business, angry because the dirtbag behind me was following WAY too close for my comfort. Like less than 15 feet behind me. The speed limit was 45, which I thought was really pushing the safety of the road. There were several curves I had to slow to 40 to successfully negotiate them. On one curve, I glanced in my mirror and saw that there were probably 12 more cars behind the dirtbag. First chance I got (and there aren't many on that route) I pulled over to the shoulder to allow them all to pass. They zoomed by at, my guess, around 55. That's not safe driving, but I assume those folks don't give a fuck about safety. I also assume that they were all going to try and pass each other before very long. Morons! I didn't notice any wrecks, though.

[@user-mn8lz7gf6d]

absolutely beautiful

[@jessiesdroneadventures7464]

Right! one of the best scenic drives in arizona

[@cherriethomas9538]

My aunt would camp all summer on the lake even had a pet duck that stayd by her we would go as often as we could the most butt puckers were when bug truck with boats flew down it..

[@jessiesdroneadventures7464]

pet duck.....that awesome!.....once they know you have food, they get real friendly haha, and yes, I always got a little tense when I had to pull over for a big truck

[@youtubecarspottersguide1]

5:17 1971 olds 88 8:06 looks like a volvo 142 1968-70

[@jessiesdroneadventures7464]

Thank you!

[@Eli-pf5og]

Some of the old cars are likely there as years ago they used old cars as rip rap to control erosion. Most of that has been removed where I live but you can still find it in places along creeks with steep banks.

[@jessiesdroneadventures7464]

Thank you for sharing. Hoping to go out there again in a few week and look for some more out at fish creek hill

[@JoeP3300]

Those are not from car wrecks. For decades locals have been dumping their junk cars down in canyons then using them for target practice. There are other places like this in AZ. One such in Page, AZ is even called Car Canyon by locals.

[@jessiesdroneadventures7464]

I'll have to check out that place in Page. Planning on heading up that way in late april to check out lake powell and the dam. Thank you for checking out the video 👍

[@JoeP3300]

@@jessiesdroneadventures7464 It's a great video, I have to go back and finish. Usually these impromptu junkyards are near reservations. The one in Page is downstream from the dam. If I remember, you turn towards Glen Canyon at the waste treatment plant. The canyon ends at the river and was full of junked cars. I don't think people have gotten away with that for a while.

[@omarkhanlilcurry]

Really great video and narration! Peaceful to watch !! I hope you get a Toyota Tacoma or a 4runner so you can go on some more off-road trails

[@jessiesdroneadventures7464]

Thank you so much for those kind words!!! and yes! as of recently I've been looking into more offroad type vehicles. Specifically early 90's Jeep Cherokee Sport models. but yes hopefully soon enough I can get vehicle more equipped to handle these conditions for future videos! Thanks again for watching!

[@thepubliceye]

Towers and powerlines everywhere.

[@williamhickstein685]

My sister and I drove it before it was paved.

[@jessiesdroneadventures7464]

Thank you for sharing 👍

[@jinhuichen8964]

I drove the Apache Trail" several years ago with a minivan. It is bumpy and hard to drive, but fortunately, I did it. Not too long after my driving to the trail, a Chinese student was killed at a certain place on the trail during the night. The specific place is unknown.

[@jessiesdroneadventures7464]

Sad to hear that. It is a beautiful drive, but it has some dark history

[@Got2gofishin]

Some of those wrecks were actual accidents, most were stolen vehicles and abandoned.

[@martentrudeau6948]

Nice country, I have never been there. I agree when driving the Apache Trail, respect the narrow winding road, it demands it. I'll bet all of those bullet ridden cars were target practice, locals just having fun.

[@magsdod]

I disagree. The most dangerous is highway 93 from Wickenburg to Las Vegas. It also made the headlines of national geographic for the most dangerous. Great video though.

[@tommorgan1291]

You are correct. I hated the motor homes and difficult narrow passing places. My understanding it is all four lanes and mostly divided now.

[@tommorgan1291]

I forgot to.mention hundreds of death crosses dot the highway edges. Occasionally there wil! Be a lot.of white crosses in.one.location.

