"Tom Sixkiller" wrote

Jerome...really "interesting " drive in from the south on 89A.

From the South...piece-of-cake....from the North, a whole
different animal.

My cousin and I were returning to California from Oshkosk back
in the late '80s driving a 32' motorhome. We had stopped in
Sedona for lunch and decided to continue on down to Wickenburg
and on the map, the straightest line looked to be 89A. Little
did we know that it went over an 8,000' mountain at Jerome.
The most hazardous, steep, winding road that I can recall ever
driving on.

The engine temperature gage went full scale and with the throttle
full open, we could not get more than 10 mph. I kept my left
foot poised just over the brake pedal since I was sure that at
any moment, we were going to start rolling backwards.

At places in Jerome, the road carved into the side of the mountain
was so narrow that the fireplugs sat in the roadway.

Driving down Oak Creek Canyon Road to Sedona was one of the most
beautiful drives that I have taken. Overlooking Sedona and the
surrounding territory from the elevated position of the Sedona
airport was a breath-taking view.

Bob Moore