May 9, 2026 - Day 7 to Ontario

May 9, 2026 – Day 7 to Ontario

Today was 76 degrees before we even left. We just drove around today with no special route. The sun hit the mountain just right today. Colors were so bold.

This must be a popular road.  Lots of hikers.  Cars park all along the road.

This is the road we took to get to Coconino National Forest.

Boys.... read this sign..!!!

Beautiful from the top

Lets head to Jerome.

The town in on the side of the mountain.

This little girl's mom said her daughter has been commenting on the motorcycle all day.  and gets very excited.  We sat her on the bike and she did this.  Soooo cute.  We asked if she was ok and her mom said she does this when she gets excited.

We headed to the Haunted Hamburger for lunch.  This place was  hopping. Check out the skeleton on the sign.

Can you see the ceiling?  It has a shelf IN it.  Ron and Larry figured out how they could do that in a house.  Ron's wife said "Ummmm....nope".  However, his son-in-law said sure.  Let's put it in our new house in the basement above the bar.  We will wait and see if it gets done.

Pretty cool looking for those that like Halloween.

Look out!!  Skeletons trying to get in.

View from the restaurant.  WOW!!!

Ice cream on a hot day seemed to be the order of the day.

Heading up the mountain.  Breath taking.

Stopped in Prescott for the night. Short day.  

As we went to dinner at “The Palace”, the major intersection was painted unique. Look at this very closely.  There are 2 cross walks diagonally thru the interaction.  All traffic stops and people walk from all 4 corners thru intersection.  Larry and I walked to the middle then made a 90 degree turn.

Tomorrow driving thru the desert.  Looking at temps over 100.  UGH!!!

Destination: Prescott, AZ

Temps: 76-93
Route: SR 89a
Miles: 162

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May 8, 2026 - Day 6 Ontario

May 8, 2026 – Day 6 to Ontario

It was pretty weird today, not getting on the motorcycle. We had a great day staying in Sedona. We got up early to get to the Devil's Bridge hiking trail. Everyone said get there early to avoid some of the crowd and the heat. Good thing we did. Trail is one mile long.

Let's get started.

So far pretty easy.

Check out this rock.  Looks like you could just push it off.

Working a little harder.

 One of the platforms on the way up.  Gorgeous.

Larry and Jean on the steeper part of the trail.

Devil's Bridge that the boys did not want to go on.  

They said lines was too long. Yeah, right!!

Here is the line.

But we got pics with it behind us.

NOW comes the fun part

Ron leads the way.

Larry next.

Jean next with a little help from fellow hikers.

VLA!!!  we made it.

Saw some interesting cactus today. Prickly pear cactus... remember this in the Jungle Book.  There is a fruit that forms after the flower and Baloo the bears eats it..  HAHAHA

This one looks like a foot.

This tree looking part was growing out of the middle of the cactus below.

It is about 7-8 feet tall.

Purple cactus.

Check out how tall this one is.

OK back for the Jeep Tour.

Buckle up.  Rough road.

We did a lot of rocking and rolling. Worth is though..

Some fun pics using the "pano" option on our phones.

Jean on the top of the pick and Ron on the bottom.  

Ron

Jean

Long day but lots of fun.  Back riding tomorrow.

Destination: Sedona, AZ

Temps: 56-94
Route: Around Sedona
Miles: We did not have any miles, but Ron kept track of our steps: 22560 (9.7 miles)

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