There are a few pictures headed down the hill toward home. Some of the tall trees. I-17 going south toward Mayer. The runaway truck ramp on a particularly steep section of the highway. Looking from I-17 toward the red rocks of Sedona, except with the sun in your eyes you can't see the red. We'll go there another day or I will look for some other pictures from Sedona. In this last picture, we are headed up the hill from Camp Verde. It is a long curvy, steep hill. General Crook's trail runs from Camp Verde. It connected several forts used in Indian fighting. You will see reflections from the window of the truck. Sorry! Dooley
Thank you Dooley those are just great pictures. I understand the runaway ramps as I dispatch 18 wheelers out dailey and a few of them have had to use those.They are life savers . I love the scenery in your pictures.just beautiful.
Is that what I think it is? Please enlighten an ignorant gnome The last shot is great Dooley. Don't worry about the reflections.
Those pictures made me want to hurry our trip to Phoenix. I don't mind driving I-17 if I have people with me. I have to learn to use my digital camera by then. Wannabe
The runaway truck ramp is for trucks who lose their brakes on the downslope to run out onto. The ramp is made of very deep, soft sand. It stops the truck before it hits something or runs of the edge of the cliff. The aren't used as much as they used to be, thanks to advances in brake technology. Trucks don't lose their brakes very often anymore. If you ever see one, don't run your car out onto it. Your car will sink in the sand, and you'll get a ticket for driving out onto it, as well as a bill from the tow truck that has to come pull you out.
What a great idea that runaway truck ramp was. I must have saved quite a few lives before brake technology improved.
Yes,but if something happens to the air lines that feed those brakes you loose the air from the brakes and then no air brakes and then its Katy bar the door if your on roads like Dooley just showed you.
