Driving the Apache Trail and El Oso Road

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@mmadman Ай бұрын

An untraveled road in a beautiful place , a cooler full of drinks, and a bag full of snacks is better than any drug or any dopamine inducing experience you can find. To travel it with someone you love makes it the epitome of living. Jerry, you are a lucky man. Thanks for sharing what the camera can capture. You do it better than most. Happy Holidays to you and yours.

@patdewald9516 Ай бұрын

A good time mini road trip. The desert never fails to fascinate me. Love the sound track.

@steveelliott1160 Ай бұрын

The scenery is so sweet. Nice video Jerry. I hope you and Tina have a Merry Christmas!

@westcoastislander6699 Ай бұрын

Oh, gosh! This was my childhood growing up in Scottsdale! My mom and dad regularly took us on trips which went over the Apache Road, stopping at Tortilla Flats for a pop or a snack (heard it burnt down a few years back), then on to Roosevelt Lake for water skiing (though pretty sure they didn't haul the boat in that way). As a kid in the 70s it felt like a really wild and isolated place. We had good friends that lived at Punkin Center (always thought it was "pumpkin" when I was a kid and laughed at the name). So glad it hasn't been "improved" by paving it. Thanks so much for this!

@martinforrester8249 Ай бұрын

I love this road. I flew into Phoenix from the UK in 2002 (when the car hire ranks were adjacent to the airport, now two miles away.) I camped ( tent) by the shore of Canyon lake. Continued from tarmac to dirt road to Roosevelt Lake, onward to Payson. This drive is still firmly etched in my memory.

@robhebbs7960 Ай бұрын

Oh man, You two drove through my back yard playground . Four years we towed our 18 ft. bass boat down fish creek hill to fish apache lake. So many times we decided to rent a storage space at apache lake and just drive the truck there every weekend to fish. One year i hiked from the bridge crossing fish creek going west . It comes out at the bottom of horsehoe dam. Which holds back apache lake. Its two to five miles i think. ( it was a long time ago) Then you can walk up a service road , back up to route 88. Anyway thanks for taking me down memory lane.

@XploreAz Ай бұрын

Horseshoe Dam is nowhere near Apache Lake. You meant Horse Mesa Damn.

@mikegrier2829 Ай бұрын

I wake up this morning to 28° here in Atlanta, check my feed, and I am teleported to a beautiful, unexpected drive in much warmer weather. What a treat! Thanks for making the videos that bring us all along with you guys. Happy holidays.

@JSees Ай бұрын

Love this drive, I have been traveling it since 1978. Glad it is open again, I was so disappointed in 2019 when it was closed.

@randonbennett1322 Ай бұрын

My buddies and I were just out at Fish Creek this past Saturday, hiking and adventuring around! Such a beautiful area of the supes!

@philarony4921 28 күн бұрын

Drove that road years ago. Tortilla Flat had almost no cars in the lot. Gravel road with washboard surface was indeed a real trip especially on the hairpin turns. Good video!

@casmeedmohammed4236 Ай бұрын

Thank you very much Jerry and Tina, I am enjoying your channel, all the best to both of you for the holidays, God bless

@hooperbloop7625 Ай бұрын

Now that is an adventure I can handle. Thanks for showing us the way.

@paulas_lens Ай бұрын

Yay! A bit of Old Arizona is open again.

@Skfoster64 Ай бұрын

One of my favorite drives for the last 40 years. Nice to see it's back in business! I'll never forget the time two RVs had to pass each other on Fish Creek Hill causing delays in both directions. With some help from spotters, eventually they navigated past each other - by a matter of inches!

@gravitymx76 Ай бұрын

Drove this same route in early November. So glad that the Apache trail is open the whole way. El oso was in much better shape than i had remembered too, or i was in a much more capable vehicle than the last time I was on it. Love my Rivian!

@rafaelrieck6655 Ай бұрын

Yeah, that is it. 30 years ago it has been my favourite road. I think I´ve done that trail 4 or five times. Great to see it reopened. Route 66 and Apache Trail, these are the mother roads for me old German! The best for you in 2025, Tina and Jerry. Hope you go on the road again and again!

@goldpanvanman 24 күн бұрын

Awesome video 😊

@pixelpeter3883 Ай бұрын

I did that route to Roosevelt Lake on my very first trip to the USA from the Netherlands years and years ago. I flew in to Phoenix Sky Harbor the night before, and this was the route I choose to do the next morning. In a brand new Dodge Neon rental car :-) BTW: loved that aerial shot going under that low bridge with the car passing over at the same time! Excellent!

