Arizona 89 (Yarnell, Prescott, Jerome)

[schlizzag]

Yarnell Hill and Jerome are two of the best places in the area for twisty roads and great views. This day trip takes us through both.

Be sure and watch your speeds going into Yarnell, however. Police often patrol the area. Not that you'd ever go over the speed limit, of course.

The roads themselves require your utmost attention. Please be sure to ride with a friend or group, and have a working cell phone in case anything goes awry.

Click here (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&saddr=&daddr=W+Carefree+Hwy+%26+I-17+%28N%29,+Phoenix,+AZ+85086&ie=UTF8&z=16&om=1&iwloc=addr) to get to the starting point.

Google Maps: Phoenix to Yarnell (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&saddr=33.7984238782,-112.138819673+%28%22Carefree+Highway%22%29&daddr=34.2053392365,-112.803224957+%28%22Yarnell%22%29&sll=34.001496,-112.491786&sspn=6.355467,3.878174&ie=UTF8&z=10&om=1), Yarnell to Jerome (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&saddr=34.205365,-112.803276+%28%22Yarnell%22%29&daddr=34.6872398043,-111.979556633+%28%22Jerome%22%29&sll=34.480992,-112.391343&sspn=1.580287,0.969543&ie=UTF8&z=10&om=1), Jerome to Phoenix (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&saddr=34.687303,-111.979414+%28%22Jerome%22%29&daddr=33.8051852491,-112.136992356+%28%22Carefree+Highway%22%29&sll=34.246231,-112.017955&sspn=1.584718,0.969543&ie=UTF8&z=10&om=1)

See attached for a jpeg image and Google Earth route.

[Varitec1]

All 3 of these rides are in my back yard. White Spars and Mingus are IMO the 2 most technical rides in AZ. LOTS of tight turns, w/ decreasing and double radius, blind apex, and uneven road to trip you up. Not to mention the ever present "Wrong Way Winebago" just around the next turn. PLEASE be careful if you ride out here, bring a buddy, and call me, cause Im always down.

[Jimmy3]

These would be considered intermediate/ expert runs

[az 05 r6]

but man they are fun and more fun w/ a group! just be careful!

[Jimmy3]

Just giving a heads up for new riders.

[stealthninja05]

Totally agree!!! even experienced riders who have never been there need to take it slow! I've seen it too many times...

[FastDemonr1]

I like Mt Lemmon..... Thats a good ride.

[Cleopatra]

I loved the ride through Yarnell, even though it bit me on the way down.... I had sooo much fun riding that day. I would do it again, just take it really slow on the way down.

[357Magnum]

I was just up in Prescott yesterday. Wanted to hit Yarnell but didn't want to alone :(

weather was soooo nice. Like 20 degrees less than phoenix lol

[M-Six Hundred]

Here is my video of Yarnell Hill.

MySpaceTV Videos: Yarnell Hill by It's Almost That Time Again!!!!

[Varitec1]

I was just up in Prescott yesterday. Wanted to hit Yarnell but didn't want to alone :(

weather was soooo nice. Like 20 degrees less than phoenix lol

Dude, you have my number. Hit me up!

Yeah, I love that ride... Take it slow on the way down, scan for cops below you. Flip a bitch at the bottom and rail it the whole way up. 100+ in 30mph turns, LONG sweeping turns you can settle into, two lanes so you can pass the cagers, and a diner at the top to cool off in.

[357Magnum]

Dude, you have my number. Hit me up!

Yeah, I love that ride... Take it slow on the way down, scan for cops below you. Flip a bitch at the bottom and rail it the whole way up. 100+ in 30mph turns, LONG sweeping turns you can settle into, two lanes so you can pass the cagers, and a diner at the top to cool off in.

ya sorry dude, I got a new phone and don't have any of my numbers in it yet(other than the people who have called me since I got it) haha

[Varitec1]

ya sorry dude, I got a new phone and don't have any of my numbers in it yet(other than the people who have called me since I got it) haha

Ah, well ive added it to the phone list in the Water Cooler section, so feel free. Same goes for anyone else on the boards.

[euroR]

I will be going up there friday morning early.