[@magsdod]

@@tommorgan1291 I drove Charter busses for Arrow Stage lines in the 90's and spent a lot of time on 93 going back and forth to Laughlin Nevada 5 days a week. I used to talk to the young highway patrol that went by the Wikieup kid on the CB and in person on coffee breaks. in Wikieup. We spent quite a few nights sitting on that closed highway due to head on crashes. I will never forget sitting at the Point of Entry North of Kingman Arizona and witnessing the Greyhound bus getting hit head on right in front of me as I walked back to the bus after checking in with ADOT. And neither will the elderly lady sitting in the front seat. They still need to do something about the Highway going up Joshua Tree Hill North of Wickenburg. It's still only two lanes no passing and continua's to have head on crashes to this day.

[@jessiesdroneadventures7464]

And I will be doing a video on highway 93 in the future too 👍

[@jaymaddison5955]

I also have driven on the Apache Trail from Apache Junction to the dam at the end. The section of Fish Creek Hill, when I was driving down to the bottom, I came upon a truck towing an RV coming up the hill. Luckily i had enough room to pull over and let him pass. I couldnt believe someone would do that, ive never forgotten that. Seeing your video brought back all those memories. When you get to Roosevelt Lake, you turn left on the highway go about 4 miles and there are some old cliff dwellings you can hike up to. Also if you go in the saloon/restaurant at Tortilla Flat, they have some killer hot chili. The first time I could only eat a cup, but after a few times i could eat a bowl. That was some of the hottest food ive ever eaten. My mother had a winter home there, so did a lot of traveling throughout Arizona. Thanks for the memories.

[@jessiesdroneadventures7464]

Hey thank you for checking out the video! I enjoyed reading your story. Even just thinking about a truck towing an RV up fish creek hill gives me the willies. Going out to fish creek hill in a few weeks, but this time I plan on hiking down and checking out the damage to the road. Thanks again for watching 👍

[@savage22bolt32]

I need some of that chili!

[@GarGunnerTV]

We out ? ​@@savage22bolt32

[@Remas20007]

GPS will take you through the trail, at least it did for me on my trip, people with trailers probably did not pay attention on what the condition of the trail, especially that it is close to Phoenix city, they wouldn't know what they are getting themselves into, is there even warning signs for vehicle length recommendation or limits?

[@brakeme1]

Ha! You gave me some, too. Headlight to headlight one night and we were both pulling boats. Good ol days, huh?

[@AZHITW]

Back in the 1950s that dirt road was narrower I remember dad constantly blowing the horn as we went around blind corners. It was an adventure we did often because dad loved fishing at Apache Lake.

[@dkrol997]

My dads not big on fishing but I do recall the horn blaring on blind turns lol

[@jessiesdroneadventures7464]

lol people still do that

[@jeffreykoran4820]

ITS A REAL SHAME SO MANY PEOPLE ARE TURNING THE APACHE TRAIL INTO THEIR OWN PERSONAL JUNK YARDS...THOSE WRECKED CARS 🚗 IN THE VIDEO 📹 DIDNT CRASH....THEY WERE DUMPED THERE BY MINDLESS IDIOTS...

[@Kawasaki750H2stroke]

I remember my friends mom taking us down that dirt road in the mid 1960s in a VW Bus. That was a bit freaky even for a kid.

[@flowersinfo4all]

Loved this road, and our kids were screaming slow down ! LOL! Good memories ...❤

[@rickwallace5582]

