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Long Way Round: An All-Day Breakfast Ride

Sometimes a roadblock can be an opportunity. We planned to try a little restaurant in Miami, AZ, about 70 miles from home, for a mid-morning breakfast. And we did just that. However, the way back was blocked due to a vehicle accident and fire. Rather than wait in a line of stiuck traffic on the road, we turned around and returned to Superior, where we took an extended iced tea break at a tavern in the picturesque old downtown. By the time we returned to the main highway, backed-up traffic and carloads of stranded travelers jammed the road, gas stations, stores and other parking places. We elected to return home via the long way 'round, through Globe, Roosevelt, Tonto Basin and Jake's Corner and back on the Beeline Highway. That added over 100 miles to our ride, but what a great ride it turned out to be, with very little traffic on the entire return trip. We later learned that the direct route back from Miami was blocked until well into the evening.

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Like an all-day sucker
Like an all-day sucker		 Judy modeling her new summer jacket
Judy modeling her new summer jacket		 Our destination: The Burger House
Our destination: The Burger House		 A.K.A. La Cocina de Casillas
A.K.A. La Cocina de Casillas
Reasonable prices
Reasonable prices		 Where good food is made
Where good food is made		 A foodie's delight
A foodie's delight		 Good to the last bite
Good to the last bite
A very contented Judy
A very contented Judy		 Fire on the road ahead
Fire on the road ahead		 Waiting, somewhat patiently
Waiting, somewhat patiently		 Still waiting
Still waiting
We're stopped near scenic Picketpost Mountain
We're stopped near scenic Picketpost Mountain		 Not a good sign, so we turn around
Not a good sign, so we turn around		 We stop in old town Superior
We stop in old town Superior		 The pause that refreshes
The pause that refreshes
We'll have to try the Uptown Cafe one day
We'll have to try the Uptown Cafe one day		 This beats waiting in stuck traffic!
This beats waiting in stuck traffic!		 One of many murals in Superior
One of many murals in Superior		 The Superior Youth Mural
The Superior Youth Mural
The sign explains it
The sign explains it		 Youth Mural detail
Youth Mural detail		 More of the Youth Mural
More of the Youth Mural		 Youth Mural detail 2
Youth Mural detail 2
Panoramic mural
Panoramic mural		 At the town park
At the town park		 Ice cream too!
Ice cream too!		 Superior streetscape
Superior streetscape
Interesting old buildings abound
Interesting old buildings abound		 Fred Flintstone shops here
Fred Flintstone shops here		 At the Bob Jones Museum
At the Bob Jones Museum		 This may mean something, but what?
This may mean something, but what?
Art at Porter's Cafe
Art at Porter's Cafe		 A brief stop for crack sealing on the road to Globe
A brief stop for crack sealing on the road to Globe		 A short wait in a pretty spot
A short wait in a pretty spot		 A house or car fire in Globe!
A house or car fire in Globe!
We stop for gas, Gatorade and a stretch
We stop for gas, Gatorade and a stretch		 Roosevelt Lake Bridge
Roosevelt Lake Bridge		 An Arizona landmark
An Arizona landmark		 Judy's electric jacket
Judy's "electric" jacket
Big Red still looks good after all these years
Big Red still looks good after all these years		 Theodore Roosevelt Dam
Theodore Roosevelt Dam		 Big Red and big dam
Big Red and big dam		 Emergency pit stop
Emergency pit stop
You are here
"You are here"		 Here we are!
Here we are!		 Roosevelt Lake panorama
Roosevelt Lake panorama		 The road home
The road home
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