Aug 152012
Heading off the plateau today for the long drive to Yarnell. Yet another dentist appointment. One of these weeks/months I should be done. Here’s where I’ll be driving through.
The meadows on the Kaibab Plateau.
Also forest. Watch out for the not-so wildlife.
Drop off the plateau.
Past the Vermilion Cliffs.
Over the river and already went through the woods.
Across the painted desert.
Around Mount Humphreys.
Through Chino Valley where the pronghorns browse.
And home to the Weaver Mountains as the sun goes down.
360 miles. How far do you have to drive to the dentist?
15 Responses to “Going to the dentist, a long drive”
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If you are adding the gas $$$$$ to the cost of the dentist $$$$$ you better be getting solid gold teeth installed! Beautiful drive BUT! Stay safe!
Between the hours of driving and the fuel this dental process is getting way too expensive Geri. But otherwise I’d have to wait until the season’s over, which may not be until mid-November.
Thirty miles round-trip to my dentist. Scenery not one iota as fantastic as yours!
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Well Jeannelle, I’d rather drive a shorter ways then settle with the lack of scenery.
Oh gosh — at least it’s beautiful scenery. My hope is that you feel OK to navigate the trip back. It’s a bit of a nasty commute no matter how gorgeous. (PS: I sure wish Typepad had the ‘please confirm you’re human’ button available. Just deleted 50 spams.)
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Er, I’d have to drive 625m here in EA. With nothing as lovely as your scenery to take my mind off the long trip and ultimate destination. At least we get to share this beautiful country of yours although for you it’s a painful process. Hope you’re feeling better and that the end of the dentistry is in sight, Gaelyn. (((Hugs))) Jo
Honestly — I’ve driven that route so many times in my life I thought I was driving it again. So pretty. And – I go one miles. So you beat me. I was suppose to have surgery this morning but it got delayed until December so the insurance would pick it up. The games we have to play.
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Wow, that’s quite a drive for your dental visit. I hope he’s doing good work for you. Will be nice to get it all done.
At least the drive is incredibly scenic.
I gotta say…..that’s a beautiful trek:) Hope your dentist visits slowly dissipate. You’ve gone a lot over the past several months. My Russian dentist is 40 minutes away. And she hurts me.
That is dedication to your chompers! Mine is about 2 miles away…and I still hate going.
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That is a long way to go to the dentist but at least most of it is an amazingly beautiful drive. Now that we have been there I take delight in looking at your images and saying to myself “I know where that is!”
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Yikes, Gaelyn – I thought the 90 miles to Denver was bad! I’m still dealing with mine, too. Good luck – hope this is it for you. I still haven’t even gotten measured for the crown.
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Trying to fix the scenery in your mind on the way to the dentist is a good way to later relax on the chair…
And I thought we had to drive far to find snow…. It may be far but the route has such an amazing veriety of sceneries. A beautiful part of the world you live in
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The scenery en route to the dentist would almost make it worthwhile! How far to Algodones from Port Townsend?….Maybe 1400 miles! Ours will have to wait till winter…
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