On March 13 we took the scenic drive to view Salt River Canyon. We picked up US Hwy 60 east of Phoenix and drove through a variety of landscapes. High Desert, with cactus and mesquite trees changed to rocky spires and mammoth boulders doing balancing acts that defy gravity as we approached the city of Globe. From Globe to the peak we climb to an elevation of over 6000 feet and the scenery changed to ponderosa pine and snowbanks.
From the peak it's all downhill! The highway decends quickly into the 2000 feet deep canyon following a series of hairpin turns and switchbacks to the
bridge crossing the Salt River. The multi-colored layers of exposed
stone on the canyon walls are amazing. The nickname "Mini-Grand
Canyon" seems appropriate.
From the peak it's all downhill! The highway decends quickly into the 2000 feet deep canyon following a series of hairpin turns and switchbacks to the
bridge crossing the Salt River. The multi-colored layers of exposed
stone on the canyon walls are amazing. The nickname "Mini-Grand
Canyon" seems appropriate.
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