My Mom Dad any myself left Ohio on my 8th birthday in 1960. Living in Tempe until I graduated high school. Growing up with and adventurous, sportsman alcoholic dad I remember many trips into the boonies of Arizona from an early age. After being in Az a month, we set out for Payson, one morning for a day trip. WE had lunch 7 hours later and got home barely at midnight. we had two flats, one of which dad broke down by hand and patched on the side of the road in the dark. Lots of dirt and gravel in those days. One trip my father crossed the Verde below Barlet dam in our 53 Mercury 2door that we drove from Ohio. Teh water line was midway up the doors when I was ordered to open my door, as he opened his and let the water flow through until we reached the opposite bank. That is just one of the adventures dad took us on the first years living in the wild west. As years went by, and we became more settled Dad got a truck, then a boat. What self-respecting 'Zonie male didn`t drive a pick-up. And what kind of fisherman cast his line from the shore. When we moved to Tempe, all we owned fit into the ole Merc and a 3x 6 x3 feet high trailer, and had maybe, Maybe $100 and no job prospects at all. Mom was a super waitress and could get a job anytime anywhere. I do remember before she passed away in 1966, working at the Safari coffee shop , a swanky resort in Scottsdale at Scottsdale road and Camelback, her one night record for times was $66 .That's like $500 in todays money. It was an understatement to say she was GOOD! Dad had a few jobs, and the economy was good In Az in the early 60s. The purpose here was to set the stage for a trip to Apache lake, Burnt Corral campground specifically in 1965. The site we were at is located north of fish creek hill on the now closed section of the Apache trail. Dad had met up with a bunch of his drinking /fishing buddies there for the weekend , and he caught , what was a state record channel catfish that weekend. Dang thing was over four feet long and I could barley lift it . Big cause for celebration. And celebrate he did. He was totally lite up by noon. I believe it was August and a Monsoon storm was moving in, so about 2-3 pm the boat was hooked up and off to home we went, just as the storm hit. The danger of this section of road , especially going uphill is an 11 on a scale of 1-10. Add to that during a monsoon, 40 plus mph winds and latterly watching water flow off the cliffs like waterfalls. Add to that wipers that are typical Arizona sun baked hard as a rock, a 2 wheel drive 59 chevy with semi bald tires, Oh and dad is probably a 2.5 if blowing into a breathalyzer. We met another truck coming down hill about halfway up the hill. Now, if we would have stopped, or even let off the gas, we for sure would be slipping downhill backward eventually going down a 1000 foot hillside. Dad kept the pedal to the metal coming so close to the downhill bound truck that both vehicles lost their drivers side mirrors. WAMM! I was sure we were goners upon the mirror impact. Holding onto the door handle ( it had no armrest) I starred at dad who had not lost an ounce of his composure. I dont know if his reaction or lack of , was a result of being in the south Pacific in 1944-45, his blood alcohol content or God. It never bothered me to ride with him when he was drunk from that day on. Come to think of it , his drinking and driving never bothered mom either. He always proclaimed, "I drive better drunk "He never got a DUI, had an accident or missed a day of work. They don`t make men like that anymore. The only bad thing I remember happening to him is during a monsoon years later, his boat came off the trailer on his way to Cave Creek Corral from Barlet Lake. Teh next day he went back to look for it and all that remained was the hull. No motor, seat tackle boxes or poles. His reaction when he found it....Dang!!

[@jessiesdroneadventures7464]

I cant tell you how much I enjoyed reading that story. Its first hand stories like this that you don't find in the history books or read about in the newspapers. It almost sounds like something out of a movie. I appreciate you taking the time to share your story and memories with us. Sounds like some good old fashioned fun!

[@tomfowler1268]

Those were the days! I’m about same age and remember when there were men just like your father. Mine included, Warriors in Life

[@AyeCarumba221]

It almost sounds like you are romanticizing habitual drunk driving. He could killed people. He could have wiped out an entire family. You should not speak so glowingly about a habitual drunk driver.

[@dingleberryxo7623]

Your dad ,your hero ,I understand , but please don't glamorize his alcoholic and drunk driving life style ,you could have been in a wheel chair or worse not to mention other people getting hurt because of his choices, hero dad could have wound up in the pen . and yes,sadly, they still make men like that .

[@DEPoole-me3mf]

Hilarious

[@JayPoo1321]

Another fun drive is the one that starts near Roosevelt lake. Rt 288 to Young AZ. Gorgeous drive into the mountains.

[@jessiesdroneadventures7464]

YES! and you go over that bridge too! I may have to make a video out there soon!

[@teatonaz]

@@jessiesdroneadventures7464- Yes, most definitely, a vic on the drive to Young !! Btw, this one was great. I’ll have to get up to Roosevelt the long way (toward Payson) before it gets hot. Then again the AJ way, once they get the road fixed. They are definately taking their sweet time appropriating money for the fix. Very long drive around for the first responders that need to get up there, or get someone back down to Phoenix for treatment if injured. That’s for reminding us how beautiful this whole area is. Cheers .

[@IcyBird420]

This is my old backpacking grounds. Glad I did all that before my back went bad. We used to have conversations back in the day about how you never know when you'll be too beat up to do it! Glad I did!

