How is the road from Gallup to Tuba City (mostly Hwy. 264) through the Hopi reservations? It's marked as "scenic" on the map, but we wondered what the driving conditions are.
Thanks for any help!

Byrd

We've done the whole trip in our motorhome. The section between 191 and Tuba City we've done twice. There are some windy sections but we did not have any problems in the motorhome and I know you will be fine in a car. I really like taking this route.

From Gallup you Hwy 491 (old Hwy 666) to Hwy 264. You might want to make a quick stop to see Window Rock arch in Window Rock, AZ.

http://users.sisna.com/archman/WindowRock.html

At first you go thought some forested areas and then by the time you reach 191 you get into more scenic vistas.

Make sure you check out the Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site near Ganado and Hwy 191

There aren't many modern services between Gallup and Tuba City, but Tuba City has everything.

Utahtea

Thank you, Utahtea!

It sounds like a wonderful drive, and we're looking forward to it!

Byrd

Byrd,

I forgot to ask, when are you planning this trip? Are you aware that then North Rim of the Grand Canyon is closed between mid-October to mid-May.

Utahtea

Utahtea,

Yes, we know time is running out for this year! But I think we will go in the next 10 days or so.

Obviously, this a last-minute trip, but we've just decided we want to go somewhere, and the North Rim has been on our list for a long time.

So the atlas has come out (never really gets put away) and we're very excited about hitting the road. Oh, the joys of retirement!

We usually do lots more advance planning than this, but I don't think we can go too far wrong.

The semi-plan is to head to Sedona after the N. Rim.

Any suggestions and advice will be most appreciated.

Byrd

Have you lined up a place to stay at the NR? Rooms there book well in advance. There might be somewhere in Jacob's Lake but I'd imagine rooms at the rim are pretty much all reserved by now.