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HiJinx
09-15-2006, 01:08 PM
Went on a trip down Apache Trail to Roosevelt Lake. Not any wheeling or anything hardcore. Just a fun beautiful trip. Especially this time of year.
If you've never done this, you should check it out. Relaxing.
Here's some pics.
http://s9.photobucket.com/albums/a62/wogabo/Apache%20Trail/

The pics don't do any justice to the vistas.
BEETROOT
09-15-2006, 01:47 PM
Wow, great pics. Looks like fun.
macinyart
09-15-2006, 01:58 PM
IMHO the Apache Trail is one of the most scenic drives in Arizona. One of the stops along the trail is the walk to lookout site that gives you a nice view of Weaver's Needle. Another is the overlook at Canyon Lake. Fish Creek canyon will expose you to a real mountain road also. Of course before you get to that one a stop at Tortilla Flats is almost mandatory. You are right this is a beautiful drive.
Tom Schenk
09-15-2006, 03:21 PM
That was the ahem...shakedown :rolleyes: run for my wife's WJ. What a great drive to spend a day off. Lots of places to stop and let the dogs go for a swim too. :)
Antman
09-15-2006, 03:23 PM
IMHO the Apache Trail is one of the most scenic drives in Arizona. One of the stops along the trail is the walk to lookout site that gives you a nice view of Weaver's Needle. Another is the overlook at Canyon Lake. Fish Creek canyon will expose you to a real mountain road also. Of course before you get to that one a stop at Tortilla Flats is almost mandatory. You are right this is a beautiful drive.

I never hear Fish Creek Hill mention that I dont remember 3 of my high school friends that went off that cliff and died back in 1963 or 64 in a green 55 ford that still lays down there at the bottom. :( Apache trail is a beautiful drive anytime of year though. :)
Wind_Danzer
09-15-2006, 11:31 PM
Hmmm, maybe I'll do that this weekend. I've heard nothing but good things about that drive and never have done it myself.
Wildcat455
09-16-2006, 09:47 AM
Hmmm, maybe I'll do that this weekend. I've heard nothing but good things about that drive and never have done it myself.

OK, trails are safe, Jaime will be on the Apache Trail!! :D
AZG23
09-16-2006, 10:10 AM
Lol...
RalphA
09-16-2006, 04:48 PM
We have been on the Apache Trail fifty times since 1998, is a beautiful scenic drive but becoming more traveled and they are paving a lot of it. The whole drive only takes about and hour and a half, and Roosevelt Dam is a "must see" along with the largest single span bridge in The U.S. We live out in Roosevelt now. Life is good and getting better.
cw50must
09-16-2006, 05:01 PM
My girlfriend and I really like that drive, back in March we both called in sick one friday, and had a "fish creek hill" day.
LauraA
09-16-2006, 08:15 PM
IMHO the Apache Trail is one of the most scenic drives in Arizona. One of the stops along the trail is the walk to lookout site that gives you a nice view of Weaver's Needle. Another is the overlook at Canyon Lake. Fish Creek canyon will expose you to a real mountain road also. Of course before you get to that one a stop at Tortilla Flats is almost mandatory. You are right this is a beautiful drive.

....YES!.. and if you do eat at Tortilla Flat, the "Killer Chili" is a MUST and then go next door to the store and try some Prickly Pear ice cream to cool off your taste buds. :eek: For a fabulous view overlooking Apache Lake and the Superstition Wilderness, try the ride up to Reavis Trailhead, it's right next to the ranch on the Apache Trail, nothing drastic, just a nice Jeep climb.
Can you imagine when the Roosevelt Dam was being built (1906-1910), they used mule teams and wagons to haul supplies over Fish Creek Hill? We've read that it took a whole team of mules just to hold the wagons back while traveling dowhill.

View of Apache Lake from Reavis Trailhead
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Wind_Danzer
09-16-2006, 08:24 PM
OK, trails are safe, Jaime will be on the Apache Trail!! :D

I said "maybe". ;)
HiJinx
09-18-2006, 08:44 AM
Went again this weekend. Took the kids this time. Just had to show them. (they were at their moms last time) so we had the XJ loaded up with four people, two large dogs and all our gear. Twas a bit crowded.
The kids LOVED the trip.
mingoglia
09-18-2006, 09:00 AM
I've never done that trail. Looks like one I may want to take the kids/wife in the Navigator and go for a drive. I assume this is pretty much just a dirt road?

My son has just gotten potty trained over the last few weeks so I guess I have to teach him how to use the "facilities" outdoors before we go. ;)
jeepsonly
09-18-2006, 01:39 PM
Probably half or more is still dirt road. Awesome trip. Been down (up?) it many times. Budget some time for a stop at the Tortilla Flats store and post office. Prickley Pear ice cream is a personal favorite.
HiJinx
09-18-2006, 01:51 PM
hehe ya, it's just a dirt road. There are some off shoots that are pretty jeepy, but for the most part, it's just dirt road. You could probably run a passenger car through all of it.
Bring some camping gear. Head all the way to the dam. then past it to the intersection. Make a left there and head over the giant suspension bridge and drive for a few miles. Soon you'll see a turnoff for a campsite called bermuda flat at roosevelt lake. it's pretty this time of year. Easy campin.