[@20PINKluvr]

That takes you to behind four peaks north of Miami AZ. My bf and his brother camped and hiked to the summit the other day

[@audreym.peterson1559]

​@@IcyBird420p😅😅pl. Pm M

[@fatherguidosarduchi5204]

Boy this brings back many memories. I had a 1969 Mustang Mach one with a 390 and a four speed manual in it. Threw a trailer hitch on the back of it and we used to go to all the lakes on the trail. I remember er when Tortilla flat was one little lonely building with a restaurant in it. We would tow my 17 foot flat bottom boat to Canyon lake and just back the boat a trailer into the water on the sand beach. This was before they ruined it and concreted it. We would camp and party all night. Then the next morning go to Torltilla flats for breakfast. Steak and eggs and a few beers. Then back to the lake and ski all day long. All the way back up to the dam that divided Apache lake from canyon lake. Then at times I would go to Apache lake up and down fish creek hill in my Mach One towing my boat. Never had a problem there. The tule was is someone was coming up the road you let them have the right of way if they were towing a boat. This is where you learned to back a trailer up with ease. My mustang worked the road like a champ even with the AC on high. Loved the fish creek hill road section. The Apache lake Marina was great also. They had an open bar outside on fridays and Saturday nights with a band. Great place also. We did have a problem one night there with a guy in his motor home that had his generator running all night to power his AC unit. I got tired of it and shut it off and took the spark plug out of it so he couldn’t use it the rest of the night. That poor guy never figured out why his generator quit ha,ha. We also found a mustang out there just south of the dam road that divided Canton lake from Saguaro lake. It was upside down ing the bottom of a canyon. Fell off the road I suppose. It was a 68 and totaled. But it was belly up and it had a nice top loader four speed tranny in it. I watched it all summer long and it was still there untouched. So we went back one night after we got to the lake late that night and it was the easiest transmission removal ever in my life. It was in perfect condition. The car was a light green metallic mustang with a white top. Thanks for the tranny folks. I hate to see the area so commercialized today. That is to bad. It was such a great place to water ski with a hot dog boat. The sheriffs hated us there. He made us pass by the beach at full throttle and if we were over 120 decibels we got kicked off the beach with our board. My boat had a 428 Ford with dry open headers inverted. Yes it was a little loud, but so much fun. At full throttle it burned up about forty gallons every 3-4 hours. I miss those days. And obviously I am old now. 68 but still living the life 👍. Thanks for the video and the story. I could go on all day about this highway and my experiences there.

[@jessiesdroneadventures7464]

Thank you for sharing your story. I enjoyed every bit of it. especially the part about removing the spark and the other guy not having the slightest clue about why the generator quit......priceless 👍

[@jerrycoggin9434]

Biesmeyer point at Canyon Lake?

[@amosVance]

I remember racing over that road on Sunday nites coming back to Phoenix,also remember gas tanker rolled on his side at bottom of fish creek hill ,he had lost his brakes scary time for driver , he was coming down hill on Sunday evening which was a no no because lots of traffic coming back to Phoenix.when roadopens will go back to Apache Lake where I dry docked speed Boat for 20 plus years.last boat was a Donzi, My family loved the Owner Jack and his family.Lots of memories.

[@davidelplaneta272]

I remember getting stinking drunk at the marina and betting some guy that my stang could beat his vette by 100 feet. I woke up on some rocks and my beautiful car was destroyed, but at least I was still alive. I went back a couple of years later to get whatever I could off my car and the tranny was gone, but all the loot in the trunk was still there. Whew!

[@divscifres2674]

My Dad spent his childhood in the 40's driving to Roosevelt Lake via the Apache Trail with his Dad on the weekends to fish in the Lake. My Mom is close friends with a descendent of the Frazier family who ran a store at Roosevelt Lake from Dam Construction until the late 1960s, when they were shut down by the Forest Service or some other government agency. Whenever my family went to Phoenix, we would drive the trail. I rode the Apache Trail last some time in the early 2000s with Dad. He was in his last decade, and I found the trail scary with him at the wheel. In Fall 2019, Mom wanted me to drive her along the trail, and I'll admit to relief that it was closed. Still -- I appreciate this video because this road was so meaningful to my parents. Thank you.

[@jessiesdroneadventures7464]

hey thank you for checking out the video, and for sharing your story!

[@johnwyoder]

Great video! We drove the entire Apache Trail in 2017. Sad to hear that a section is currently closed. According to a bit of research I did, it's scheduled to reopen on April 12th. Interestingly enough, that just happens to be the date we're flying to Phoenix for a long weekend. Hmmm, might have to check it out again!

