Raising Arizona

Elevation 3550 feet, this is the scene looking east from Shaffer's Fishbowl Springs, about a mile before Sitgreave's Pass. This winding two-lane is Oatman Highway, which twists and turns its way through the Arizona gold country west of Kingman. If Sherry had known the type and condition of this part of the road, she'd never have let me have the wheel today.

With perhaps a grand total of 300 feet of actual guardrail along approximately 15 miles of steep, winding switchbacks, this is probably the most treacherous part of the entire trip. So naturally it falls to the guy with the lousy depth perception to keep his boat of a Chrysler Pacifica from tumbling down the cliffs.

Hmmm..."It falls to..." Bad choice of words.