There is a long stretch of twisting and narrow roadway in Arizona that spans from Prescott to Wickenburg through Wikiup and down into Kingman. Commonly known as "Blood Alley", highway 89 cuts through the desert hills of Arizona around sharp corners, through canyons and over quickly ascending and descending hills.
Because of the many hills and general geography of the road most cell phones and radios don't work for almost the entire span and it's so seldom used anymore that it is not rare for travelers to travel the whole highway without ever having seen another soul.
One of our fans emailed us his story of the road and it caused us to search out a few of the various tales commonly known on "Blood Alley".
"After riding all day I was just looking for a spot to spend the night because it was getting dark and the road had been twisting like a corkscrew and I just wanted to get some sleep. Right after the sun had passed below the hills I saw a kid in the distance just playing the road. I rode toward him worries that he might be abandoned or lost here in the middle of nowhere. I rode toward him for a while before I realized that I never got any closer. Then it started to get creepy, I was alone and thought it was just the long day, but I swear that kid kept looking up at me and smiling. He was just waiting for me to catch him. I must of rode for fifteen minutes chasing that kid along this crazy road and I never caught up to nothing but some headlights in my eyes. After the truck passed I never saw the kid again. But it was creepy enough that I don't want to ride that stretch without a buddy again."
Submitted by Ralph-O a New Mexico fan.
The guys at LRS are curious and we're looking to hear from more riders about this terrible trail. Please contact us at MythsLegendsTales@gmail.com to let us know your experience with a haunted highway near you.
Until your next ride, be safe and keep the rubber side down.
The LRS Team.
REMINDS ME OD A STORY THAT WAS SUPPOSE TO BE TRUE IN INDIANA. A GUY GOT OUT OF THE SERVICE, BOUGHT A HARLEY AND HEADED TO HIS GIRLFRIENDS HOUSE. HE WAS GOING TO ASK HER HAND IN MARRIAGE. AS HE GOT CLOSE TO THE HOUSE, HE PULLED INTO THE DRIVE AND STOPPED. GOT OFF THE BIKE AND WALKED TO THE HOUSE BY THE KITCHEN WINDOW. HE SAW HIS GIRLFRIEND THROUGH THE WINDOW AND GOT EXCITED, UNTIL HE SAW A HAND COME OVER HER, TURNED HER AROUND AND KISSED HER. THAT'S WHEN HE SAW THE WEDDING RING. HE GOT SO PISSED OFF, HE RAN TO THE BIKE, STARTED IT AND DROVE OFF IN THE NIGHT. AS HE WAS GOING TOWARD A BRIDGE, HE LOST CONTROL AND HIT THE BRIDGE.
ReplyDeleteIN THE MORNING THE FOUND THE BIKE, BUT THAT WAS ALL.
THEY SAY IF YOU STOP ON THE BRIDGE, BLOW YOUR HORN THREE TIMES, THEN FLASH YOUR HEADLIGHT 3 X'S, YOU WILL HEAR A HARLEY START UP AT THE FARM HOUSE AND HEAD TOWARD THE BRIDGE.
TWO GUYS WANTED TO TEST IT OUT ONE NIGHT AND STOOD IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BRIDGE DOING WHAT I JUST MENTIONED. THE BIKE STARTED AND CAME TOWARD THEM. THE ONE GUY GOT SCARED AND STOOD OFF THE BRIDGE. WHEN THE BIKE PASSED, HE COULDN'T FIND HIS BUDDY. HEARD HIM YELLING ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE BRIDGE. WALKED OVER AND HE LOOKED LIKE SOMEONE BEAT THE HELL OUT OF HIM. THEY THEN DECIDED TO PUT A ROPE ACROSS THE BRIDGE, AND THEN BLOW THE HORN 3X'S AND FLASH THE HEADLIGHT 3X'S. AS THEY DID THE BIKE STARTED UP AND CAME TOWARD THEM. IT WENT ACROSS THE BRIDGE AND THE ROPE WAS STILL IN †HE POSITION THEY TIED IT.
NOW THEY SAID IN THE ARTICLE THAT IF YOU GO THERE TO BLOW YOUR HORNS AND FLASH YOUR LIGHTS, THE COPS WILL BE THERE WAITING FOR YOU. THE OWNER OF THE FARM FILED A COMPLAINT ABOUT ALL THE TRAFFIC BLOWING THEIR HORNS AND FLASHING THEIR HEADLIGHTS. SOMEDAY I WILL HAVE TO FIND THE ARTICLE TO SEE HOW TO GET THERE TO TRY IT. IT'S SOMEWHERE CLOSE TO FINDLAY,OH.
CHUCK CAVANAUGH