Rockin' for 250 years; the Fourth is with us!
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The time is coming soon for our annual pilgrimage to the Kanab Fourth-of-July celebration!
Since the fourth falls on Saturday this year, I thought it would be cool just to hang around town and enjoy not only the fireworks but the parade and festivities as well!
On Friday, we'll ride the back way through the Coconino National Forest, through Flagstaff, and on to Kanab, Utah.
On Saturday, Kanab puts on a full day festival, which climaxes in a spectacular Fourth of July Fireworks display!
On Sunday we take mostly the same route back home, but we'll travel through Oak Creek and Sedona.
SCOOT MAPS:
HOTEL: BOTH NIGHTS!
Parry Lodge: it is cheap, we can walk to dinner, and we can walk to the park. Traffic and parking is heavily congested because of the festival, as you can imagine, so it is a great bonus not to have to ride to anything.
My total for 2 nights is $194, your experience may vary somewhat.
THINGS TO BRING:
- A portable chair so you can sit comfortably to watch the fireworks
- A light sweat shirt/jacket; the evening might get a bit chilly for us desert rats.
THINGS TO REMEMBER:
- We lose an hour when we cross the border into Utah. I have accounted for this in my timelines for Friday and Sunday.
DESCRIPTION:
Day 1: Friday, July 3
- After picking up riders, we'll ride through Payson, up Lake Mary Road, through Flagstaff, and lunch in Cameron. Afterward, we'll break at the Navajo Bridge Interpretive Center, then check in at the Parry Lodge in Kanab.
- After we settle in, we can walk across the street for dinner.
- Cameron Trading Post Restaurant
- Navajo Bridge Interpretive Center
- Parry Lodge
- WALKING DISTANCE DINNER CHOICES
- Iron Horse Restaurant
- Houston's Trail's End Restaurant
- FUSION HOUSE
Day 2: Saturday, July 4
- Attend the festivities!
Day 3: Sunday, July 5
- Ride back home mostly the way we came, but with a few changes. We'll return through Page, have lunch in Flagstaff at MartAnnes Burrito Palace, and return through Oak Creek Canyon, Sedona, Payson, then to the valley.
TIMELINE:
Day 1: Friday, July 3
- 7:45 AM - 8:00 AM: PICKUP Chevron, Fort McDowell
- 9:00 AM - 9:15 AM: REFUEL 76, Payson
- 11:15 AM - 11:30 AM: REFUEL Speedway, Flagstaff
- 12:20 AM - 12:35 PM: REFUEL CHEVRON, Cameron
- 12:40 PM - 2:10 PM: LUNCH Cameron Trading Post Restaurant
- 3:20 PM - 3:50 PM: BREAK Navajo Bridge Interpretive Center
- TIMEZONE SHIFT - THE CLOCK MOVES AHEAD BY ONE HOUR
- 6:20 PM - 6:35 PM: REFUEL Chevron, Kanab, UT
- 6:40 PM: HOTEL Parry Lodge, Kanab, UT
- 7:00 PM DINNER
Day 2: Saturday, July 4
- FREE TIME / EXPLORE
- 6:00 PM DINNER
- 8:00 PM Head over to the park - Fireworks begin after sunset, around 8:45
Day 3: Sunday, July 5
- 6:45 AM - 7:00 AM: PICKUP Parry Lodge
- TIMEZONE SHIFT - THE CLOCK MOVES BACK BY ONE HOUR
- 7:15 AM - 7:30 AM: REFUEL Maverick, Page
- 8:50 AM - 9:05 AM: REFUEL Chevron, Cameron
- 10:00 AM - 10:15 AM: REFUEL Speedway, Flagstaff
- 10:20 PM - 11:50 AM: LUNCH MartAnnes, Flagstaff
- 12:40 PM - 1:40 PM: BREAK Ice Cream in Sedona
- 2:20 PM - 2:35 PM: REFUEL Chevron, Camp Verde
- 3:50 PM - 4:05 PM: REFUEL 76, Payson
- 5:00 PM - 5:15 PM: REFUEL/GOODBYES Chevron, Fort McDowell