[punchit]

I did this trip saturday and yesterday and had a blast. Be carefull on the twistys into jerome its almost washboardish

[Aaron3XH]

I did this trip saturday and yesterday and had a blast. Be carefull on the twistys into jerome its almost washboardish

Punchit nice meeting you the other day. Let me know when you go up again, I'm down, did you go with your boy with the R6 too? How was it?

[punchit]

yea i went with my bro brandon. Its was cold as hell but fun. In jerome we stopped at the haunted hamuger or whatever its called and had a good dinner than made the trip back but unfortunatly brandon got ticketed.

[Aaron3XH]

yea i went with my bro brandon. Its was cold as hell but fun. In jerome we stopped at the haunted hamuger or whatever its called and had a good dinner than made the trip back but unfortunatly brandon got ticketed.

Ouch that hurts!

[punchit]

its like his 15th one haha 3 court days this month for different tickets. The cop was following us around 11:30 at night for a while just didnt know it was a cop i was in the back of the triangle (3 of us) and the cop turned on his lights. We didnt even slow down for a good 30 seconds i was waiting for him to take off so i can bite the bullet so i started to pull over and he goes right past me and gets brandon. Me and the other guy took off

[Aaron3XH]

its like his 15th one haha 3 court days this month for different tickets. The cop was following us around 11:30 at night for a while just didnt know it was a cop i was in the back of the triangle (3 of us) and the cop turned on his lights. We didnt even slow down for a good 30 seconds i was waiting for him to take off so i can bite the bullet so i started to pull over and he goes right past me and gets brandon. Me and the other guy took off

Damnit! That sux! Big time! You riding to Yarnell anytime soon? You two should meet me by my house one day and we'll take the VMR route to Yarnell!

[punchit]

im down maby sunday?

[SAK]

i might be goin sunday as well

[Aaron3XH]

i might be goin sunday as well

We are leaving real early, gotta be back in time for Football Games! Leaving Buckeye 5:30 ish! Anyone want to go and meet off of the I-10 to hit up VMR then Yarnell let me know. (602)790-1543, I'm sure I'll see a lot of you tomorrow at HIN, but even if your going but not that early, I'll see you up at the Restaurant or the lookout! Me and DruDown are going real early!

[green lantern]

I might see you again this Sunday too

[Ueafa]

Hit up Yarnell yesterday with some friends on the way upto Prescott. Haven't gone on that road in a while. A little chilly, but well worth it. Friends first time out there, and he's in love as well. Probably going again in 2 weeks (Sunday) with some other friends. Always good times there. Not one cop.

[SAK]

damn the last 2 times i went like 3 or 4 cops posted on that yarnell hill. how cold was it

[Ueafa]

damn the last 2 times i went like 3 or 4 cops posted on that yarnell hill. how cold was it

Yeah was suprised there were no cops. Then again, we hit it around 4:30p, haha. Late start out there. It was high 40's. Way back was 38 degree's :D

[SAK]

ya def time for some leather pants

[Ueafa]

ya def time for some leather pants


Haha, all we had were our helmets, hoody, jeans, gloves, and shoes. Wasn't to bad, but next time the jackets are coming out.

[Aaron3XH]

Lets go this Sunday!

[Libretto]

good luck man its going to snow/rain up there all weekend

[Aaron3XH]

I didn't want to go all the way up to Prescott! It snows in Yarnell, I hope not! Does the road get icy on the Hill? I just wanted to do VMR and YHB (yarnell hill boyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy) and leave later than normal as its been freezing super early in the morning! Like 9ish to make up there for Brunch! I gotta work at 3:30 on Sunday, so have to be back!

[Libretto]

Yea the weather does not like good for that area on Saturday or Sunday. Looks like VMR should be fine but not sure what you going to get if you go farther north

http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/forecasts/graphical/sectors/fgzWeek.php#tabs

[Aaron3XH]

Good looking out! I'll kick back here in the Valley for the weekend! Need some rest anyways! Maybe find another ride to go where no rain! Thanks again Kevin! At least someone is using their head, everytime I go up there, I never look at the Weather, just assume its AZ no worries! As you go North, though, different story!

[DruDown3XH]

finally hit up Yarnell for the first time. had a blast, I need to get out and hit twisties more often. get to trust my bike more and start leanin further. can't wait to do it again!

[lithous]

hey dru let me know next time you plan on running yarnell i can meet you in congress or wickenburg...

