It’s worth the drive to BAGDAD

January’s driving adventure took us on a very entertaining drive to the tiny town of Bagdad. It has to be one of the last surviving Mining company owned towns, stepped in history for sure.

Our adventure started out at Tramoto’s and we had a near record crowd for this drive, we had to separate into 3 groups which equated to a lot of organization and megaphone work on Rooks part to ensure we executed successfully.

The first section of our drive was along the Carefree Highway which is a very scenic run, next up was a quick blast up US-60 W then onto US-93 N to Wickenburg for our first break.

The next section of our drive took us along AZ-89 N towards Yarnell, which spectacular and our first time on this road. This wasa followed by Yava Rd which itself a road full of breathtaking scenery. Not to be outdone, the next portion of our drive that took us along AZ-97 S was an absolute 10 mile masterpiece of twisty undulating tarmac eutopia. The smiles at the “Break Check Area” stop said it all, and then we did it all again in the other direction.

It was a short hop from this great portion of the drive to Bagdad to our lunch destination, and we were greeted to the site of a Country Tavern straight out of the old West, brimming with charm and character. A great place to grab a bite to eat.

The Luncheon put on by the Copper Counrty Bar & Grill was superb and very much what you would expect from one of the few restaurants in the town, hungry miners would not have it any other way. The baked beans, brisket, chicken and salad was delicious! During our lunch we were treated to an improv karaoke by our own AZPCA member Janis B. Thanks Janis!

After lunch everyone was free to either head back on their own or to drive in smaller self-directed groups. We chose the latter and had an absolutely brilliant drive back.

Until the next drive, stay safe and enjoy the ride.