[@jessiesdroneadventures7464]

Hey thanks for checking out the video! hope you get to travel the trail again when your back. 👍

[@henryellis1358]

UK - 1990s - A family group of us were on vacation in Az - we heard of the Apache Trail, we decided to take a look, we were surprised to find it was an excellent paved road ----until we came to the dirt road and no where to go back, my young nephew was crying on the car floor, he was terrified, it was a excitingly scary dangerous road, we were in a Lincoln and were so lucky not to meet another vehicle in the opposite direction. Thanks so much for these wonderful memories.

[@jessiesdroneadventures7464]

Hey no problem! if this road could talk im sure it could share thousands of stories! and thank you for sharing your story!

[@sandiwilliams7101]

Wow! This was a great adventure. Thanks again for taking us along!

[@jessiesdroneadventures7464]

Hey no problem @sandiwilliams7101 Glad you enjoyed the video. it was pretty fun to put together, and I'm surprised that I havent made this video sooner, considering I come out here fairly often. Thanks again for checking out the video 🙏

[@bernicezappala7958]

In the Spring of 2018 I was 75 years old and I wanted to see the desert blooming. Being new to Arizona I figured the Apache Trail was a good place to find desert flowers. I drove the entire length! Very scary. No flowers. This video is bringing back memories of a beautiful (but scary) drive. I also went to Sheeps Bridge in the Tonto National Forest. Another white knuckles on the steering wheel. I did want to drive the Mogollon Rim but didn’t have the time. Maybe you could?

[@jessiesdroneadventures7464]

Absolutely! in fact, i've been to the mogollon rim many times......Can definitely do a video there in the future

[@jerrycoggin9434]

When I was growing up in the 60s and 70s my family must have gone over Fish Creek Hill a thousand times on our way to Burnt Corral campground on Apache Lake for a weekend of boating, camping, and water-skiing. I practically grew up there. Almost every weekend from early spring until late fall, we were at Apache Lake. And 2 weeks in summer when my Dad got his vacation. I got some stories. Thanks for the memories.

[@jessiesdroneadventures7464]

Hey no prob! glad you enjoyed the video!

[@joewenzel5142]

Some could be wrecks others people sent over the cliff to report the vehicle stolen and collect the insurance.

[@jessiesdroneadventures7464]

That's what other people have been saying....I could see it

[@Anitas955]

Yep, another older born Arizona native and all us that grew up here on the many old dirt roads and etc. Those roads taught us how to respect Az terrain, and especially during the summer. Better hope you have enough water, not only for yourself, but your vehicle. Those were the best days before all it was torn up and scared from off roaders, with no respect for nature and God's Beauty. P. S. plus Spare tires, and a radiator bag. Been stuck out many times broke down in the middle of the nowhere desert back then, with my parents and siblings and after awhile you begin to pray for someone to come along adventually to help you. 🙏 😅

[@wngimageanddesign9546]

Luckily, I was able to traverse the entire Trail 7 years ago when it was still open, around this same time in March. Beautiful day and journey. Took a lot of photos. Sad to know it's still closed for the foreseeable future. At least the section before Canyon Lake got repaved. It sure needed it. I rode my bicycle from East Mesa to Canyon Lake Marina and back to celebrate my 50th birthday. 50 mile round trip! Wild ride, with people in cars cheering me up the steep hills.

[@JTube571]

ADOT just approved $4 million worth of work to be done on the closed section this year to get it open again. But they are doing the bare minimum to get it open again, so it will only be suitable for high clearance 4WD vehicles.

[@jessiesdroneadventures7464]

Wow! that is quite the journey, I may have to try that sometime, would be a fun ride, maybe not as far though hehe

[@laurajunerose]

Great video. You did an amazing job and I loved all the history. Can't wait to watch more of your content. Be safe!

[@jessiesdroneadventures7464]

Hey thank you so much! I'm a big history nerd, especially when it comes to Arizona history, Appreciate you checking out the video!

[@joewenzel5142]

Superstition Mountains, "Thar's gold in them thar hills."

[@jessiesdroneadventures7464]

I believe there is!

[@goldfieldgary]

Most geologists say it's not likely, despite the tales of the Lost Dutchman mine.

[@joewenzel5142]

Then I guess all the actual gold pulled out of that mountain since the 1800s has all been imaginary.@@goldfieldgary

[@goldfieldgary]

@@joewenzel5142 I guess you have an active imagination.