@chipwellington1179 Ай бұрын

Neon probably fell apart

@anniebooo Ай бұрын

Merry Christmas from Western Australia! We had 112 F yesterday, normal Xmas in WA. All the best! Annie

@XploreAz Ай бұрын

It won’t be long before we’re back in those temperatures and higher.

@weekendhikeraz 27 күн бұрын

Nothing beats a scenic roadtrip!!❤❤❤

@AzPauly 28 күн бұрын

Just did this on a motorcycle.. great local loop ride👍

@walkingwithawookie1097 Ай бұрын

So glad Fish Creek hill is open again👍

@Mandarin110631 29 күн бұрын

thank you Jerry!!

@KnightsAdventures 27 күн бұрын

Thanks for sharing! We're heading out with our SXS to check out the trail in a couple of weeks.

@dixielambrecht7009 Ай бұрын

That map With the little car 😂. Some of that road was sketchy narrow 😮.

@michelle_ajema Ай бұрын

Whoa, talk about a scenic route! 🔥🙌🏾

@lauragriffith4857 Ай бұрын

Once again great stuff Jerry!!!

@paly4x4 26 күн бұрын

Glad someone else hates filming when other people are around lol. In a car but mostly out and about. Loved the video!

@jwhoward182 Ай бұрын

I never skip ahead in your episodes. Always something interesting to see or great music / story telling. Splendid work!

@16Joffre 28 күн бұрын

Thanks!

@JerryArizona 24 күн бұрын

Thank you!

@edjones2199 Ай бұрын

Great film and comment not a bad artist either

@Mandarin110631 29 күн бұрын

great musical selection as usual!

@WanLing66 Ай бұрын

Thanks for another beautiful video - love getting to see that scenery. And your music choices are awesome...

@Chris_Heather_livingbestlife Ай бұрын

😂 I did the Apache Trail part in a rental car/ Sedan on a business trip. Had no idea what I was getting into but what a beautiful ride it was!

@michele2017promastertravel 28 күн бұрын

What a great drive. Did you notice when you went across the Roosevelt Bridge at m5:42 there was a solar halo. you could see part of it when you turned the camera up to see the supports of the bridge. Nice catch, you don't see them very often.

@Moondoggy1941 28 күн бұрын

So is that when there is a ring around the sun?

@michele2017promastertravel 28 күн бұрын

@@Moondoggy1941 yes, exactly. There are also solar phenomenon of reflections on either side of the sun called 'sun dogs', they can be quite bright and colored like a rainbow. One more thought 'Moondoggy'. the same effect can sometimes be see at night with moon, then they are called 'moon dogs'.

@Moondoggy1941 28 күн бұрын

@@michele2017promastertravel Thank you I have noticed them before and I always like seeing them. I never knew what the name of them were.

@dougnering9028 Ай бұрын

Nice drive with the dreamy soundtrack and some AZ SRs in the dirt. I hope they never pave the Fish Ck section as a historical monument to the early days. Northside to Reavis Ranch will be open again now, and it's been too long since last my visit up El Oso Rd.

@DannyW-uz5kl Ай бұрын

"The drone. We want to know what happened with the drone. It looks like a mini-tourniquet." "Just drifted every turn of the SR88 in my rear-wheel drive '79 Volvo 245DL Wagon. Piece of cake." Naw, stupid humor attempts aside, THANK YOU again for bringing us something that most of us have probably never seen and probably never will see in person. I leave every one of your videos with at least three things to put on an unattainable bucket list to see and at least a handful of songs that I can definitely add to my music playlist. Hope you and Tina have a wonderful holiday season!

@TimmyCramer Ай бұрын

Golfed today and came home to bbq a steak and watch Jerry Arizona! Hey.....are we going to river raft the grand canyon this summer?! Timmy C Arizona

@danielc.8006 Ай бұрын

I did as much as was accessible back in 2020. I am moving to Utah next Spring and plan to get down there to see it in person.

@SteveFransen-n3w 28 күн бұрын

Thanks for sharing another fun adventure with Jerry AZ and Tina. Wait, that dirt track is SR 143, as in State Route? If so, it looks like AZ is careful to not over invest in roads. Wow! Looks like someone drove a dozer and blade through the desert and called it a road. Small wonder that you always recommend 4 wheel drive and high clearance!

