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| no partners | | I knew 87 had landslide clearance going on north of Sunflower from 8:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. every night, but that this was the last morning. Leaving Sunnyslope at 6:00 a.m., and driving up 87, we usually hit Sunflower around 7:30. I thought the work might be done early. At worst, we’d have to wait thirty minutes. Instead, traffic was routed off 87 at Bush Highway. And 87 wasn’t scheduled to open until 9:00! Not relishing fighting my way through a post-closure traffic jam, I re-routed. 
We drove Bush Highway into Mesa, then 202, then 60. We beat the 9:00 a.m. construction closure on that road by minutes.
From Miami, we drove north on 188, before turning onto Young Highway. Highway 288 is 74 miles through Young to Highway 260. I counted three cafes and three saloons remaining in Young. Plus a friday fish fry at the VFD.
288 is twisty, often alternating pavement and dirt. Enjoying the drive, it took us two hours.
Just after 11, we reached 288’s northern end, where there was a third construction zone. And there is yet another one before Heber! Doing the math, I knew there was no way I would be able to start my penultimate General Crook segment before 12:30 p.m. Too late. I decided to bail. |
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