Carefree Highway

I have some friends who live in the town of Carefree, AZ. It was a master planned community conceived in 1955. IMO the town predates any highway "title". However, it can be a happy drive if one so wishes.

And now we ALL have an earworm stuck our brains! 😉

CJean, years of boating springs to mind. Carefree Hwy is the exit off of I-17 to head west on SR74 to Lake Pleasant and on to Wickenburg. It’s a 4 lane then 2 lane road, through the desert, but occasionally you’ll see wild burros roaming about. Eastward it leads to the community of Carefree. From there you head northeast to Bartlett Lake or loop around west to the town of Cave Creek with its western themed restaurants and bars.

Hope your daughter is having fun. It’s kind of warm (106*) and muggy with the monsoons building up. Let her know that the Western Museum in Wickenburg is worth a visit.
If she’s in Phoenix, the Heard Museum is excellent (Native American artifacts and history). Also Hall of Flames, a fire truck museum, near the Botanical Gardens.

I'll pass that on Horsewoofie. She has visited Phoenix many times as it is home to her BFFs extended family. Unfortunately this trip is for a Memorial service for the family patriarch.

CJean, I’m so sorry for your daughter’s and her BFF’s loss.

The "New Dick van Dyke" show was filmed in Carefree when Dick lived in Cave Creek. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_Dick_Van_Dyke_Show