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<strong>Gateway</strong> To The<br />

Copper<br />

Corridor<br />

Visitors Guide For<br />

• Safford • Clifton • San Carlos<br />

• Globe • Miami • Superior<br />

• Kearny • Tonto Basin • Young<br />

• Apache Junction<br />

<strong>Fall</strong>/<strong>Winter</strong><br />

<strong>2020</strong> FREE


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Table of Contents<br />

Welcome to the <strong>Fall</strong>/<strong>Winter</strong> <strong>2020</strong><br />

Edition of <strong>Gateway</strong><br />

Globe<br />

Pickle Barrel Trading Post......................................4<br />

Miami<br />

Bullion Plaza Cultural Center & Museum..............9<br />

Globe<br />

Waggin’ Vineyard..................................................10<br />

Bloom....................................................................12<br />

Center for the Arts.................................................13<br />

Pinal Mountains Range Foliage.............................14<br />

Roosevelt<br />

Tonto National Monument Cliff Dwelling............17<br />

Globe<br />

Besh-Ba-Gowah.....................................................18<br />

Map..................................................................20, 21<br />

San Carlos<br />

Seneca <strong>Fall</strong>s...........................................................22<br />

Superior<br />

Boyce Thompson Arboretum.................................24<br />

Gila County<br />

Discover Gila County.............................................26<br />

Birdwatching..........................................................28<br />

San Carlos<br />

Apache history........................................................29<br />

Safford<br />

Roper Lake............................................................30<br />

Dankworth features Indian village........................31<br />

Clifton<br />

Clifton welcomes visitors......................................32<br />

Young<br />

Forever Young........................................................33<br />

Apache Junction<br />

Goldfield Ghost Mine............................................34<br />

Superior<br />

Bruzzi Vineyard.....................................................35<br />

Kearny<br />

Eco-tourism............................................................36<br />

Globe<br />

Treating the body well...........................................38<br />

<strong>Gateway</strong> Staff<br />

To advertise in the <strong>Gateway</strong> to the Copper Corridor,<br />

contact:<br />

Publisher-GM Monica Watson<br />

at mwatson@silverbelt.com<br />

Sales Representative Kathy Riley<br />

at kriley@silverbelt.com<br />

Composing Eileen Terry<br />

Editorial Cassie Tafoya, David Sowders and<br />

Andrea Justice<br />

Contributors:<br />

Paul Wolterbeek<br />

Arizona Silver Belt<br />

PO Box 31<br />

298 N. Pine St.<br />

Copper Country News<br />

PO Box 1692<br />

298 N. Pine St.<br />

Globe, AZ 85502<br />

Cover photo:<br />

David Sowders<br />

Globe, AZ 85502<br />

928-425-7121<br />

www.silverbelt.com<br />

928-425-0355<br />

www.coppercountrynews.com<br />

The cover photo was taken by Deborah Yerkovich at<br />

Ferndell in the Pinal Mountains during October <strong>2020</strong>.<br />

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Pickle Barrel Trading Post<br />

