I had to stop riding in 2007 (age & arthritis); I moved to Phoenix from "back east" in 1991 and in the first year I rode my Yamaha Venture Royal 15,000 miles to discover the state. I already had about 200K in the seats of that and two other bikes in the other side of the Mississippi and Texas. One of my favorite day trips was a 3 AM start out to Globe for breakfast and then the canyon to Show Low, then 260 Payson and 87 to Phoenix. I did that one or two times a year. The motorcycles changed over the years and I racked up over 250,000 miles on 'em, well over half in AZ. I actually did a drive from Apache Junction to Roosevelt Lake in a rental car, heh, with my dad when he came for a visit. We stopped in Tortilla Flat, of course. Your videos have evoked many happy memories. You should do one on The Devil's Highway, Route 666, a great weekend ride I did about a dozen times. I refuse to refer it to its re-numbering. I once saw a Chupacabra there, feasting on road kill.
@jessiesdroneadventures7464
3 күн бұрын
Thank you for sharing!
@tammywestern5816
19 күн бұрын
I'm an AZ native, lived in Mesa all my life, when I retired I moved to Vernon. In the year search for my new home i made alot of trips back and forth the same day. I LOVE the SRC, the absolute best memory was one day I was in the canyon, concentrating and hugging curves, I heard a really loud roar, looked to my right and an f16 was banking and I was looking straight at the BOTTOM of the plane!! It was absolutely incredible!!!! I sure wished I had a dash cam to capture this magical event....
@jessiesdroneadventures7464
16 күн бұрын
Dang!!! what memory! that would have been cool to capture on a dashcam. Thank you for sharing!
@carlachambers3771
15 күн бұрын
It reminds me of a railroad line.
@clairerodden7630
7 күн бұрын
1975 White-Freightliner cabover, no front brakes, no Jake brake, hubby driving. Headed empty to Show Low from Phoenix. I literally cried and prayed going down. On the top of the ascend there were 2 semis, each with a side of a double-wide mobile home (big ba**s on those drivers). Upon return to home in Illinois, my husband told his brother Bob about my "first" trip to Salt River Canyon. "No Bob" I told him, "that was my LAST TRIP to Salt River Canyon!"
@lindabradford9591
3 күн бұрын
Lol. Can't say I blame ya!
@jessiesdroneadventures7464
3 күн бұрын
thank you for sharing!
@richardlopez5525
20 күн бұрын
Grew up in Globe. In the late 50's, early 60' my grandfather and I would occasionally take a drive to the canyon just to get a hamburger at Troys. He had a 57 Ford Fairlane that had a Thunderbird engine! Priceless memories.
@jessiesdroneadventures7464
20 күн бұрын
Thank you for sharing 👍
@foxiedogitchypaws7141
6 күн бұрын
🏜️🌵🤗
@cacatr4495
2 күн бұрын
@@foxiedogitchypaws7141 Given your emojis, you might enjoy my organized Arizona playlists. :) Lifelong Arizonan here. (Respectfully offered in reference to your screen-name, If your dog does have the itchies, that can happen when a dog is fed grain. Feeding grain-free food (and corn and rice are both grains), the itchies can be eliminated, and the hair can stop falling out, and make for a healthier dog. :)
@foxiedogitchypaws7141
Күн бұрын
@@cacatr4495 she needs to change her name to Foxiedogtravelingpaws,😁🤗 Thank you for you advice though, she's never been on any dog food other then Honest Kitchen grain free pate. Turkey. One of the best . Headed to Az in March. 🏜️🌵🦊
@elkhunter8664
22 күн бұрын
Grew up in Globe in the early 60's. My dad was a drivers training teacher at Globe High School. The nearby Salt River Canyon was where students were taught mountain driving skills.
@jessiesdroneadventures7464
22 күн бұрын
Not a bad idea.....if i was 16 and learning to drive there....I would be a little on edge "no pun intended" I grew up in the midwest where its flat and full of cornfields
@zeitlerusmc
21 күн бұрын
Ever go to school with any bustamante’s??
@davidrabago7129
16 күн бұрын
I'm from superior, I would rather drive salt river canyon pulling my trailer than drive b line highway any day.
@eskobar81er46
16 күн бұрын
My father-in-law is from Hayden. He told me he used to cruise and party in Globe (back in the good old days).
@paullanier8280
15 күн бұрын
All people in my family from Tucson would sometimes head up to the area to camp out in a river near a fish hatchery. Once I had to make an emergency repair of a standard shift tranny in a Chevy 1/2 ton pickup. Got tranny swapped and decided to enjoy another week out in the campsite. Great memories. Greasy fingers included . 😂😂😅😊
@scottalford7159
21 күн бұрын
I am born and raised in this area. I have seen many serious accidents from when I can remember… first accident I remember was in 1977 when a semi truck went over. It’s an amazing drive. Incidentally, I tried to hit a golf ball over the canyon by the bridge… it’s further than it looks . The store was open when I was a kid and it was open when I was in high school in the mid 80s
@jessiesdroneadventures7464
20 күн бұрын
Thank you for sharing 🙏
@chadhaire1711
18 күн бұрын
wonder who owns the property
@suzannesawyer6170
14 күн бұрын
@@chadhaire1711tribe owns the property
@cacatr4495
8 күн бұрын
@@chadhaire1711 I remember reading that it "belongs to" two different Apache reservations (the federal government trust land for reservation lands for two tribes), the White Mountain Apache going north of the river, and the San Carlos Apache driving south of the river. The San Carlos reservation is home to the Chiricahua Apache of southeast Arizona, who had resided prior to the rez being created, in the region of the "Graham" (properly called the Pinaleno) Mountains (of Mt. Graham fame), the Chiricahua Mountains, Cochise Stronghold, and south to the border and beyond to the Sierra Madre Mountains of Mexico, and east and west of all those points. The Chiricahua Apache were the ones that gained much renown for their big fight against the US Army and the Buffalo Soldiers in the days of the Old West, Geronimo and Cochise were famous leaders of the Chiricahua Apache. They have been the only Arizona tribe that was wholly displaced from their historic range as a result. The other 20 tribes either are on their historic land or on a portion of it.
@TheAZPro-yi8bu
10 күн бұрын
We move from NYC to southern Scottsdale in early 1968. We (my parents) drove through this canyon at night in a wood grain siding 1968 Ford LTD station wagon pulling a fully loaded 14 foot U-Haul trailer! Very scary for a 10 year old who had never seen switchbacks. I've been there several time since. Still scary!