[@Indianear7]

My wife and I drove this road in 1987 towing a camper. It looks in much better shape today than then, but we didn't think that it was that dangerous. But then we only met one vehicle on the entire trip and that was close to the dam. No GPS or Cell Phone then, just a paper map which worked quite well for us.

[@jessiesdroneadventures7464]

Thank you for sharing your story!

[@smille12]

Before Roosevelt dam was raised, there were multiple wrecks down below the switchbacks , when they widened the road near the dam , they were buried forever, were dozens of them down there

[@jessiesdroneadventures7464]

oooooh! didnt know that, thanks for sharing!

[@Mike_Greentea]

2 lane highways over there get annoying with the people who what to drive 6 inches from your bumper even when I'm driving a few over the limit. I don't get stressed anymore as they will be at fault when they crash into my car.

[@toms5157]

I rode Apache Trail including the closed section on a Harley in 2014. The only thing that sucked was the washboard gravel that got worse the closer we got to the dam.

[@jessiesdroneadventures7464]

I imagine that was a pretty thrilling experience on a bike......Thank you for sharing!

[@scaredy-cat]

Thought capture of Geronimo was Arizona’s greatest achievement?

[@danburch9989]

Sept 2024. Apache Trail is fully opened to 4WD and off-road capable vehicles. Still closed to RVs, camping trailers and boat trailers.

[@jessiesdroneadventures7464]

Check back on my channel tomorrow! I just an entire video out there again with updates!

[@robertporterfield9578]

While doing a few weeks of work in the Phoenix area in 1993 I made a trip along the Apache Trail from one end to the other. It was a great experience. Thanks for your video!.

[@jessiesdroneadventures7464]

It sure is! cant wait to drive it again when its open.....Thank you for checking out the video 👍

[@Coxfame]

I visited Roosevelt last year for us Houstonians (flat land) is was jaw dropping scenery. Where the construction containers is was closed and that's about how far we drove. Can't wait to go back.

[@jessiesdroneadventures7464]

thank you for sharing 🙏

[@terrysanborn684]

The dam is a rock dam they brought Italian rock masons to build it, My grandfather went off fish creek hill and lived.I can tell a lot about that road,Burt thanks for video

[@jessiesdroneadventures7464]

WHOA!! he went off fish creek hill and lived?????? I bet there's an interesting backstory to that one.....Thank you for checking out the video

[@thefirstoffence9048]

His car still down there, I couldn't imagine driving through ever again after that, especially knowing my car was down there.

[@philipcouk366]

Love your video. Would love to drive that route but I’m 87 years old and live on the other side of the USA.

[@jessiesdroneadventures7464]

Thank you!.....hope you get to do the drive one day!

[@0skarJay690]

I've been through there a lot of times 😊 I live in globe,Az

[@jessiesdroneadventures7464]

Globe! I go out there every now and then.....Thank you for checking out the video!

[@0skarJay690]

@@jessiesdroneadventures7464 your welcome brother ✌️no matter what race we both are 💯👍

[@jessiesdroneadventures7464]

@@0skarJay690 Amen to that! We all bleed the same color 🙏

[@judithwebber2102]

Jessie, excellent videos on Ariz. I have thought about doing similar videos about Arizona but I never got around to doing them. I am glad to see that you have, they are very interesting. I have lived here since I came out here to attend ASU in 1968 and I have learned a few things from your videos that I did not know. Thank You. I am a 107 drone pilot and I also fly the DJI Phantom 4 pro and the Mini 4 drones. I love DJI drones. I live in the Gilbert area and I was just curious what part of the valley you live in. No address but just the area you are in if you don't mind. Thx. Keep up the videos. Going to get too hot to fly in a few months!

[@jessiesdroneadventures7464]

hey thanks!....from the chandler area! yea, you should definitely do videos! lots to see in arizona, so much history which creates an endless amount of content!

[@JTube571]

ADOT recently announced that they are putting $4 million into opening the closed section by the end of this year. However they are only putting in enough work to make it suitable for high clearance 4WD vehicles. Eventually they plan on making it wider and paving it so that any car can go through, but that will depend on when they can acquire the funding.

[@aprilpark7223]

I once drove this road to the lake and back and was so nervous the whole time. Years later my husband and I went out that way and inadvertently ended up starting up that mountain road, and I had the biggest panic attack knowing how dangerous the road was going to get and forced him to turn around while we still could.

