Twenty-two photos from our roadtrip from Mesa, through the Tonto Forest, to the Roosevelt Dam along SR-88. From Wikipedia: "It (88) roughly follows the route of the Salt River, and between Tortilla Flat and Roosevelt Dam, is an unpaved, winding mountain road that largely dates from the 1930s."
Second stop, Canyon Lake. Nothing sounds as good to me as water lapping against rocks. Makes me think of sitting on the dock at my mom's house on the Hudson River.
Third stop, Tortilla Flat. Their eatery- their one eatery- is about as campy as you can expect, with endearingly crappy diner fare to match. (Yes, the walls are covered in dollar bills.)
There was something bizarre and spooky about this stretch of 88. The way the dead looking trees and scrubs crowd over it, it's almost like being lost in the middle of Nowhere, Kenya. I can't imagine how scared I would have been had it been night.
2 comments:
Wow, sounds like a fun time! Yay, your mom is finally here! That's so great. :)
Also, I could see how you thought it was a Joshua tree, but that plant is actually a cholla. And they are scary. You don't want to get to close or a little piece will "jump" off and stick into your shoe - or your skin - and they are painful and hard to get off!
You got some great pics - thanks for sharing!
I just cross-referenced them via Wikipedia and you're right! They look remarkably similar from afar. =|
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