@jessiesdroneadventures7464
10 күн бұрын
Wow! What a story haha, thank you for sharing! 🙏 I'd be scared as well, not because of the heights....but because of my parents driving 😅
@LanceFulbright
11 күн бұрын
back in the days my wife and brother was alive we would go out on motor cycle right we made that trip back around 15 years ago when my wife died i miss those days but i keep them in my heart mind and some time my dreams thank you for your video
@jessiesdroneadventures7464
3 күн бұрын
hey no problem!....Thank you for sharing your story! 🙏
@smsunder
22 күн бұрын
Having lived in AZ since 1971 specifically, Pinetop-Lakeside I've driven through Salt River Canyon more times than I can remember. Also, we had our High School Senior Ditch Day at Salt River at the falls just east of the bridges. Salt River Canyon is a beautiful area of the reservation and Arizona. Thanks for the video.
@jessiesdroneadventures7464
22 күн бұрын
No problem 👍 thank you for checking out the video and thank you for sharing your story!
@barotraumabruce4245
18 күн бұрын
I was wondering while we were away if Jessie got his drone back on line. Coming home (Yuma) from Show Low we purposely drove through the Salt River Canyon. No matter how many times we’ve driven it over the years, your drone coverage really made it better! Keep up the good work. Thanks!
@Stankrenshaw1682
15 күн бұрын
Probably one of the most amazing drives I’ve ever been on, it’s not as frightening as this video is making it out to be
@jessiesdroneadventures7464
12 күн бұрын
i think it really depends on what type of vehicle you are driving through here haha, thank you for checking out the video!
@cacatr4495
8 күн бұрын
It's not frightening at all. Maybe the poster had spent their life in the flatlands of the Midwest, and had never driven on a mountain road before. It's no big deal, only requiring a car/truck in good condition and paying attention to the road, as per normal.
@foxiedogitchypaws7141
6 күн бұрын
I love going up and down that drive. Sunsets and sunrise's. Amazing pictures as the sun can hit several shades on the mountains
@Robbie-sk6vc
3 күн бұрын
@@cacatr4495With all the really stupid and ignorant people out there today, everything in the outside world bothers them!
@billfreeland5489
Күн бұрын
@@Stankrenshaw1682 When I first tackled the canyon, I was driving an 84 caprice 4dr, and for 3 winters I used to slide through the turns over speed on purpose feeling secure in the cinders applied. Hit black ice somewhere near Heber at 3am a short while later, and realized I am lucky not to have lost it in the canyon due to total ignorance. Have respected, feared and avoided it when possible ever since, but in season, low traffic, it is indeed a wonderful drive. 🤠👍🙏🏻🙏🏻
@peanuts1173
8 күн бұрын
This vid caught my attention for snake River canyon! I am from New Hampshire and in 1999 we took a trip to AZ rented a car and explore parts of the state. Long story short we ventured outside of Phoenix and hit Snake River canyon in the afternoon one day. We drove the windy roads for awhile and decided to turn around when a storm appeared across the valley. It was fast approaching and my hubby decided to do a k- turn to go back to beat the storm. The storm was heavy rain hail and wind. We couldn’t beat it. Our rental was a compact Nissan. The rocks were flying off the hillside right into our path. We didn’t know if we should have turned back or kept going. So we found an open pull off area next to the canyon and sat it out. I was never so scared of a storm. I was a young lass in my 20s and we don’t have storms like that in NH and I had just started traveling the states. I will never forget that road! Have never been back. The Oak Creek Canyon and many roads in Colorado are steep like that. My hubby hates driving those roads. There is nothing like it in New England! Stephanie
@jessiesdroneadventures7464
3 күн бұрын
Thank you for sharing you story 🙏
@Zinginaround1
17 күн бұрын
75 years in our beautiful state. Plenty of times up and down that road. Best trip so far was watching your drone video. Ive never seen all those beautiful cliffs so well. I was a child with my eyes closed or driving watching the road with both eyes!
@jessiesdroneadventures7464
16 күн бұрын
Thank you so much for saying that 💗 I appreciate that! and yes! the drone definitely offers a different perspective compared to the one that most people see from the windows of their car. thank you so much for checking out the video and sharing those kind words!
@chetpomeroy1399
7 күн бұрын
I remember this part of U.S. 60 very well. We were all in the family car and Dad had a beer in one hand and the steering wheel in the other. Back in those days (1968-69 or so), things like that weren't frowned on as much.
@jessiesdroneadventures7464
3 күн бұрын
the good old days!
@wngimageanddesign9546
22 күн бұрын
Awesome video! I discovered this location when I moved to AZ over 15 years ago. During my move I took 60 instead. And stumbled upon the view. I had to stop and take it all in. I haven't been back since and I must head back with my camera now that I've watched your video. I remember it took my breath away driving through it.
@jessiesdroneadventures7464
22 күн бұрын
same here! the first time i came out here was by complete accident, I had no idea what I was about to see. I try to make it out here once every couple months. It never gets old. Thank you for sharing your story 👍
@nancyandersen615
11 күн бұрын
Drove thru the canyon only once. We were heading down thru the canyon in a Honda Accord with an 18 wheeler hot on our tail, so close I could only see grille. Thankfully, we finally reached a passing lane area and I could pull over and let him fly by. Have not braved it since.
@jessiesdroneadventures7464
3 күн бұрын
thank god for those passing lanes!
@LeTrashPanda
22 күн бұрын
I was the next to last car in a 15 car pileup on a similar type road leaving Prescott. An 18 wheeler had jackknifed across both lanes of the highway forcing people to slam on their brakes or tumble into the canyon. $5K worth of damage to my car, but at least it could be saved and would not be a salvage vehicle. Respect those switchbacks, people!
@jessiesdroneadventures7464
22 күн бұрын
Yes! respect the switchbacks! thank you for checking out the video and thank you for sharing your story
@ferretapocalypse
9 күн бұрын
Pile ups happen because idiots are speeding and riding others asses.
@cacatr4495
8 күн бұрын
I can guess which road that was.
@dantelarrero3096
16 күн бұрын
Rolled thru the canyon east to west in a 18 wheeler Loved it Can't wait to see it again someday Awesome
@cacatr4495
8 күн бұрын
I have numerous organized Arizona playlists you might enjoy, including the night sky.
@CharlesBendel
12 күн бұрын
That's awesome. I'm the driver of the semi with the RV on the trailer in the opening scene.
@jessiesdroneadventures7464
12 күн бұрын
What!?!?! No kidding? Tell us your story, if you wouldn't mind. Where were you headed and where were you coming from?
@misherumaribosuton
11 күн бұрын
WOW!
@650gringo
15 күн бұрын
Years ago, myself and a ex Phoenix cop were hot dogging it thru the canyon on motorcycles. Speeding big time. Unfortunately we went passed a Highway Patrol Trooper going the other way at about twice the posted limit, and his car lit up like a Christmas tree. I was leading so I pulled off the road and told my friend to please get out his old badge and try and talk us out of what would surly be very expensive speeding tickets, or jail. The HP Trooper had to turn around and come back to cite us so we had a moment to talk. My friends reply shocked me, he said he WAS NOT carrying his police badge because he did not have a motorcycle license! He went on and told that the bike he was riding was just assembled from parts and had no title, no registration, and of course, no insurance. And the plate on the bike belonged to some other bike! He said, "So why would I embarrass myself by badging the Highway Patrol?" I knew then we were both going to jail, so I yelled "Well we better get the hell out of here and in a hurry!" We burned that road up all the way back to Globe.