[@jessiesdroneadventures7464]

I kind of felt the same way the first time we were driving up that hill. We were left with the decision to either keep going up the hill, knowing the pavement section wasn't too far away, or turn around and start the drive all the way back to the dam. It was getting dark at that point but we decided to drive up the hill and hey! we made it!.......Thank you for checking out the video and sharing your story

[@caryrevels6584]

You will notice all the wrecks have already been checked by the authorities They will have a big X on them meaning checked for bodies and cleared.

[@jessiesdroneadventures7464]

yes!

[@stevenwheat3621]

Santa got me a drone around 5 Christmases ago. I believe Best Buy had a sale.. The cheap piece of sh*t was hard to fly and the videos suck.. Broke within a week or two..

[@jessiesdroneadventures7464]

Oh no, sorry to hear that

[@philkearny5587]

Some of those wrecked cars were stolen, taken for a joyride, then pushed over the cliff for fun. Don’t ask me how I know.

[@jessiesdroneadventures7464]

Haha, I take your word for it

[@JamesStoots]

I use to live in Mesa, ive drove out that way a few times, i mite remind you some of those cars out there are rattle snake dens, ; so beware !

[@jessiesdroneadventures7464]

yes! and that is exactly why I use to drone instead of hiking down there

[@RRr-yl8zr]

The Apache Trail has been closed for multiple years, an inexcusable amount of time. Blocking access to the best parts and features along the trail. Driving the Apache Trail Can be extremely Frustrating. Especially during Snowbird season when Senile and or frightened drivers are Driving Too Slow On the Road, Blocking it and not pulling to the side out of the way. That and Drunks coming off the lakes. You'll be Lucky If you can get your car up to the speed limit. Also Morons F'ing up and shooting, messing up and killing the SLOW Growing and Protected Saguaros. It is illegal to mess with them. NO RV's should be going down this road, Especially when it turns to dirt!! Now you also get to see Ricky racer boys and other moron boys crashing and burning on and off/over the sides of this road. This is NOT a road for inexperienced, unskilled, frightened drivers. And unfortunately you will encounter many of them. Especially in the winter/"cooler months." And of course the drunks from the lake... You Have to Pay Attention and know your vehicle/know the limits and capabilities of your car when driving on this road! And if you are frightened and incompetent and think that just going slow makes everything safe. Stay Off This Road!

[@dawnr9158]

Parts of that road remind me of a show I think was called Extreme Truckers or something. They show roads that I cannot believe allow trucks.

[@kenboi169]

We did the Trail before the closure about 7-years back. Did it with a mid-size rent-a-car. Great adventure. Drive safe and slow and it is safe. One thing though, plan ahead and do any expected potty break before starting the ride. It took us a couple hours to make it to the dam starting from Apache Junction and I don’t recall any outhouses along the way.

[@JamesStoots]

It looks like a place where the Mason family mite of hung out , you reckon ?

[@jessiesdroneadventures7464]

lol, I could see why you think so

[@artguti1551]

Oh how I miss AZ! My wife and I grew up in the Southbay area of California (Torrance). I worked in Aerospace and she as a nurse. We moved to Anthem AZ in 2013 to raise our 7 and 9 yr old kids in a nice environment. Anthem was a beautiful place to live...the far North border of Phoenix. We moved again 5 year later in 2018 to Houston TX (North Part near Tomball). I couldn't believe how much traffic and building was going on in Houston. We were trying to escape that overpopulated traffic infested city life. We lived in Houston in a brand-new home in a planned community, for 5 years. But job opportunities called us back to CA. My wife now works as a Hospital Director in Orange County! I don't like the Politics of CA... but OC is a nice place to live! I'll keep voting my conscience!

[@davidmurphy619]

60 years ago gramps.pulledminto Apache Land ... I got a giggle out of the Pima building Apache trail. I hope they names it after they builds it .. I can see a bunch of disgusted Pima ... Hee hee . I cried going up the Trail oh my God ! It still scares me . I started having dreams I fell off . But there was the Apache Railway up in Pine Top Heber . The old wood train . Mom was a reporter.for the Prescott.courier and we got an envelope and.orders from Jim Garner then there was some.really.cool.assihnments. 1966 mom got an envelope . The Navajo Code was declassified go find the white guy that invented it. He is the crocodile.Dundee of the res. Somsje.married him .. we.mademall the festivals and the Prescott centennial 1964 . Real blowout and the Smoki Ceremonials were taken out . White guys doing.Indoan dances.... It charming ...to white.people . So don't get scalped

[@f82man]

I remember climbing to the top of the bridge at the first of Canyon Lake, and it was at night, about 12;00 midnight so, when I jumped off I couldn't see the water, so when I hit I was confused at which way was up. I had some great times at that lake. This was the summer of 1972.

