This being our first trip to Arizona, we needed help in planning a memorable motorcycle tour. We chose AZride for that service. Monica's greeting upon arrival to pick up the GL1800 Gold Wing waiting for us, confirmed the fact, we made the right choice with AZride. Our rental was on 09' model with heated grips and seats (why do I need that? It's 90 degrees.) which was maintained in "as-new" condition. Monica reviewed our roadtrip directions, pointing out lots of useful information, which made for a very enjoyable tour.
Day One - 225 miles
Rode west to Wickenburg, Prescott, Jerome, Sedona, then spent the night in Flagstaff. When in Jerome, be sure to try the butternut squash soup at the Asylum Restaurant at the Grand Hotel on Hill Street. Sedona and Oak Creek Canyon offer unbelievable scenic riding enjoyment.
Day Two - 275 miles
Rode north to the south rim of the Grand Canyon. On the way to the East Gate, be sure to ride thru Sunset Crater National Monument Scenic Loop. The appearance of the hardened lava flows were unbelievable. An unexpected scenic sight was the snow covered SanFransisco Peaks. The Grand Canyon is hard to express in words, IT'S A MUST SEE !!!!!! Then it was back to Flagstaff for the night.
Day Three - 230 miles
Woke up to 30 degree temperatures with ice on the bike (now I know why the heated grips and seats, they sure felt good). By 5 p.m. that afternoon it was 102 degrees as we arrived in Scottsdale. Almost forgot, a great start to the day was breakfast at a local breakfast spot with a cute railroad train decor and perhaps the best chorizo omelet we have ever had!!!!! (no chorizo in Pittsburgh). Wonderful scenic roads on the return trip to Scottsdale. Visit the Tonto National Monument, it proved to be very interesting, the Indian Cliff Dwellings are worth the hike to see.
The tour consisted of three days of blue sky, sunshine, great roads, scenic vistas, creating a very memorable motorcyle tour experience.
Thanks again to Monica and Gabor at AZride.
We'll be back!!!!! (God Willing)
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