@jessiesdroneadventures7464
12 күн бұрын
Whoa haha! thank you for sharing! enjoyed reading this!
@cacatr4495
2 күн бұрын
None of that was good judgment.
@richardflor5643
8 күн бұрын
I've driven this canyon twice south to North in my 2010 Toyota sienna van touring my 2011 jayco 16 and 1/2 ft camper trailer. Beautiful drive, and perhaps intimidating for those with limited experience in mountain driving, but I was grooving on it all the way!
@brown5252
22 күн бұрын
How about the drive from Jerome to Prescott Valley? Talking about winding road 89A.
@jessiesdroneadventures7464
22 күн бұрын
That drive is on the list 👍
@randymartin5521
15 күн бұрын
The only problem with 89A across Mingus Mountain is the idiots coming around the curves from the other direction in their little compact cars on the wrong side of the road because they have no concept of spacial awareness and how wide their car is.
@michaelearl6991
12 күн бұрын
I drove this road in a semi in the late 1970s. The old Bridge was there. Seem to remember a sign about only one truck on the bridge at a time we're waiting for oncoming trucks to get across first
@denyscpoyner
10 күн бұрын
89 A is a fun one on a motorcycle.
@cacatr4495
8 күн бұрын
@@denyscpoyner Motorcycles drive *_too fast_* on a lot of these types of roads, which is too dangerous for them, scary to watch. They drive like daredevils, tempting their fate. It's not good. I've seen them do it on the road mentioned in another thread on this page, the comment where the guy said that an 18-wheeler jackknifed. They *_fly_* around those curves, and if their parents saw them do it, they'd freak.
@BarbaraBecker777
12 күн бұрын
I lived in Lakeside from 1978-1979. Drove this road many times: one time with half of my brakes due to a bubble in the brake line, At midnight, I nearly fell asleep driving the mesmerizing switchbacks, so I pulled over at the old rest stop at the bottom and took an hour nap. The most terrifying drive happened at dusk, when a large logging truck began dropping 2by4s in front of me. I had to dodge them while trying not to go over the edge. I kept honking my horn and high beams on the switchbacks to get the driver’s attention. He finally pulled over and I was able to tell him he’s losing his load and someone may be severely if not fatally injured. Thanks for the cool video down memory lane.
@jessiesdroneadventures7464
12 күн бұрын
Yikes! as beautiful as this area is....it does have some dark history....thank you checking out the video....glad you liked it
@cacatr4495
8 күн бұрын
@@jessiesdroneadventures7464 Their story is not at all unique of Salt River Canyon, but is reflective on the condition of their vehicle and the logging truck that affected them, together with their fatigue. To conflate those factors as somehow being "dark history" of the road, when big trucks crisscross the state, as do fatigued drivers with vehicle issues, is unwise. It's just a road that they had a series of experiences on. I have traversed that road many times, all enjoyably and in peace. Maybe your experience with mountain roads is limited.
@anitamcginnis8028
3 күн бұрын
Toonces the cat used to drive the canyon. He wasn't scared but his passengers were... SNL
@RuthHernandez-ce2po
19 күн бұрын
I grew up in northern New Mexico driving on roads like this in both Rural New Mexico and southern Colorado. My first time down this road was my move from southern Utah to my new home in Safford AZ. Me winding down that road with my kitty cat in my lap and my pickup truck loaded as full as I could get it. I just bought a new car in Showlow the end of December. The first miles I put on my car were winding down that road and then through Globe and home to Safford.
@jessiesdroneadventures7464
16 күн бұрын
Hey thank you for sharing, sounds like it was a good time going through the canyon! and I bet the cat enjoyed it too! thanks again for checking out the video!
@RuthHernandez-ce2po
15 күн бұрын
@@jessiesdroneadventures7464 The cat not so much. Poor little guy. It was the first time he had ever been on a trip in a vehicle. He left claw marks on the door from when he dared to peak out the window.
@davidevans3492
20 күн бұрын
Drove this two days ago going to Whiteriver for work. This road made me feel old. 20 years ago it would have been exciting. I was terrified I had to pull over to let cars go by I was driving so slow.
@jessiesdroneadventures7464
20 күн бұрын
sometimes you gotta do that
@cacatr4495
8 күн бұрын
Was this your first time driving a mountain road?
@lindabradford9591
3 күн бұрын
It's sad how age makes you fear things. I'm like you and hate these kind of roads now.
@cacatr4495
2 күн бұрын
@@lindabradford9591 For peace, remember that all you have to do is stay *on the road. That's all. No fear.
@badatti2d
20 күн бұрын
my first trek on this journey was as a 'trainee' OTR driver. Fortunately, I was with a trainer at the time, and he told me I wouldn't want to crawl into the sleeper and nap, because we were about to enter some of the most beautiful 'western' scenery I had ever seen...so, I listened and was mesmerized at the beauty, and maintained a death-grip on the dash in front of me out of sheer terror in places..lol.. As luck would have it, after we got our load and delivered it to somewhere in west Texas, we had to return to the same place and get another load...this time, my trainer said it was my turn! That was one of the most frightening experiences of my life, and was almost enough to cause me to reconsider my choice of careers. All in all, a very good experience, and the sheer American West beauty was incredible, and I'm glad I had the opportunity to see it and experience it
@jessiesdroneadventures7464
20 күн бұрын
Amazing! thank you for sharing 🙏
@Flynntoes
15 күн бұрын
Routed out of Holbrook with my 10' wide load in the late 70's.on the way to Irwindale, CA when Flag was closed. The old bridge was a bit narrow. The AZ scale, was a bit shocked. Good thing Holbrook singed that permit.
@williamthethespian
22 күн бұрын
Drones; they are pure magic to the unschooled. How you did this, simply is amazing. As child we would watch in awe our families 8mm travel films. Your trip inspires the same awe. Thanks for this trip and memories. Great job . (Subscribed)
@jessiesdroneadventures7464
22 күн бұрын
Hey no problem! thank you for checking out the video! Love 8mm films, love the vintage stuff. its neat to see how far video has comes....Now we got Drones! thanks for subbing and thank you for checking out the video
@cacatr4495
8 күн бұрын
You'd likely enjoy my organized Arizona playlists. There are many road vids as well as drone vids, all scenic.
@frankfalusi7494
15 күн бұрын
As others have commented your drone footage is amazing and captures the grandeur of this fascinating part of Arizona. Thank you for all the effort you put into this video. For the folks that don't know the Salt River is the lifeblood of the greater Phoenix area and is normally very clear and beautiful. There must have been a violent storm upstream causing the muddy red seen in the video. I lived in Phoenix for forty years and took this drive numerous times. One time while motorcycling home from the Denver area my normal route through Payson was closed for construction. Being late at night nothing was open, so I took a one-hundred-and-fifty-mile detour through Show Low and the Salt River Canyon. Take it from me when one is weary wrestling a motorcycle around those curves in the dark can be challenging. South of Globe but before the town of Superior Highway 60 goes through some of the most spectacular boulder formations I have ever seen. Check it out. Love Arizona.