[SAK]

finally hit up Yarnell for the first time. had a blast, I need to get out and hit twisties more often. get to trust my bike more and start leanin further. can't wait to do it again!



glad you had a good time dru. keep it safe though man.

[RICH22]

dru is a wild man! haha yeah i wanna go.. AS SOON AS THEY GET MY JACKET DONE!!! haha

[SAK]

still???

[DruDown3XH]

hey dru let me know next time you plan on running yarnell i can meet you in congress or wickenburg...

probly goin this weekend. p.m. me contact info.

[RICH22]

i heard rain all weekend this weekend... and yeah isaac still.. i guess she doesnt' want to fuck it up haha so she is taking her time

[SAK]

aka just hasnt started it yet.

[DruDown3XH]

glad you had a good time dru. keep it safe though man.

will do, i just got my new jacket so i aint tryin to scuff it up!

[DruDown3XH]

i heard rain all weekend this weekend... and yeah isaac still.. i guess she doesnt' want to fuck it up haha so she is taking her time

either that or she already fucked it up and is trying to figure out how to replace it.

[SAK]

either that or she already fucked it up and is trying to figure out how to replace it.


haahah touche

[RICH22]

haha fuck you guys!! i sure hope she hasn't

[DruDown3XH]

i think she has, any respectable seamstress or leathersmith or whatever you want to call them probly would have taken maybe 4 days instead of 2 to get it done. you're gonna get it back with some gay pride patches to cover up the accidental holes she made! lol! and probly be a different color red in some spots!

[RICH22]

what about the gay pride patches i had on there b4? will she take those ?

[DruDown3XH]

yeah, and update them with bigger more gayer ones, probly with dolphins jumping over belly buttons.

[RICH22]

i dont believe dolphins jumping belly buttons would be allowed in the gay pride meetings... i might get kicked out with that bad ass of stuff

[DruDown3XH]

did isaac force you to say that?

[SAK]

no everyone knows how bad ass they are

[Basher]

Wow, so nobody's posted here in a while. Guess I'm 'bout to change that, eh?

Anywho, a cousin of mine owns two Yamaha VTX1300's that he's got up in Prescott/Camp Verde at his folk's place. He's trying to sell them, so he wants to bring them down here today, so he and I will be doing the ride, either via Yarnell or the I-17.

Now, understand that cruisers just aren't really my thing. I'm a sportbike guy through and through (alright, naked/standard bikess like the Z1000, FZ1, etc are easily acceptable). However, I'm not going to turn down a good ride, even if it was a Harley! :41:

SO, my question is this. How does the ride from Prescott down to the Phoenix valley (via Yarnell, etc) compare to TTF? I tend to take things pretty darn easy my first time through on a new route anyway, but just an idea in my mind of how it compares to TTF would perhaps help me picture what it is we're getting ourselves into. :) If we decide to go this route, it won't be NEARLY as fun on cruisers as it would be on sportbikes, but I'll take what I can get. Thoughts and ideas would be appreciated. Thanks!

[DevilChild]

Wow, so nobody's posted here in a while. Guess I'm 'bout to change that, eh?

Anywho, a cousin of mine owns two Yamaha VTX1300's that he's got up in Prescott/Camp Verde at his folk's place. He's trying to sell them, so he wants to bring them down here today, so he and I will be doing the ride, either via Yarnell or the I-17.

Now, understand that cruisers just aren't really my thing. I'm a sportbike guy through and through (alright, naked/standard bikess like the Z1000, FZ1, etc are easily acceptable). However, I'm not going to turn down a good ride, even if it was a Harley! :41:

SO, my question is this. How does the ride from Prescott down to the Phoenix valley (via Yarnell, etc) compare to TTF? I tend to take things pretty darn easy my first time through on a new route anyway, but just an idea in my mind of how it compares to TTF would perhaps help me picture what it is we're getting ourselves into. :) If we decide to go this route, it won't be NEARLY as fun on cruisers as it would be on sportbikes, but I'll take what I can get. Thoughts and ideas would be appreciated. Thanks!

totally my opinion/observation.
TTF is more quick sharp corners. Yarnell is long sharp corners that have hidden cops above you and timing you. Yarnell is my favorite, also if you continue up to yarnell, you'll hit white spars, and this route is pretty similar to TTF.
hope that helps :)