[@Jonthecrabjuiceguy]

I jumped off that bridge, but not the top, I used to do it every time we went there just to announce my arrival lol the cliff jumps were a nogo for me though.

[@jessiesdroneadventures7464]

Sounds like a pretty good time!

[@jessiesdroneadventures7464]

Love it!

[@phillippettes6321]

When working for SRP I would drive a large tandem drive axle dump truck pulling a large trailor loaded with a large Case backhoe down that road when it was open. I was always blessed and never had to pass another large vehicle.

[@KevinHeaslip-c9i]

I enjoyed the video very much I had to laugh when you made a comment about valuing your health when just prior to that you stopped to smoke a cigarette. Come on man, you're taking years off the end of your life! It's not cool to be a smoker anymore.

[@jessiesdroneadventures7464]

lol , yes thats true, they do take years off of your life, but thats off the end off your life and those years are crappy anyway. Thank you for checking out the video 👍

[@DragonFry24]

Great video, awesome footage. Been a regular on Apache Trail for decades but never seen footage like this. Btw I swapped one pack of cigs per day for one nicotine patch per day. Only $20/mo now and still get my same nic fix, without the cig smell or looks/comments of disgust anymore. I sleep better too.

[@rdbjrseattle]

Don’t wear tennis shoes, canvas shoes, gym shoes, whatever, in the Superstitions. You’ll end up full of arrows. I heard that in the 1960s. Never been there though.

[@sandyzalecki1145]

I haven't been on that road for years, but I used to drive it all the time. Sad to that part of it is closed. I hope they fix it someday. I remember when my ex-husband wouldn't listen to me when I told him that I he shouldn't go 60 miles an hour on a graveled road. He lost control and hit the side of a cliff. We had a flat tire and he made me drive all the way back from Apache Lake to Apache Junction on a donut with a baby in the car. It's beautiful, but the road is treacherous in some areas.

[@jessiesdroneadventures7464]

I couldnt agree more, one of the best scenic drives in all of arizona, but also can be very dangerous. Glad you made it back ok......thank you for watching the video.......Jessie

[@Walk-on-Wildcat]

I went the whole way thru in 200 on vacation. And rented an economy car that happened to be a Deywoo🤦🏻‍♂️ On the dirt stretch I came up to a big truck and boat stopped on the road. He was out fiddling around the boat. I asked the guy if he needed help. Happened to be Kurt Russell😂

[@richardc7721]

Nobody has ever found the Dutchman mine because there never was one. The truth is that the Dutchman had worked at the Vulture Mine where he was involved in "Highgrading" and let out on a fast horse for parts unknown. When he showed up in the Superstition area he knew he had to explain how, where the gold came from because Highgrading was a hanging offence in the West in the 1800s. The Vulture Mine was the richest load mine in AZ.

[@ct3po776]

You showed the closed gate at the end of the road, but why didn't you turn your camera to the left, and show the nice parking area, with hand railed paved trails to multiple overlooks into the canyon, with a gazebo, and bench seating?! That's the reason to go all the way out there, and the breezes, even in summer, feel nice! (In winter those breezes are pretty cool, and jacket may be needed!)

[@4runnerManco]

First. Off the Arizona 4runner mafia wants to inform YOU to stop posting these things of our trails on here.Secondly, it is not dangerous.We've been doing this trail route for 40 years straight.Stop recording around it. Your video is false and that was not the case. Would love to see you guys even attempt to do any of this in the nineties

[@DJ63phx]

Okay, first thing I like your videos. Cause it's interesting in history wise but stop spreading rumors about guns. Arizona is an open carry state. It's actually one of the best states if you own a gun. That car was useless target. Nothing malicious, so stop spreading rumors. But we are open carry state. We don't need a permit to carry a gun concealed. You gotta realize those canyons and all that land out. There is where people go hunting. 2/3 of the state of Arizona is open range.

[@ddd3645]

I'm waiting to see a wreck with a skeleton clutching the wheel💀

[@ddd3645]

woo-ooo-oo👻