Is the road from Phoenix to South Rim a rough ride? I am afraid of heights and don't want to be driving through a rough road.
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It's only rough because of the long stretches of Desert. Miles and Miles of sand and cactus. Very few towns and people. Don't get me wrong it is very beautiful in its own way. But does get pretty lonely in places especially when you are thinking of possible car breakdowns etc.
But you can miss the opportunity to go at least once in a life time. It breathtaking. Just try to take a cellphone that works, just in case.
But you can miss the opportunity to go at least once in a life time. It breathtaking. Just try to take a cellphone that works, just in case.
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Karen, we sure have driven I-17 at different times from each other! We don't live there, but have driven that route probably 8 times in the past 3 years and it has always had traffic galore, and usually too much. Last trip, we were in a 40 minute crawl headed back to Phoenix and thanking our lucky stars that our flight out wasn't scheduled until the next morning. Towns might be scarce, but people aren't and I suspect help is never too far away.
I agree the road is flat and worry free, but should warn you, "scared", that if you decide to take the back road between Sedona and Flagstaff through Oakcreek Canyon, there were parts of that drive that bothered me with my mild-moderate acrophobia. It's a very good road, never rough, but there are areas where the drop off on one side was unnerving (to me). None-the-less, the drive is SO beautiful, I'd swallow my discomfort one way, either coming or going, just to see it.
I agree the road is flat and worry free, but should warn you, "scared", that if you decide to take the back road between Sedona and Flagstaff through Oakcreek Canyon, there were parts of that drive that bothered me with my mild-moderate acrophobia. It's a very good road, never rough, but there are areas where the drop off on one side was unnerving (to me). None-the-less, the drive is SO beautiful, I'd swallow my discomfort one way, either coming or going, just to see it.
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The roads are well maintained butas others are mentioned they are remote especially when driving through parts of the Indian Reservation.I always tell visitors to head up/back early-don't drive through the area at night because help will be hard to find and cell phones don't work!
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It's so flat, in fact, that I couldn't quite believe that I was going to be anywhere near something like the Grand Canyon. As you get closer to the Canyon from Flagstaff, there are a few more trees, and I'll never forget seeing a sign for a first "scenic overlook" and driving in to take a look. Because of the trees, it still looked flat, but I got out of the car and walked toward the overlook and couldn't breathe for about a minute because of the hugeness, the grandeur, and the beauty of my first sign of the G.C. Don't know if that overlook is still there (this was a couple of decades ago), but bear in mind that the canyon isn't situated among mountains -- it's in effect a huge, ancient, deep riverbed in the otherwise flat desert.
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