@jessiesdroneadventures7464
12 күн бұрын
well thank you so much for those kind words. can't tell you how much I appreciate that! and yes! coming into superior just before the tunnel has some amazing views as well! I just may have to do a video on that stretch of highway as well! thank you for checking out the video!
@gameboy228
22 күн бұрын
My wife and I just drove this recently on our way to New Mexico and Colorado. This was a great route to drive - love it.
@jessiesdroneadventures7464
22 күн бұрын
Thank you for sharing 🙏 I just did a video out in colorado similar to this one too. It was on the million dollar highway going from Ouray to silverton, but not all the way, just on the scary parts!
@flatulentcow4920
20 күн бұрын
Great video. I was driving back to Tucson and stopped for the night in ShowLow. The next morning I drove down the canyon with the road to myself. It was the perfect drive in my two-seater convertible with a manual transmission. So fun!
@jessiesdroneadventures7464
20 күн бұрын
sounds like a pretty good time, especially in a convertible!
@cacatr4495
8 күн бұрын
. . in a convertible with a manual transmission, fun! :) That would be the car for many similar roads, like through Oak Creek Canyon, like the Beeline, like around Prescott, etc.
@BarbaraBecker777
12 күн бұрын
Also, you asked about the cars. In 1973, just after high school graduation, one of our star football players drove off the road into the SR Canyon in a MG sports car. So sad. RIP David.
@jessiesdroneadventures7464
12 күн бұрын
sad to hear that
@cacatr4495
8 күн бұрын
Likely compounding factors there, lack of experience, lacking attention, poor brakes, hands slipping on the steering wheel, falling asleep at the wheel, alcohol, an in-cab distraction, something. One has to be on top of their game when they're driving such roads. All one has to do is stay on the road, but if one doesn't, it can change everything.
@FloydHarrison-n7r
12 күн бұрын
This is one of my favorite scenic routes in the US. I grew up in Clovis New Mexico and my grandparents, aunts and uncles on my father's side lived in Phoenix. We took this route many times. The earliest I remember was in our new family car, the 1958 Ford Fairlane. I was 6 or 7 years old. I was too afraid to get out of the car when we got to the rest area at the bridge over the river. Thank you for sharing this wonderful video and stirring up some great memories.
@jessiesdroneadventures7464
12 күн бұрын
Hey no problem! thank you for sharing your story 🙏
@TishaMcGlinn
12 күн бұрын
I remember going across that old bridge when that store used to be open
@jessiesdroneadventures7464
12 күн бұрын
Thank you for sharing 🙏
@roadtripboy
15 күн бұрын
Another great video! Love this trip and the way you produced the video. Can't wait for the next one.
@jessiesdroneadventures7464
15 күн бұрын
Thank you, thank you, thank you!!! Just finished up shooting my next video! That one should be up Sunday! Appreciate you checking out this video and I'm glad you enjoyed it! 🙏
@robertwells6394
9 күн бұрын
I have done it twice on motorcycle, first by day, 2nd by night, and last time by car. Awesome drive
@jessiesdroneadventures7464
3 күн бұрын
Thank you for sharing! and yes, its an awesome drive
@olgringo-421
22 күн бұрын
It is a wonderful drive - I for one love it and recommend that everyone should experience it at least once. It is not the easiest route from Show Low (where I live) to Phoenix, but is far and away the most spectacular ! When headed northbound towards Show Low and come around that first horseshoe bend, you must be dead if your eyes don't pop out of your head. By the way, the AZDOT maintained rest area facilities located at the bottom near the river crossing are the cleanest, best maintained I have ever experienced - anywhere!
@jessiesdroneadventures7464
22 күн бұрын
Thank you for checking out the video, and yes! I agree, everyone should check this out at least once. and they do a great job of maintaining the rest stop. bathrooms were clean!
@marcmayou1422
20 күн бұрын
A group of us rode our Harleys down to the bridge and rest area. Wow what a Beautiful ride. The Little Grad Canyon
@jessiesdroneadventures7464
20 күн бұрын
Very cool!
@evankeal
21 күн бұрын
Apache Trail, downstream a ways dwarfs this with narrow dirt roads and minimal guards. But this was always a moment for me as a 4 - 10 year old.
@mpittman8787
12 күн бұрын
Oh yeah the Apache trail from canyon lake to Apache lake is scary as hell. One lane cliff road with people towing boats.
@chriswilson6550
22 күн бұрын
I drive this road twice a week for work it’s a wonderful drive with spectacular views I just hate getting stuck behind the people only go 10 through the whole thing
@jessiesdroneadventures7464
22 күн бұрын
I know what you mean. that happened to me while I was making this video, I was like " really guy!' speed up or pull to the side!'
@orringarn3779
22 күн бұрын
I remember on the news sometime in the 90s a propane tanker truck out of New Mexico coming down from Show Low at night losing his brakes and going down the canyon in a huge fireball. Might be the one at Becker lookout. Thanks for the awesome drone footage! I also used to stop at the little convenience store. Sad to see it gone like that. Was a busy place. It's an easy drive in a car but you want to watch your rear mirror for trucks with smoking brakes. You can smell them in the area when you stop at the pull outs.
@jessiesdroneadventures7464
22 күн бұрын
hey thank you! glad you enjoyed the video! and yes! i've seen many smoking brakes down at the rest stop, sometimes you can smell them the entire drive down....depending on the day......Thank you for sharing!
@goldfieldgary
21 күн бұрын
If you see a semi with smoking brakes coming up behind you on a downgrade, you need to dive off the road immediately! That's an inexperienced driver and he's not going to be able to stop as he's already lost his brakes.
@Devin717az
21 күн бұрын
I remember that. I live near show low and the local newspaper did a decent write up iirc
@jameswellborn7242
20 күн бұрын
I worked for that company in the safety dept. We lost a good man that day. He had 10 kids.
@orringarn3779
20 күн бұрын
@@jameswellborn7242 So sorry for his family. People need to be more respectful to truckers. Without them nothing would get done in this country.
@Clarence-to5qx
18 күн бұрын
I once hauled a load of bulls from there in show low from the reservation back to El Paso Texas and I think the roads are in better shape today than back in the seventies, and it seemed to be steeper back then correct me if I’m wrong. thanks for doing the video great job. god bless
@jessiesdroneadventures7464
18 күн бұрын
hey thanks! enjoyed reading your story and appreciate you checking out the video. Wish i was able to chime in on if the drive was steeper back then, but unfortunately, I wasnt around quite yet haha, thanks again for checking out the video
@cacatr4495
2 күн бұрын
Your sense that the roads are better now than they were in the 1970s is correct, they were widened, the curves enlarged, the grades more graduated, better in many ways. It used to be steep and narrow with tight turns, which was made worse in the early decades (1930- 1950s) considering that they didn't have power-steering in those days. Can you imagine? It took muscles for every turn.