is one of Globe’s favorite<br />

destinations<br />

The Pickle Barrel<br />

Trading Post<br />

opened in the fall<br />

of 2003 and quickly became<br />

one of the favorite<br />

destinations in the area for<br />

locals and tourists alike.<br />

Many customers entering<br />

the 8,000 sq. ft. building<br />

quickly look around and<br />

wonder in which direction<br />

their shopping should begin!<br />

The shop’s motto, “You<br />

Won’t Believe What’s Inside!”<br />

still rings true after all<br />

these years.<br />

The “Gallery Room” focuses<br />

on Native American<br />

art & craft from various<br />

Southwestern tribes, Apache<br />

baskets, Zuni fetishes, Hopi<br />

kachinas, Navajo pottery,<br />

original artwork by local<br />

artists, and a wide variety of<br />

beautiful turquoise and silver<br />

jewelry made by some<br />

of the finest silversmiths<br />

working today. This room<br />

also showcases two popular<br />

South of the Border items -<br />

Mata Ortiz pottery and the<br />

colorful Oaxacan animal figurines.<br />

Both of these items<br />

are handcrafted by various<br />

artists, making<br />

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Continued from page 4<br />

sories, metal wall art, candles,<br />

unique lighting, and<br />

a western motif section devoted<br />

to items like Stetson<br />

hats, Brazilian steer hide<br />

rugs, pillows, placemats/<br />

coasters, saddle blankets,<br />

and much more.<br />

The “Southwest Room”<br />

continues to carry a large<br />

selection of purses, mugs,<br />

towels and blankets from<br />

Pendleton, as well as souvenir<br />

t-shirts, Minnetonka<br />

moccasins, a large variety<br />

of hats and ball caps,<br />

a good selection of knives,<br />

copper bronzes, baskets for<br />

decor, and more metal art.<br />

The popular Trading Post<br />

area provides all the necessary<br />

product needed for the<br />

Apache Sunrise Dances, including<br />

the largest selection<br />

of buckskin in the entire<br />

Southwest.<br />

The “Rock and Mineral<br />

Room” offers specimens<br />

from the area like peridot<br />

and Apache tears, as well<br />

as others from around the<br />

world. Here you can also<br />

find several shelves of<br />

informational books on<br />

rocks/minerals.<br />

The newest edition to the<br />

shop is the “Pantry Room”<br />

where you will find popular<br />

food items like hot sauces,<br />

dips, specialty popcorns,<br />

prickly pear jellies and licorice,<br />

bread mixes, chocolates,<br />

candies, a wide variety<br />

of jerky, and of course,<br />

pickles! They also have<br />

mesquite cutting boards<br />

and other kitchen accessory<br />

items for sale.<br />

The Moss family is<br />

proud to be a part of the<br />

Globe-Miami community<br />

and they, along with their<br />

great staff, would like to invite<br />

you to stop in soon and<br />

see their incredible selection<br />

of merchandise.<br />

each one uniquely original.<br />

If you are looking for<br />

something from the Copper<br />

Corridor, there is plenty<br />

to choose from as well.<br />

Copper splash is a local<br />

favorite as are the copper<br />

mugs, pitchers, trays and<br />

vases. Looking for a children’s<br />

book, a new cookbook,<br />

history of the area,<br />

information on Native<br />

Americans, birds, or rocks<br />

and minerals, look no further.<br />

The Pickle Barrel<br />

always has well stocked<br />

shelves of books for you to<br />

enjoy.<br />

The “Antique Room”<br />

holds very few antiques or<br />

collectibles these days. Instead,<br />

it has been replaced<br />

with a lovely variety of<br />

home décor, kitchen acces-<br />

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Photo by Deborah Yerkovich<br />

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Bullion Plaza Cultural Center & Museum<br />

By David Sowders<br />

The Bullion Plaza Cultural Center & Museum in<br />

Miami houses an impressive array of exhibits,<br />

artifacts, photographs and memorabilia depicting<br />

the economic and social life of the early years of Miami,<br />

Globe and San Carlos. It offers a very intimate window<br />

into the past of an area marked with the sweat, intense convictions<br />

and dreams of the people who built it.<br />

The center itself is housed in what was built in the 1920s<br />

as a segregated grammar school for educating Mexican<br />

and Native American children. The school flourished and<br />

was opened to all children in the 1950s.<br />

Local artist Patty Sjolin adds some color to a new mural for<br />

the museum.<br />

Bullion Plaza azurite: Azurite from the Old Dominion<br />

Mine in Globe.<br />

Bullion Plaza showcases the Copper Corridor’s cultural<br />

and mining history. Permanent exhibits at Bullion Plaza<br />

include the Mining Heritage Collection, Mexican Cultural<br />

Exhibit, Governor Rose Mofford Exhibit, McKusick<br />

Tile Works (displaying the artistic work of Charmion and<br />

Robert McKusick), Ranching Exhibit, Native American<br />

Cultural Exhibit, Slavic Cultural Exhibit (spotlighting the<br />

area’s rich Slavic history), Dignitary Room for Civics and<br />

Politics, Military Room and the recently refurbished Mineral<br />

Hallway. The museum’s collection also features native<br />

birds and wildlife.<br />

The facility also features lecture halls, performance areas<br />

and meeting rooms, including the Copper Room and<br />

Inspiration Room.<br />

Bullion Plaza Cultural Center & Museum is currently<br />

open Sunday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., and<br />

closed on Saturdays. It is located at 150 N. Plaza Circle in<br />

Miami, at the west end of town.<br />

For more information about Bullion Plaza, call 928-<br />

473-3700, visit www.bullionplazamuseum.org or visit<br />

their Facebook page.<br />

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Waggin’ Vineyard<br />

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Waggin’ Vineyard creates destination<br />

