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Arizona > Devil's Highway Event 2011
It's Devil's Highway time again!

Set aside the weekend of September 10 and 11 for the 10th Annual AZ Prowler Group Devil's Highway Road Trip. For those of you who have already experienced Devil's Highway, you know what a good time this trip is. If you haven't done Devil's Highway yet, this is one trip you don't want to miss.

More details to follow when everything is put together for the base hotel and meeting places.

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Set aside the weekend of September 10 and 11 for the 10th Annual AZ Prowler Group Devil's Highway Road Trip. For those of you who have already experienced Devil's Highway, you know what a blast this trip is. If you haven't done Devil's Highway yet, this is one trip you want to take.

Devil's Highway is the stretch of old US Route 666 between Springerville and Morenci in eastern Arizona. It's 112 miles of the curviest road anywhere - a real challenge for the sport driving enthusiast and an all-around great cruise through some really scenic country. If you attend just one event this year, this should be the one!

The Phoenix area group will meet in the Fiesta Mall east parking area south of Mimi's Cafe at 8:00 AM on Saturday, September 10th and leave around 8:30. Fiesta Mall is just northwest of US 60 and Alma School Rd in Mesa.
The first leg of the trip takes us east on US 60 through Superior, Miami and Globe. At Globe we’ll join up with the southern AZ group before heading north up the beautiful Salt River Canyon, taking in the scenery as we climb from low desert to high country pines and on to Show Low where we'll stop for lunch.
After lunch we’ll visit the go-kart track for the ritual Grudge Match Kart Races. Somebody gets T-boned or shoved into the wall in every race – Big Fun! If you're not into go-karts, there’s also shopping and a casino nearby.
If time allows, we may take a side trip to Hawley Lake again this year.
In the late afternoon we'll regroup, gas up and take scenic 260 through McNary and Sunrise and wind up in Springerville where we’ll have dinner and spend the night.

For accommodations in Springerville, contact The Rode Inn at 928-333-4365 or 877-220-6553. Rooms are $59.95 ($67.17 w/tax) for single and $69.95 ($78.37 w/tax) for double. Make sure you mention that you’re with the AZ Prowler Group to get this rate. If you have AAA and/or AARP, you may qualify for other discounts.

On Sunday morning, we'll have breakfast and then hit the road for Devil's Highway 2011, running downhill through Alpine, Hannagan's Meadow and the scenic White Mountains. This 112 mile stretch will take around 3 hours, depending on how skillful or crazy a driver you are. This is one of the best sport driving roads in the United States! Unfortunately, the landscape will be a little different this year - the Wallow Fire in June 2011 charred much of our route between Springerville and Hannagan's Meadow - darkly appropriate for a road called "Devil's Highway"!

Bring a sweater or jacket along since Springerville and the high country get cold in September. Other items to bring: 2-way radio, radar/laser detector, camera.

For a map of the route, go to: http://members.cox.net/cstall/devils_hwy_map.jpg (http://members.cox.net/cstall/devils_hwy_map.jpg)
I'll bring along paper maps for everyone too.

If you plan to attend, email Curt cstall@cox.net - so we know who to expect.
Get onboard for this great event NOW!