Another Old Mine

 While we were in Wickenburg we took one ride out into the desert.  It was a nice road and a beautiful day.  We went as far as this old mine.  There is another mine along this road but we opted to turn around at this point.  We never ride too many miles in one trip or at least we try not to because the farther you go the farther you have to come back.  There are several other roads/trails you can take by leaving right from the campground.  Wickenburg is a great town to visit but there is a lot of traffic that comes through there because two main highways come together right at the start of downtown.  

We left Wickenburg and got through Phoenix early on a Sunday morning so the six lanes of freeway traffic was fairly light.  We drove up to our summer destination in the White Mountains.  The road we took was good but you still go up and down some pretty good hills with some 6 percent grades.  This road gets heavy traffic on the weekends.   Many folks from the Phoenix area come up to the mountains in the summer to escape the heat.  So far we have to agree the mountains are much cooler.  While Yuma is hitting the 100 degree mark we have enjoyed 70's and low 80's.