We took a drive along the Apache Trail, just east of Phoenix. The surrounding mountains are called "Little Grand Canyon." Only it's like driving at the bottom of Grand Canyon and then climbing halfway up.
It runs past Superstition Mountain, as well as the old town of Goldfield.
There are many one lane bridges along this road. Luckily, there was not too much traffic!
Canyon Lake is one of the three lakes formed by dams, thanks to the local power company.
The Salt River (same one for tubing) provides the water.
A good portion of the drive is on an unpaved road, and portions of it only allow one vehicle to pass, with mountains rising on one side and canyons dropping on the other. Bill loved driving this, but Denise's knuckles were white and foot was tired of "braking" on the passenger side!
Imagine tubing along these waterways. This was similar to some of the scenery of our tubing along Salt River (somewhat smaller mountains, but they look pretty grand when you're down in the river).
The Salt River (same one for tubing) provides the water.
A good portion of the drive is on an unpaved road, and portions of it only allow one vehicle to pass, with mountains rising on one side and canyons dropping on the other. Bill loved driving this, but Denise's knuckles were white and foot was tired of "braking" on the passenger side!
Imagine tubing along these waterways. This was similar to some of the scenery of our tubing along Salt River (somewhat smaller mountains, but they look pretty grand when you're down in the river).
The dam Roosevelt Lake is probably the largest and visible from the road.
Back on paved roads, but the twists and turns and climbs and drops continue.
Back on paved roads, but the twists and turns and climbs and drops continue.
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