https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkcNSzjkzxUthey take the old road from lake pleasant to crown king, over to cleator then turkey creek. th en up bloody basin to mingus. I do not remember the roads that bad, i have been on that road to crown king many times, i think only putting m y dodge diesel in 4x4 one time, but it has been a few years., but you can get an idea of the country just north of phoenix. there is another road to crown king suitable for passenger cars.
i remember also coming down that road in the winter, i slid for probably half mile in the diesel.
back in the 70's a friend of mine took his new ford truck up to crown king with a case of beer, on the more civilized road, snow all over the place. the bar had beer stacked to the ceiling anticipating a bad winter. the mens bathroom was out side, the urinal a a hollowed out log leading outside the outhouse.
good times
there was ten feet of snow in crown king some years ago, remember not that far from phoenix.