@16Joffre 28 күн бұрын

Next time I’m in AZ, I’ve got to drive it!

@mahjimoh 27 күн бұрын

Here I am! I drove my Honda Accord up El Oso Rd to the top of Four Peaks (and back down the same way) about 10-12 years ago and it was fine - had to choose my angle carefully in a few spots, but didn’t bottom out or come anywhere near getting stuck. At that time, I had read it was graded to be able to be used by people hauling horse trailers but I’m not sure if it’s still maintained that way. You didn’t show my favorite spot, the little loop that makes it so you can get around the sharp corner! It threw me off when I first encountered it (alone with my dog, at dusk…) because I was sure this was meant to be just a straight line road, and suddenly there was this split in the road that seemed to be a fork. I decided to take the right side of the fork, and was pretty amused to find myself just going in a small circle and right back on the same road. Several years later, I rode up there with someone else in their little Toyota truck, and it seemed there were a lot more low spots in the road where even with good clearance, he really had to be careful. I don’t think in that state it would be okay for a normal sedan, so I haven’t tried it again since. I’ve also driven Apache Trail a few times in a sedan, but as you said, that is pretty easy. A little narrow at times and you have to consider the other people coming toward you and stop to give them room,if needed, especially when you’re the one on the hill-side and not the drop-off side.

@JerryArizona 24 күн бұрын

We drove around that loop. Got a good laugh out of it. There are some great campsites out there too.

@AdventureAryck Ай бұрын

Very cool

@Ripmanwinkles Ай бұрын

Sucks it hasn’t rained in a minute, I went last year after a good rain fall and the creek was flowing pretty strong!

@OlRivrRat1 29 күн бұрын

Back in the late 60s I drove the Apache Trail (SR88) many times in a '51 Chev & '63.5 Falcon Sprint & in the mid '80s in a '83.5 VW Vanagon with no difficulties @all ~

@mcmiller233 Ай бұрын

Just like an early Christmas present.

@dp1086 Ай бұрын

I have driven that route in a Chevy minivan numerous times

@dwight_klaus2981 Ай бұрын

Thanks Jerry - the road over Four Peaks looks reasonably good. I'm surprised. Looks like I can do it in a sedan...

@qwaszxpolkmncvb Ай бұрын

Last time I done that Roosevelt Lake was going dry.

@papajon62 Ай бұрын

Nice homage to President Theodore Roosevelt. Gotta make his family proud 😊

@chipwellington1179 Ай бұрын

Presidents are nothing to respect

@bradwiebelhaus7065 Ай бұрын

Good ride.

@Nimmershawn Ай бұрын

I took el oso road in my HYUNDAI Santa Fe in April to hike browns peak. I thought it was a super nice road compared to the other way up. Got a little bumpy when I was almost up to the parking lot, but other than that I could see why a sedan would brave it.

@Bigheartrolling Ай бұрын

Thank you for this! Spending the winter near Superior and I’ve been itching for an adventure! Is it one way?

@solutions553 24 күн бұрын

Circa 28yrs ago an old gentleman I knew took his cab style motorhome on the apache lake trip..gettin around someone ,went over the side..be careful with wide lumbering vehicles ..

@chipwellington1179 Ай бұрын

Why you have to draw that?

@JesusGarcia-zq7gy Ай бұрын

So you could drive from canyon lake to apache lake now .

@JesusGarcia-zq7gy Ай бұрын

I thought it was only from roosevelt lake the back way.

@XploreAz Ай бұрын

@@JesusGarcia-zq7gyit was until this reopened.

@keithhayworth Ай бұрын

Excellent looking drive. Would you recommend doing it in reverse? Also, what time of year is best?

@rubiconadventurewithscotty3258 Ай бұрын

A bit late to the party but Happy Holidays!

@brucelester6918 28 күн бұрын

Is this a good route for mountain biking?

@JerryArizona 28 күн бұрын

@@brucelester6918 not a mountain biker, but I wouldn’t think so. There’s a decent amount of vehicle traffic so lots of dust, lots of cars to watch out for.

@ItsBalakA Ай бұрын

How long did it take to drive from tortilla flats to roosevelt lake? Can't find that info on Google maps as it still thinks the road is closed

@davidtrapp7877 Ай бұрын

Love the channel, but always a bit of a headscratcher for the musical track overlays which should be on a hiking adventure in Ireland, not the American Southwest.