tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402991.post4024955390314563890..comments2024-01-07T06:31:21.493-07:00Comments on Walking Prescott: ... or shine; the curves don't go away!Granny Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07302978680897139954noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402991.post-69762566593459015622009-02-17T21:28:00.000-07:002009-02-17T21:28:00.000-07:00anon-2 -- I recall the White Spar from my youth in...anon-2 -- I recall the White Spar from my youth in the 30s & 40s. It gets its name from a mountain called the <A HREF="http://walkingprescott.blogspot.com/2008/12/white-spar-fire-remains.html" REL="nofollow">White Spar</A> which can be seen in the post I linked to. What Spar basically means <I>white rock</I>; that particular mountain has a major quartz outcropping toward the top.Granny Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07302978680897139954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402991.post-18086875786067660372009-02-17T10:22:00.000-07:002009-02-17T10:22:00.000-07:00Wonderful article.I remember a conversation with a...Wonderful article.<BR/>I remember a conversation with a friend who's father came to the area just after WWI. His father drove an old Ford (Model T or A ?) that had a gravity-fed fuel system (no fuel pump). He had to drive up the Spar in reverse in order to prevent fuel starvation.<BR/><BR/>Anyhow, I am curious. How did White Spar get its name? What the heck is a "White Spar" anyhow? I'd like to find out...ThxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402991.post-15158162066540391762009-01-07T22:33:00.000-07:002009-01-07T22:33:00.000-07:00anon av -- it took me a long time to figure it out...anon av -- it took me a long time to figure it out (about the Hassayampa), though it should have been obvious to anyone who thought about it. After all, all those impossible roads heading downstream from the White Spar ended up at or near the river, which is live water in much of that section.Granny Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07302978680897139954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402991.post-29818000429991477072009-01-07T22:24:00.000-07:002009-01-07T22:24:00.000-07:00Heee! Family secrets revealed.And, the factoid abo...Heee! Family secrets revealed.<BR/><BR/>And, the factoid about the Hassayampa River...I learned something new today, thank you GJ.<BR/><BR/>~Anon in AV.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402991.post-71570579502809606752009-01-07T10:52:00.000-07:002009-01-07T10:52:00.000-07:00boonie -- good point there; perhaps the problem fo...boonie -- good point there; perhaps the problem for me was not being in control!<BR/><BR/>dotter -- indeed you did -- I was with you and it took place about two miles out of Wilhoit -- not a spot where I would have expected a stake-out.Granny Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07302978680897139954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402991.post-76366501185211783812009-01-07T10:45:00.000-07:002009-01-07T10:45:00.000-07:00Time has blurred my memories: Did I really get a ...Time has blurred my memories: Did I really get a speeding ticket on the White Spar? Ah, well. When I was doing it almost every day, I got to know those curves like my own and could drive it in my sleep.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402991.post-25063439085873738252009-01-07T10:33:00.000-07:002009-01-07T10:33:00.000-07:00It's weird how scary it is to go through curves li...It's weird how scary it is to go through curves like this in the passenger seat. But in the driver's seat, curves mean nothing to me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402991.post-46430481825661275762009-01-07T10:27:00.000-07:002009-01-07T10:27:00.000-07:00style -- interesting -- never heard about that par...style -- interesting -- never heard about that particular truck, but it's a good warning. Any particular time of day?<BR/><BR/>tombo -- when we came out in aught-81, we had a R.E.D. TR-4. 'Nuf said.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402991.post-75427438099584224472009-01-07T08:16:00.000-07:002009-01-07T08:16:00.000-07:00Oh the fun these curves can deliver to a young man...Oh the fun these curves can deliver to a young man in a sports car.....<BR/><BR/>Many a clenched rear has slid around these lovely hairpins. :)TomboCheckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11076931481931258301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402991.post-1791866993543642322009-01-07T06:44:00.000-07:002009-01-07T06:44:00.000-07:00You should be careful on this section Granny J as ...You should be careful on this section Granny J as the Safeway delivery truck (40') sneaks down sometimes if he is in a hurry for Wickenburg. His wide turns block boyh lanes in the hairpins!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com