@CaliWaliDoDaDay
15 күн бұрын
Lord what beautiful views, Thanks for getting me out of the house.
@jessiesdroneadventures7464
12 күн бұрын
hey no problem! I'm glad you enjoyed the video!
@cacatr4495
2 күн бұрын
You might enjoy my organized Arizona playlists.
@michaelmcmurtrey8543
10 күн бұрын
Took this road on a family vacation over 60 years ago and don’t have many memories of it. But seeing this video makes me want to take it again and drive it myself!
@jessiesdroneadventures7464
3 күн бұрын
Neat! Hope you can drive it again!
@cacatr4495
2 күн бұрын
It's much improved from those days. Back in the 1960s, one would see cars pulled off to the side with overheated radiators, much of the time, on any steep mountain road (like those in Colorado or going up Mt. Lemmon north of Tucson.) Better road, better cars.
@michaelmcmurtrey8543
Күн бұрын
@@cacatr4495 The occasion was our return from California in August 1859, and a portion of the highway was being widened even then. I remember the construction vehicles and stop-and-go traffic on the north end approaching Show Low, where we stopped for lunch.
@cacatr4495
Күн бұрын
@@michaelmcmurtrey8543 1859? 😅
@methemonkeyking
19 күн бұрын
Great video. You are a master using your drone.
@jessiesdroneadventures7464
16 күн бұрын
Thank you so much! many years of practice, Trial and Error
@ericaustin4721
12 күн бұрын
As a kid in the 60s and 70s this was the route my father chose to take from the valley to the White mountains where all my grandparents and other family lived. It scared the crap out of me because back then all the wrecked cars stood out, you could see them across the canyon while driving and I was always afraid of crashing. Then, when it was time fur me to learn to drive my father thought it would be a great idea for me to drive the whole trip home... At night... Back when you switch from Bright to regular lights with a foot pedal. I was scared as hell and my mother spent the whole part of the canyon screaming from the back seat till I pulled over at a rest stop and yelled at her to knock out off. I think that was my first taste of PTSD.
@jessiesdroneadventures7464
12 күн бұрын
goodness gracious! I appreciate you sharing your story. What a way to learn how to drive
@cacatr4495
2 күн бұрын
Sheesh! That's not the way or the place to learn to drive, and screaming is not okay. I'm surprised you waited until you pulled over to put a stop to that. That would not fly. I'm surprised your other parent didn't put a stop to that. SMH.
@bluespruce679
Күн бұрын
Oh man!! Great, great story!! I love it! Thank you so much for sharing it! Good times, good times. 😝
@lintawayductcleaning
23 күн бұрын
Excited
@AzLaners
19 күн бұрын
Love this drive, been many times, thanks for the new perspective
@jessiesdroneadventures7464
16 күн бұрын
Hey no problemo! its an amazing drive....Thanks for checking out the video!
@jeffreysalomone6354
19 күн бұрын
Great seeing a new video from you. Im now interested in driving this area.
@jessiesdroneadventures7464
18 күн бұрын
thank you! I know its been a while, but I have some great content coming in the future! appreciate you checking out the video........and I hope you get to one day make this drive
@billfreeland5489
15 күн бұрын
I know one truck driver that ran his rig into the mountainside and luckily did not go over. I have also climbed down to wrecks, the climb back was exhausting. Wanted to check out a load left of margarine and such after hearing of the wreck. After three years there, in the sun, exposed, there was a grease stain around the area but the dairy products were intact, no animal, bug or bird seemed interested. I do not eat that brand anymore. Felt a sadness for the driver, what a way to go.
@jessiesdroneadventures7464
12 күн бұрын
Thank you for sharing 🙏
@cacatr4495
2 күн бұрын
So you know, margarine isn't dairy. Butter is dairy, but margarine is artificial.
@billfreeland5489
Күн бұрын
@@cacatr4495 there was butter there too along with some other products. Jus did not go into too much detail I guess.
@billfreeland5489
Күн бұрын
@@jessiesdroneadventures7464 he. Phillips mine on the Globe side of the canyon at the top would be a good drone footage place as it was an asbestos mine and I would wear PPE (filter) if going there in person.
@cacatr4495
Күн бұрын
@@billfreeland5489 I see. Thanks.
@richardcoram1562
12 күн бұрын
This is a great visualization of the actual terrain, and to see the many vehicles and their drivers doing the drive, is really cool. One thing I learned from my 50 years as a Truckerman...the most beautiful scenery/ highways and creatures are the most deadly.
@jessiesdroneadventures7464
12 күн бұрын
I would definitely agree with that statement! appreciate you checking out the video!
@renoholland7090
21 күн бұрын
It is beautiful and I'm very familiar with it. A few times I drove a fully loaded 18-wheeler through there at night.
@jessiesdroneadventures7464
20 күн бұрын
Thank you for sharing 👍
@Emet-Debar
8 күн бұрын
My husband, my brother in law and myself take this road at least once every summer for our annual White Mountain fish trip. My husband has no problem with it and is safe but I have to say that I am always very much relieved to get past the canyon heights coming and going!
@cbmirada
21 күн бұрын
I used to live in Tucson, AZ. and E. MT. Lemmon Hwy going up the canyon has a Deadmans curve right at the switchback ,there's lotsa cars down there, people don't anticipate the curve being so sharp 😔
@cacatr4495
2 күн бұрын
It's true that people don't anticipate the curve being so sharp. They underestimate those. They need to slow down.
@anibalbabilonia1867
18 күн бұрын
Wow! That road looks breathtaking! I live in Tucson, and I drive up to Mt. Lemmon twice a week, the first time was a little nerve wracking! But the more I drove, the more I got used to it. Is a beautiful drive all the way to the top to summer heaven. But I would definitely love to drive that road all the way to the top and enjoy the views! Great video!👌😎👍
@jessiesdroneadventures7464
18 күн бұрын
Mt. Lemmon!!! I plan on doing a video up there in the future, maybe in the fall or midwinter.....just not when its so hot out. Thank you for checking out the video though, hope you get to do this drive in the future. 👍
@anibalbabilonia1867
18 күн бұрын
@@jessiesdroneadventures7464 be aware that in the winter months the road is closed when it’s snowy and snows! Depending on how bad it is, Only opens for residential or people who works on top. But only if it’s snowing! Now they will let you drive up if you have all wheel drive or 4x4 vehicles!
@sandyzalecki1145
22 күн бұрын
I've driven the road many times. It's beautiful, but dangerous. My uncle drove a horse trailer with three horses though there once. He was warned not to do it, but he didn't listen. He got through safely but regretted he didn't listen.
