Jim & Lyndi ZR-1 Road Trip to Death Valley and The Grand Canyon - ZR-1 Net Registry Forums

QB93Z · 04-12-2022

Day 19 - at Mesa:

For our morning activity, we drove east from Mesa to see the sights on the Apache Trail. The Apache Trail is an Arizona State Scenic Highway (AZ-88). Most of AZ-88 is in the Tonto National Forest.

Our first stop was to visit Goldfield Ghost Town, the remains of an active gold mine that operated from 1892 to 1898. There are a lot of mining equipment and buildings, an operating tourist train, stores, restaurants, gift shops, a jail, gold panning, native American art and jewelry, 2 churches, and other tourist attractions.

Lyndi in front of a steam powered tractor on Main Street:

Mine equipment:

The Apache trail winded its way through the mountains and landscapes with many Saguaro Cactus. Canyon Lake is one of four reservoirs that were formed by the damming of the Salt River in the U.S. state of Arizona as part of the Salt River Project. It was formed by the Mormon Flat Dam, which was completed in 1925 after two years of construction.

We stopped for lunch in the town of Tortilla Flat, at the Superstition Saloon.

Jim

04-12-2022	#12
QB93Z Join Date: May 2007 Location: Westminster, Maryland Posts: 3,689	Re: Jim & Lyndi ZR-1 Road Trip to Death Valley and The Grand Canyon Day 19 - at Mesa: For our morning activity, we drove east from Mesa to see the sights on the Apache Trail. The Apache Trail is an Arizona State Scenic Highway (AZ-88). Most of AZ-88 is in the Tonto National Forest. Our first stop was to visit Goldfield Ghost Town, the remains of an active gold mine that operated from 1892 to 1898. There are a lot of mining equipment and buildings, an operating tourist train, stores, restaurants, gift shops, a jail, gold panning, native American art and jewelry, 2 churches, and other tourist attractions. Lyndi in front of a steam powered tractor on Main Street: Mine equipment: The Apache trail winded its way through the mountains and landscapes with many Saguaro Cactus. Canyon Lake is one of four reservoirs that were formed by the damming of the Salt River in the U.S. state of Arizona as part of the Salt River Project. It was formed by the Mormon Flat Dam, which was completed in 1925 after two years of construction. We stopped for lunch in the town of Tortilla Flat, at the Superstition Saloon. Jim