This is the story of residents who were appalled that a scenic road through their two small towns was about to be converted to a four - and five - lane highway.

One foot planted in environmental activism and the other in grassroots political action, this book details what twenty-seven men and women, and their supporters did to persuade the Arizona Department of Transportation to reexamine its data, consult with all interested citizens, and they hoped, reach consensus for an improved two-lane road.