@jessiesdroneadventures7464
22 күн бұрын
Yikes!.....thank you for sharing 🙏
@snoopdogAZ
21 күн бұрын
Coming home from out East we pulled our RV off on a turnout and spent the night. Awesome to see the sunset and have my coffee at sunrise. A night of camping I will never forget.
@jessiesdroneadventures7464
20 күн бұрын
Sounds like an amazing time....good old fashion fun!
@FirstnameLastname-tp4zw
3 күн бұрын
I remember I was coming out of Phoenix one time and this trucker at the stop was like, "I'm taking 17 to 40". I'm like I'm taking the salt river canyon cause trucks are allowed....I had fun beautiful drive. ❤😂🎉 And I didn't hold nobody up.
@jessiesdroneadventures7464
3 күн бұрын
lol, thank you for sharing your story!
@davidmurphy619
18 күн бұрын
1964 we did Apache Land and up to Roosevelt dam . I was 8 ...I cried . It scared me ... Wow ...scary road
@jessiesdroneadventures7464
16 күн бұрын
but at least you got to do it!
@cacatr4495
2 күн бұрын
The Apache Trail, at that time, from west to east, would have been rougher in those days. Now it's closed, I believe.
@aliceinoregonland3942
Күн бұрын
I grew up in the Phx area and our family had a cabin in the White Mountains! I can't tell you how many times I have driven through the Salt River Canyon! The first time I personally drove through "The Canyon" myself, I wasn't even 16 years old yet! I was with my mom and had just received my Learner's Permit!🙌 It's a beautiful drive, but you need to pay attention! The scariest part is when people get impatient and pass when they have no business passing! This video brought back a lot of great family memories I had at our cabin! 😊
@RachelPenningtonHull
7 сағат бұрын
My grandmother lived in Globe in the 1930s. Her mother died in the big tuberculosis epidemic in 1934. Her father also caught it but after a battle with the bug, he moved his family of five children to Globe until his health improved. Then they went back home to Antigo, Wisconsin. Really cool seeing this and thinking they probably drove through there back then.
Күн бұрын
This is the coolest video. Thanks for sharing. I am a former resident of AZ and I have driven this portion of 60 several times. A beautiful drive.
@N-Lee
17 күн бұрын
When driving from Phoenix to Show Low, I much prefer going through Globe\Miami and the Salt River Canyon as opposed to the upper way through Payson. It takes the same amount of time and there is less traffic at nights. But if sitting in the back seat, bring a Barf Bag. It may come in handy
@jessiesdroneadventures7464
16 күн бұрын
lol, thank you for sharing and checking out the video!
@frankmick8683
10 күн бұрын
In the early 90's I made that drive 2 times a week for four months. I was with ADOT and I was with the Photogrammetric and mapping dept. (P&M).. I used to stop at Troy's for a water and a candy bar. Great Drive.
@jessiesdroneadventures7464
3 күн бұрын
oh neat! Thank you for sharing!
@dawnr9158
21 күн бұрын
Hi Jessie, amazing footage, and the music was perfect. I can't imagine anyone surviving in those crumpled wrecks. 😢
@jessiesdroneadventures7464
20 күн бұрын
Thanks dawn! glad you enjoyed the video......The sheer terror going over the edge and the hard slam down into the rocks below gives me the chills 😨
@dawnr9158
20 күн бұрын
@jessiesdroneadventures7464 That would be so terrifying. Most seemed to be upside down, I noticed.
@cacatr4495
2 күн бұрын
@@jessiesdroneadventures7464 You don't have to think about that, or imagine it, you simply need to stay *on the road.
@Capnchaos4202
21 күн бұрын
I drove that route last November with my camper. I didn’t know anything about it, but I had to keep pulling over to let the brakes cool down. Great Video 😊
@jessiesdroneadventures7464
20 күн бұрын
haha, I've seen that happen many times on that road, thank you for sharing 👍
@cacatr4495
2 күн бұрын
Has anyone ever told you to put the transmission into a lower gear so you don't overheat your brakes and ruin them by riding them? Never ride your brakes. Tap your brakes, and gear down. If you ride your brakes, you will wear them out quickly.
@chatrkat
Күн бұрын
Beautifully produced video. Years back as a small boy traveling cross country with my family multiple times over the years, I well remember the “jail” structure. I also remember my dad pointing out the unfortunate wrecked cars that were visible from the highway. We traveled a couple times in VW Beetles (no AC kiddies). *I fly a Mini 4 Pro too excellent drone all the way around. 👍
@MrFrogman54
13 күн бұрын
The wife & I have made the trip twice before both times pulling a trailer and both times we enjoyed the drive to our home in southwest Arizona.
@jessiesdroneadventures7464
12 күн бұрын
Thank you for sharing!
@Colleen1978
22 күн бұрын
We drove our 40 foot fifth wheel camper down that road. Hubs was white knuckled in some spots and said never again. We do have a Silverado 350 with diesel brakes so that was helpful! Love your videos! You put so much time and research into them. It's appreciated!
@jessiesdroneadventures7464
22 күн бұрын
Thank you for sharing! I know I would be on edge hauling anything up and down that canyon, and theres been many times down at the rest stop I could smell brakes, and see them smoking. Can be an intimidating drive for some, but its so worth it! thank you for checking out the video Colleen!
@cacatr4495
2 күн бұрын
My folks had a fifth wheel, I'm not sure how long it was, that they would take up through the Salt River Canyon to get to the White Mountains, and through the decades they had taken that route up and back many times with other travel trailers (shorter, and not fifth wheel), but in those days they were younger. With the fifth wheel, I don't know how many times they made the trip up and back, but it didn't take long for them to decide (in their elder years) to rent a year-round camp spot for it in the White Mountains and leave it there, so they'd only make the journey in the truck, and winterize the trailer for the season between. I believe it was somewhere between 26 and 35 feet long, long enough to add stress.
@MFE92
8 күн бұрын
Absolutely stunning drive. Pro tip: The car goes where you look. But we tend to focus on what scares us. So Look through the turn where you want to go, and you'll get there. Don't focus on the guardrail you're afraid of going over, or that's what you'll do.
@anitamcginnis8028
7 күн бұрын
Thank you.😃 Will remember.
@jessiesdroneadventures7464
3 күн бұрын
this is good advice, Thank you for sharing
@cacatr4495
2 күн бұрын
*_That's VERY good advice._* Never be led by fear, always keep your eyes on where you want to go. Guardrails don't need our attention, the road does! Eyes on the road! Don't be baited by fear, *_wisdom first and always._*
@davidfarnsworth2901
15 күн бұрын
In the early 1970’s LIFE magazine did a little story on the comedian Flip Wilson, he was very popular then, Flip said his favorite drive was through the Salt River Canyon, they had a picture of him there in his convertible Rolls Royce. I was impressed that he knew where Arizona was..
