Looking for advice on a Spring road trip to the Southwest.

fammdw · 01-13-2013, 01:30 PM

Me and a few friends are planning a road trip for the first of May. We want to meet up in Amarillo, TX at the Big Texan Motel and use it as a jump off point.

Points of interest would be Roswell, NM, down to Carlsbad, NM, then over to Las Cruses, NM and eventually Nogales, AZ after visiting Tombstone.

That much of the trip is pretty much planned, but what I'm interested in is a great motorcycle route that takes me north from Nogales to Flagstaff, AZ that is scenic as Hell and off the slab. I have never driven through AZ so I know nothing about where to ride there. If there are several great places to ride between the two cities, we can stop in between. We have blocked out 12 days for the trip so we have time.

If you know of any must ride areas around there, please let me know. I'm looking forward to the trip.

We are going to end the trip with a ride up to the southern rim of the Grand Canyon, then over to Albuquerque before splitting up to head home. Any rides you know of around those areas would be great as well!

Thanks!

Mike

01-13-2013, 01:30 PM	#1
fammdw Advanced Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Wichita, KS Posts: 543	Looking for advice on a Spring road trip to the Southwest. Me and a few friends are planning a road trip for the first of May. We want to meet up in Amarillo, TX at the Big Texan Motel and use it as a jump off point. Points of interest would be Roswell, NM, down to Carlsbad, NM, then over to Las Cruses, NM and eventually Nogales, AZ after visiting Tombstone. That much of the trip is pretty much planned, but what I'm interested in is a great motorcycle route that takes me north from Nogales to Flagstaff, AZ that is scenic as Hell and off the slab. I have never driven through AZ so I know nothing about where to ride there. If there are several great places to ride between the two cities, we can stop in between. We have blocked out 12 days for the trip so we have time. If you know of any must ride areas around there, please let me know. I'm looking forward to the trip. We are going to end the trip with a ride up to the southern rim of the Grand Canyon, then over to Albuquerque before splitting up to head home. Any rides you know of around those areas would be great as well! Thanks! Mike __________________ *Mike Williams* *Wichita, Kansas* VBA Member #02104 2013 HD 110th Anniversary Electra Glide Ultra Limited 2012 Kawasaki Vulcan 1700 Voyager 2009 Yamaha FJR1300 2006 Kawasaki Vulcan 1600 Nomad 2002 Yamaha V-Star 1100 Custom 1989 Yamaha Virago 750 Login or Register to Remove Ads
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