Rte. 88 is a dirt road from Roosevelt lake all the way
to Apache Junction.
The road is also maintained (somewhat) but narrow on
the entire mountain pass, so only careful driving to
avoid accidents must be considered.
Make sure you use your transmission's gearing and that
your brakes are in good workign order as well.
The steep grades don't play favorites with anybody,
and the wrecks that are still on the hillsides,
reinforce that comment!
The drive is very scenic and well worth the time to
drive it regardless, just use common sense and take
your time.
No place is worth being hospitalized for, and speed on
88 is NOT the place to do it!
It would probably take several hours to get medical
help to you, and cellphones rarely work in the many
canyon areas of that road either, so they are as
effective as shooting arrows into the sky to call for
help.
BRING YOUR CAMERA!
There have been many sightings of deer, bobcat, wolves
and countless other wildlife in and around that
roadway, so you never know what you';; see.
As for 188 from I17 being paved, I don't know, I've
never driven it.
>From 88 outside of Apache Junction, it's paved up to
Tortilla Flat, then soon afterwards, it's gravel, with
patches of pavement scattered here and there.
If you decide to go through Globe, turn at the 188
marker(lights) and you should see Judy's Cookhouse on
your immediate left so you will know you are where you
need to turn.
Head west, but I can't tell you how many miles it is
until the turn off to 88, but you'll see the blue
bridge come into view, so you will be getting close.
That's about all I can help you with, and this is by
memory, but I am 99% certain it is accurate.
Since you are Geocachers like myself, you'll be armed
with GPS, \and you probably are quite able to easily
map out your route to your destination.
I wish you good luck, good weather and a wonderful
visual experience also!
Take care, drive safe and HAPPY GEOCACHING!
Sincerely
Ernest/AEC98
Ernest A. Erickson, KA9UCE
Applied Electronic Communications, AEC
3843 W. Rousay Drive
Queen Creek, AZ. 85240
480.888.7978 (home)
623.688.7774 (cell)
480.560.6414 (cell 2)
aec9823@yahoo.com
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