Salt River Canyon

Thursday, November 3, 2011

We had to bundle up a bit because it was quite chilly (downright cold) leaving the parking area near ShowLow, Arizona, but the cavemobile fires soon had us warming up, and away we went, down through the Salt River Canyon towards Globe. We enjoyed stopping along the way at several turnouts just taking in the beautiful scenery and taking our time.

In Globe, we stopped and listened to the friendly women in the visitor center, and loaded up with maps and brochures for Arizona. Globe is copper country, with several mines in the area. The visitor center had ore samples you could buy, and some were quite pretty. Nope, they won't be in your Christmas stocking.

We continued on through another scenic canyon, enjoying the different rock formations. As we came down from the hills nearing the outskirts of Phoenix, there was quite a haze in the air. We chose to believe it was dust blowing, but could have just been smog!

Barney's brother was expecting us, so that was our next stop. After visiting a little bit, Betty and Wilma loaded up some laundry and went down the road to find a laundromat. The Wash Tub wasn't far away, and we got that chore taken care of.

Meanwhile, Fred had taken off for Scottsdale to visit the Book Center there. He and the manager had been working acquaintances before Fred's retirement, and he enjoyed seeing her again.

All back at Lee's, we talked him into going to Golden Corral for dinner, then we settled in for the night.