Adventure trip!

Sounds fun. Enjoy the journey. Drive slow and see what you've been missing while driving a car with a roof. Oh, and wear sunscreen the weatherman may have gotten the forecast wrong. (I know I know, it's another unnecessary weather joke) LOL

EXCELLENT plan, Cory! Safe travels and enjoy the ride! Looking forward to seeing pics of your adventure. 

Sounds like fun! As Jim said, don't forget the pics. Al

I love Sedona, and Oak Creek, and Flagstaff for that matter, bring your mountain bike...oh wait, I haven't yet invented a rack for our cars...to-do-list for someday soon.

Here's hoping you don't need the spare fuel but great forward-thinking!

Have fun and ditto on the sunscreen, I just had some basil cell cancer carved off my nose and left calve, now it's SPF 100 always!

 Here's my progress so far, boys!

 The first few photos show exactly what you would expect from an Arizona Drive: hard, flat desert, and tall, beautiful saguaros.

 I knew the forecast wasn't great, but what the heck...  However, as a weatherman, should I be struck dead by lightning, the death certificate will be hilarious: 

 Cause of death: irony. 

 The weather map shows my starting point on the right, and my current location as Wickenburg. The yellow line shows my projected route, and I expect it to be a thrill! 

 I'm currently holed up at Jones Ford in Wickenburg, where I pulled in to wait out the excitement. I hope that the hellacious rain of frogs and  blood ahead of me won't last too long…

 Unfortunately, when I put the top up, the canvas tension pulled my frame away from my windshield glass.  Curses.  I borrowed a little sealant from the Ford boys,  and we'll see if it helps. Otherwise, from what I read hear from you guys, even in the heaviest downpour, I'm pretty sure that my cockpit will be virtually watertight. ��

 Anyway, more photos to follow if the rain ever stops!  20 miles from here lies one of the twistiest stretches of road in Arizona --  it will be wet, so I'll be taking it slow. Tons of fun, anyway! 

 More in a while… 

 And, thanks for all the advice, friends… Sunscreen already applied. 

I like that drive even all the way up to Paige and Lake Powell. if you happen to go to Williams, take the train ride.....Bruce

The ride up Yarnell Hill should be great. Hope it's dry. 

I live in Gilbert and am planning a similar trip later this fall so I'm interested in how your adventure goes.

Great pics of awesome scenery, Cory! Quite a few 'calendar' photos there! 

I think I said it before but I'm digging the whitewalls.

Hilarious, that wiper video! Epic journey - great documentary in the making. Cory you are setting the bar way up there, indeed ;-)

what an epic first trip, just the beginning!

 Unfortunately, the weather kept me from making it to beautiful Oak Creek Canyon…  I accomplished only about 27% of my goal… LOL 

 Next time, for sure! 

...yeah, but your grin was 100%, and after all, isn't that the real goal?

"Frontier Gas"   

Wow.......Reminds me of a tune from Sting's "country Western Period", especially if you were waiting out the storm under cover there.....

"Fill 'er up, son... Don't be starin'."

"Them's are real, white-wall tires she be wearin'"

Cory,

Thanks, that was great even if you didn't make it all the way. I can hardly wait until I get mine.

Paul

I've pretty much given up on setting destinations, just focused on adventures, experiences and taking advantage of the flexibility that life offers me now.

Still have responsibilities, but not a great deal of heavy lifting. I'm blessed, and I know it.

Great job, Cory! Having lived in Northern Az. I can attest to what a great place it is to drive a Speedster. Not having realized the destination takes nothing away from the experience.

Well-said, @Panhandle Bob! The car gives me pleasure just looking at it, so you're right -- just being in it is a gas!

And @GWPage... Your tub will have no trouble pulling that Yarnell Hill... However, if you take your wife along, be sure she takes some Dramamine before you leave Gilbert (I'm not kidding). Sad experience proved to me years ago, on a non-Speedster drive, that the many, many hairpins between Wilhoit and Prescott can make your right-seater VERY queasy!

We're going to log some miles together, @PaulEllis...

Cory McCloskey posted:

Well-said, @Panhandle Bob! The car gives me pleasure just looking at it, so you're right -- just being in it is a gas!

And @GWPage... Your tub will have no trouble pulling that Yarnell Hill... However, if you take your wife along, be sure she takes some Dramamine before you leave Gilbert (I'm not kidding). Sad experience proved to me years ago, on a non-Speedster drive, that the many, many hairpins between Wilhoit and Prescott can make your right-seater VERY queasy!

My right-seater does not do well in our regular car which up until a week ago was a Lexus RX300; got car sick all the time in the mountains. In the Speedster? She's never been car sick. I think a lot of that has to do with the fact that the car is open top, it's windy and noisy, and nowhere near as smooth as the Lexus. All of that combined makes even being a passenger in the Speedster much more of an experience instead of a slow, meandering, and nausea inducing ride.

Nevertheless, I've installed a drain in the pan. ;-]

Cory McCloskey posted:

Well-said, @Panhandle Bob! The car gives me pleasure just looking at it, so you're right -- just being in it is a gas!

And @GWPage... Your tub will have no trouble pulling that Yarnell Hill... However, if you take your wife along, be sure she takes some Dramamine before you leave Gilbert (I'm not kidding). Sad experience proved to me years ago, on a non-Speedster drive, that the many, many hairpins between Wilhoit and Prescott can make your right-seater VERY queasy!

En route from Sacramento to Carlisle we had to divert off the PCH due to a landslide and up we went on the Nacimento / Furgeson highway winding our way up to the next road South to the Beach. Second gear most of the way  (1915) back then. My intrepid Wife did take gravol half way up. We got up onto the plateau finally and came upon Ft. Hunter Liggitt. and the GI's were jumping around and waving at us like crazy. We figured they were very happy to see us but soon got trumped by the news that Bin Laden was killed. 

Will Hesch posted:

...yeah, but your grin was 100%, and after all, isn't that the real goal?

Yeah, it doesn't really matter where or how far you go. As long as you're out there.

LOL @davidstroud

Looks like it was a fun ride... Is that drain plug for the right seaters nausea  

Motion sickness. Raw ginger, slice it thin. Take upon departure and then PRN. It has a little burn, but better than the alternative.  Learned this trick off-shore sailboat racing years ago,  used many times since. (Hangovers too!).

art posted:

Motion sickness. Raw ginger, slice it thin. Take upon departure and then PRN. It has a little burn, but better than the alternative.  Learned this trick off-shore sailboat racing years ago,  used many times since. (Hangovers too!).

When we go on cruises my wife does the Ginger thing but she buys the Ginger capsules from Whole Foods. They work very well without the bad taste.

Bad taste? I love ginger!

crhemi (Bill) poboiinhawaii posted:

Bad taste? I love ginger!

Her words, not mine. LOL