@jessiesdroneadventures7464
12 күн бұрын
Thank you for sharing!
@susanherman3707
Күн бұрын
SRC is the most beautiful drive. I have driven it ALOT, its my favorite part of US 60. I have lived in AZ all my life, in the valley and have a summer home in Slow Low. I pray the day I die, the Lord will let me fly through the SRC like the F16 that guy saw!!! 😊
@christinecurley2462
10 күн бұрын
My first time on this road, a few months back. My friend was driving fast & I swear my toenails were digging into the truck floor & so quiet & yes praying, she looks over & says to me "Your so quiet". If ever I go on that road again, it will be at a snails pace, everyone can pass me.
@jessiesdroneadventures7464
3 күн бұрын
Thank you for sharing! everyone reacts differently to the drive, but hey at least you did it!
@cacatr4495
2 күн бұрын
They shouldn't have been driving fast. It's understandable that sometimes lead-feet want to drive fast, but that is not the place. Wisdom first. (It's perfectly fine to tell your friend to *_SLOW DOWN!_* with a stern look and stern voice. They were taking risks they didn't realize, and your life matters.)
@kellandreader
13 сағат бұрын
First time I drove the Canyon was in 1968. It was just two lanes, no passing lanes or truck lanes then. I live in Michigan, but have relatives in Globe and Coolidge. I’ve driven the Canyon about 20 times over the years, always come in from the north. Twice on my Harley, many different 4-wheel vehicles, but bar none, the best ride was in a Mazda Miata convertible I had 5 years ago. Perfect weather, great ride. Really liked your vid’s perspectives from the drone! Thanks!
@johnfcomeau5011
19 күн бұрын
I've hauled concrete through there many times. Also my campers, now a 35' fifth wheel. You're right, just pay attention and don't hold people up and you'll do fine.
@jessiesdroneadventures7464
16 күн бұрын
solid advice! thank you for sharing!
@shepelkstone
19 күн бұрын
That modern blue car on it's lid looks REALLY recent. No rust or dirt all over it. Also, the driver door was never opened and the passenger side is just barely open. Are we sure anyone got out of that car?
@jessiesdroneadventures7464
16 күн бұрын
not at all, I've been tempted to send the photo I took of the car to law enforcement.....just to be on the safe side
@visnichba
2 күн бұрын
@@jessiesdroneadventures7464 Please do so. It's definitely a Mazda. Probably a second generation 2009-2013 Mazda 6 sedan if that helps.
@cacatr4495
2 күн бұрын
It looks untouched to me, like it's still 'occupied.'
@cacatr4495
2 күн бұрын
@@jessiesdroneadventures7464 You should forward the photo, report it.
@SuperCoopdogg
21 күн бұрын
Driven this section many times and it is beautiful. Awesome to see it from a birds eye
@jessiesdroneadventures7464
20 күн бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it
@billgarrison3228
13 күн бұрын
In 1961 my mother, my sister and I crossed the Salt River Canyon and I have always wanted to return. I would caution about several things: First, be sure your vehicle is in good shape. Jalopies won't survive this beautiful landscape. Second, make sure YOU are in good shape. Any physical infirmities will be magnified. Third, if you are scared of heights, avoid this place at all costs.
@jessiesdroneadventures7464
12 күн бұрын
Thank you for sharing 🙏
@imthenoid69
22 күн бұрын
Cool video Jessie. I live in the White Mountains and have gone to the canyon a few times to look at wrecks with binoculars. You showed some that I hadn't seen. There's even a tanker truck near the bottom of a rock slide. You definitely should watch "Midnight run" in the future. It's a great movie that was made before Robert Diniro had his meltdown. The bridge scene was filmed here but that scene with the guys in the water was actually filmed elsewhere due to this water being too cold if I remember correctly.
@KJ-tz7vc
22 күн бұрын
Midnight Run is a classic. I watch it every few years.
@jessiesdroneadventures7464
22 күн бұрын
Thank you! glad you enjoyed it! the funny thing about these car wrecks, at first I only spotted the one, but as i started to fly my drone further up the canyon, one by one they started to appear. I plan on going back again in the future to see if I can find mor. didn't know that about midnight run though, thank you for sharing 👍
@jessiesdroneadventures7464
22 күн бұрын
Just bought it online! Will be watching it tomorrow!
@imthenoid69
21 күн бұрын
@@jessiesdroneadventures7464 Cool man. You won't regret it.
@whitneyryan-ng1cq
18 күн бұрын
What meltdown?
@glennfoster2423
11 күн бұрын
The Salt River Canyon is worth the drive. A friend of mine (Arizona native) opined, with no disrespect, if it were anywhere else, it would have been designated a National Park. In Arizona they just built a road through it.
@cacatr4495
2 күн бұрын
It's *tribal land x 2 tribes.
@Mom2William
13 сағат бұрын
So many great memories driving the Canyon and stopping at the bottom to enjoy the river.
@jul1440
13 сағат бұрын
I'm surprised it is just called "Salt River" and not "Rio Salado" or something.
@robertsmith6126
14 сағат бұрын
I have driven this Canyon several times to visit friends in Tuscon from my friend's home ib Snowflake, Arizona. One trip on my way back to Snowflake, my sister, friend, and I took a break from the road. We opened the sunroof cover to look at the beautiful night sky!
@jerrycallender-qm7zr
12 сағат бұрын
GREAT video. I've been in Tucson 5 years - this time - and grew up at the end of Rt 60, in Virginia Beach 2 blocks West of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel's landfall. I've tubed the Salt River and watching your video has convinced me I've GOTTA make this drive!
@mrrpepsi24
21 күн бұрын
I have drove this several times in a semi, all seasons, never had any problems, just take your time
@Dan-oj4iq
18 күн бұрын
Absolutely superb choice of background music! Very professional!
@jessiesdroneadventures7464
18 күн бұрын
Thank you so much! took me a while to find the right music.....out of all the hours I spend editing, finding the right music is always the most difficult part, mainly because the music selection can either make or break the video. glad you enjoyed the video and thanks again!
@telcobilly
5 сағат бұрын
Great video! I ran that road towards Phoenix and went through Globe a few years ago for a company that I was driving for at the time. I was telling my driver friends about it but I couldn't remember the highway or the towns I went through other than Globe. I just sent this video to one of my trucker buddies. I'm retired now living in the Philippines..
@GP80888
20 күн бұрын
I drove a 40’ box truck through there several times. The hairpin coming from the south was scary because it was the last tight turn before the bottom and you hoped you still had brakes. Coming from the north the blind S corners were the scary parts.
