Today we went on another wonderful scenic drive. We took Rte 60 from Apache Junction up through Globe on our way to check out Fort Apache. The scene to the right was from the road as we were winding down into Salt River Canyon. Quite a beautiful area. This was a view of the canyon with the river winding its way through the middle.
This picture shows part of the road down below as shown from the same road at a higher level.
And here is the bridge that spans Salt river that runs through the canyon.
This is the Post Office from Fort Apache. Looks to be the actual building from the late 1800's.
And this is a row of Officer's Quarters housing. Nice looking stone houses that are now used as housing for the American Indians living in the area.
Overall, the trip to Fort Apache was kind of disappointing. It looks to me like it has been allowed to be run-down. I don't believe the U.S. Government even has any involvement in the daily operations of the old Fort. It appears that the Indians have been given the property back. They do have a museum but it is basically an Indian heritage museum instead of an historic outlook of the fort itself.
Well, that is it for today's post. The next trip we take is to Tombstone, Arizona, the place where Wyatt Earp, his brothers and Doc Holliday shot it out with the Clantons at the OK Corral.
