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Accessible RV Checklist
Access Travel Rights
Handicapped Travel Club
Rolling Down The Trail
Family RVing
Schooling Options for RVers
Kartchner Caverns State Park
Oscar Scherer State Park
10 RVing Tips for Newbies
The Accessible RV Site
Riding The Rails
The Enabled RVer Resources
Access Travel Guides
Selecting a Cane for Travel
Fulltime RVing Challenges
Campground Access
HTC Accessible Park List
Arizona Day Drive
Touring Arizona
Columbia River Region
RVing with Kids
Volunteering and RVing
RVing and Children
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| Editor's Note: Sometimes a day drive can be a great option for introducing a special-needs child to the idea of an RVing adventure. Make a note of interesting animals or attractions before setting off on the trip and be familiar enough with the route to plan ahead for a rest stop should a break become necessary. Arizona Day Drive by James Nicholson Southeast Arizona features many interesting day drives. Lock up your lifts and crank the hand controls for one of the better trips. About 125 miles northeast of Tucson on Highway 666 is Morensi. On your maps look for Safford and Clifton which are bigger towns in the area. Morensi is a Phelps Dodge Copper Mine which is the second largest pit mine in the nation. The town features a Phelps Dodge Mercantile Store where one can buy anything from groceries to a negligee. Lots of nice company housing can be seen. The biggest attraction is the open pit mine. What is unusual for a mine is that the highway skirts the rim. In several places, the highway crosses roads used by some of the largest earth moving equipment in use. You are well protected from the apartment-size equipment by flag persons keeping a watchful vigil to avert collisions. Further mine exploration is available through tours given by the mine. However, all tour busses are not accessible and you should give the mine a call at 520-865-4521, extension 6435 for tour information. Highway 666 continues north as it leaves the mine winding its way through the Gila National Forest. There is a beautiful and paved road although it is not for the driver concerned about sharp curves and steep shoulders. This road is called the Coronado Trail as Coronado might have passed this way in the 1500's. Continuing on the trail will lead you to the mountain towns and Flagstaff. Reprinted with permission by The Handicapped Travel Club and H.T.C. News. For information about membership in the Handicapped Travel Club, you can contact: The Handicapped Travel Club, 12555 Lantern Rd., Fishers, IN 40638. Merle Young, Secretary. His e-mail is KB9PDM@ARRL.net. |
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