Thanks for the report, Desert Captain! Good timing, because we leave in our mh soon. We generally take 89A when driving our car up to Flagstaff...only go north on I-17 with the mh.
When driving home from last summer's trip from the west, I didn't want to drive south on I-17 from Flagstaff, so I exited I-40 at Ashfork onto Hwy 89, down through Prescott Valley and over to I-17 taking it north to Sedona. Hopefully at the end of this summer's trip, I-17 southbound between Flag and Hwy 179 exit will be smoooooth!
Glad to read the Lake Marys are full. Been wanting to take a day trip up there.