@jessiesdroneadventures7464
20 күн бұрын
Thank you for sharing 🙏
@cacatr4495
8 күн бұрын
As an Arizonan of several decades, I have driven the Salt River Canyon road many times, and it has never been scary in the least. I find the titling of this video to be clickbait, so readers know. Maybe someone from Nebraska, Kansas or other flatlands might not be accustomed to roads with grades, descents, but in the mountain states, roads of that description are very familiar and part of our lives. Perhaps someone that has never traversed a canyon road might be uncomfortable simply due to inexperience, but as someone who has spent their life in the mountain states, the Salt River Canyon road is no different than the Beeline up to Payson, or roads around Prescott, or those around the White Mountains or Flagstaff, Interstate 17, or Oak Creek Canyon (between Sedona and Flagstaff). We love our mountain roads, like the road up to Mt. Lemmon north of Tucson, they are wonderful, scenic and beautiful! :) I have organized Arizona playlists on my 'Created Playlist' page, if anyone wants a scenic tour from their sofa, including of our night skies. :)
@cacatr4495
2 күн бұрын
I will say that roads like this offer to those who are fearful a battle for the mind, in that they are focused on the wrong thing. They see how far down the canyon goes, that it is possible to go over the edge, that such a reality presents serious dangers, but what they aren't focused on is that all you have to do is *stay on the road. Driving is no place to be fiddling with in-cab distractions like phones, music, cigs or coffee, it demands all of one's attention and the vehicle needs to be roadworthy. A heavy truck shouldn't go down this road for the first time in the dark, but should, if possible, wait for daylight. Driving should *never be taken lightly, regardless of the road. Due respect should always be given. That said, by simply paying attention and staying *on the road, one can expect to enjoy the trip. Stay between the stripes and all should be well. ~ I grew up in Arizona, I've been on roads like this all my life, and fear was never a player, even when I was a child. As a young passenger peering out the car windows, I saw the old wrecks that were rusting down below, we've always seen those, but again, all one has to do is ***_stay on the road, stay between the stripes, and pay attention._* Where wisdom is used, fear needn't be a part.
@michaelfoster821
Күн бұрын
Loaded tractor trailer. Just another mountain road treat with respect and enjoy the view. The drone view added a refreshing perspective
@kevinweeks3007
15 күн бұрын
In the mid 70's my father and I went camping in the Tonto National Forest which is where Highway 60 goes through part of the forest and such a beautiful and vast area to visit. There are other roads that go through other areas of the forest with great views but be very careful some may not be all paved. Thanks and safe travels
@jessiesdroneadventures7464
12 күн бұрын
Hey thank you for checking out the video! glad you enjoyed it 🙏
@t.d.357
22 күн бұрын
Love the views!!!
@jessiesdroneadventures7464
22 күн бұрын
Right! such a spectacular place!
@geraldscott4302
10 күн бұрын
I have been through the Salt River Canyon at least 200 times, both in cars and on motorcycles. never had a problem. SR347, between I-10 and Maricopa is BY FAR the most dangerous road in AZ. I was rear ended on that road three times in 10 years, I won't go near it anymore. It is under the jurisdiction of no less than FOUR different police departments, none of them do anything about the 100 mph speeds, tailgating, and lane swerving on this road. There are 3-4 accidents every day on this 20 mile section of road. And many bicyclists have been killed while riding on the shoulder.
@jessiesdroneadventures7464
3 күн бұрын
Thank you for sharing! and I agree....I-10 is pretty bad.....I get more nervous driving on I-10 than I did in the salt river canyon
@etthealienouttheresomewher1296
17 сағат бұрын
Made this trip for the first time about 2018 with my wife and in-laws who have both since passed. We were moving them from Chicago, this canyon was totally unexpected, what a great discovery for us, I still love to drive it. Great pics of the wrecks from your drone, are all of these wreck accounted for by Maricopa Sheriff or the State Patrol? Great footage!
@esterrios3998
20 күн бұрын
My first time and it was very enjoyable and informative! Thanks Jessie!
@jessiesdroneadventures7464
20 күн бұрын
hey thank you so much for checking out the video, glad you liked it. I should have another local arizona drive coming up in next weeks video as well. Thanks again for tuning in, Jessie
@Charley_Buehner
22 күн бұрын
Drove through here, spring of '24 - seemed like all the roads north of Show Low, the locals were scared to go 2 mph over posted limits - through the canyon, if you weren't going 20 over, you were holding up a LOT of traffic. Insanity. That rest area was a cesspool of vandalism and neglect, truly heartbreaking in such a beautiful area 😞 I remember going up Pikes Peak, all the crashed vehicles would get marked with a red X or something similar so that people would know they'd been searched. I don't see anything like that here. It might not be a bad idea to contact law enforcement and make sure they're aware of that blue car. Looks like the driver's door is open, so hopefully it's been cleared, but.......
@jessiesdroneadventures7464
22 күн бұрын
yes! I posted the photo of the blue car on my instagram page, and thats what a lot of people were saying on there...to report it to law enforcement. looks fairly recent too, no rust. I spent quite a bit of time on google looking for any news article about a blue mazda going over the edge......but nothing popped up, and you cant see it from the road either, would need a drone to see it. Thank you for checking out the video!
@johnwyoder
2 күн бұрын
I love this drive! One of my "top 5" in AZ. Just went through there in April of this year. Bummed that I didn't notice that abandoned rest stop! I would definitely have added our names to the building. 😅 Great video!
@clinthowe7629
13 күн бұрын
in the mid 1980s my dad returned from a trip to find me and my mom suffering with allergies in the summer heat, we piled into the motorhome and went on a two week jaunt around northern Az, up to the mountains for relief, we went to Walnut grove indian ruins, Meteor crater, a fiddlers festival in Flagstaff or Payson, and fishing at Showlow and Holly lakes and basically enjoyed getting out of the 114 degree weather, except when we were going home down salt river canyon and a wheel bearing went out way up high on the narrowest part of the highway, we were out on the precarious edge while all this traffic roared past for about 8 hours while my dad hitchhiked into Globe for parts. then we had to fix it after he returned. fun!
@jessiesdroneadventures7464
12 күн бұрын
haha dang, what an adventure! thank you for sharing!
@BC5391
15 сағат бұрын
those cars have been there for what seems forever, I remember seeing them 40 years ago. And I have seen snow in Show Low on the 4th of July.
@ronaldpall602
21 күн бұрын
I've lived in Arizona for over 50 years and have heard many stories about this road. Never have wanted to try it. Seems too scary for me. Enjoy the video. Beautiful aerial footage. 👍
@jessiesdroneadventures7464
20 күн бұрын
Thank you! glad you enjoyed the video 👍
@travishackett6428
22 күн бұрын
At Becker butte lookout, there is a wrecked semi truck at the bottom.
@jessiesdroneadventures7464
22 күн бұрын
Thank you!
@rodperysian4145
11 күн бұрын
On the Globe side pull off area walk past closed gate towards canyon and you will see box canyon awesome views
@cynthialahti-wong1800
14 күн бұрын
I have driven that many times!! Gorgeous views and a good road. It's not too bad in a car, think maybe I'll do it again soon!!
@jessiesdroneadventures7464
12 күн бұрын
thank you for checking out the video! glad you enjoyed it!
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