location in Globe<br />

By Andrea Justice<br />

Stepping into the<br />

backyard of Waggin’<br />

Vineyard is like stepping<br />

into another world.<br />

Lucious grape vines<br />

cascading up and down<br />

the terraced hillside creates<br />

a true destination<br />

location just outside of<br />

Highway 60 in Globe. And<br />

while the picturesque landscape<br />

catches the eye, it’s<br />

the wine that makes visitors<br />

want to stay. “Our wine will<br />

make your tail wag” is their<br />

featured tagline and does<br />

well in expressing the effects<br />

of Waggin’s amazing<br />

wine.<br />

The story behind the<br />

vineyard is a classic labor<br />

of love tale. After visiting a<br />

family vineyard in France,<br />

locals Tim Trent and Daisy<br />

Flores were struck with an<br />

idea. What if they could<br />

plant their own vineyard<br />

in their own backyard taking<br />

advantage of the high<br />

desert hills in Globe? As a<br />

new retiree Trent was determined<br />

to make this dream a<br />

delicious reality. That was<br />

2011, in 2012 the couple<br />

planted their first 200 vines,<br />

in 2013 they planted 2,300<br />

more and in 2015 an extra<br />

550 were added. In the end<br />

they had produced grapes<br />

for a merlot, a cabernet, and<br />

a chardonnay. All forming<br />

a base for the four homegrown<br />

wines available at<br />

Waggin’ Vineyard.<br />

Wine lovers can drop<br />

in for a tasting that features<br />

both locally harvested<br />

wines and wines from<br />

other choice vineyards.<br />

The menu boosts Globe’s<br />

Delicate Red (merlot, cabernet,<br />

and shiraz) from the<br />

vineyard’s first harvest<br />

along with a unique dessert<br />

wine, Sweet Madame (cabernet<br />

and shiraz).<br />

Globe’s Gold is<br />

the vineyard’s distinctive<br />

chardonnay.<br />

The tasting<br />

room is open<br />

Thursday and Sunday<br />

from 11 a.m.<br />

to 5 p.m., and Friday<br />

and Saturday<br />

from 11 a.m. to 9<br />

p.m. The vineyard<br />

is now welcoming<br />

guests on Friday<br />

and Saturday evenings<br />

for food and music<br />

on the outdoor patio. As<br />

the weather changes from<br />

moderate to chilly, outdoor<br />

guests can still enjoy the<br />

vineyard while sitting next<br />

to infrared heaters on the<br />

patio.<br />

Artists, young and<br />

old, can schedule a spot in<br />

one of the Van Gogh in the<br />

Vineyard painting classes<br />

which are scheduled<br />

throughout the year.<br />

Those interested can<br />

call 928-961-6250 or 928-<br />

812-1619 for availability.<br />

Another<br />

new attraction<br />

added<br />

to the<br />

vineyard is<br />

the Waggin’<br />

Train<br />

Zoo open<br />

from Friday<br />

through<br />

S u n -<br />

day from<br />

11 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.<br />

Tickets are $5 per person<br />

with area access available<br />

for $3 per person. Waggin’<br />

Vineyard and Estate invites<br />

the public to stop by and<br />

visit with the alpacas.<br />

The vineyard is also<br />

available for weddings and<br />

events.<br />

Visit wagginvineyard.<br />

com for more information<br />

or stop by and visit the staff<br />

for more information on<br />

making an event memorable<br />

in the vineyards ideal<br />

setting.<br />

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Bloom offers an array of Asian dishes<br />

Set among downtown Globe’s shops and historic<br />

buildings, Bloom–an Asian Concept has been delighting<br />

diners with its range of Asian cuisine – from<br />

sushi to fried rice and curry – since opening in 2018.<br />

Bloom’s owner/chef, John Wong, originally from Toronto,<br />

Canada, traveled the world to learn the art and techniques<br />

of cooking. He was working for General Electric when he<br />

took 18 months off for the journey. “I went all the way from<br />

Spain to New Zealand, working in different kitchens as a<br />

volunteer,” Wong said. “That’s where I learned how to cook<br />

my menu; that was my culinary school.”<br />

Wong opened his first restaurant, Simply Noodles, in<br />

Melbourne, Australia with a partner. From there he went to<br />

Mesa, where he owned SN Asian Kitchen for 15 years before<br />

making the move to Globe in 2017.<br />

Featuring dishes from five Asian countries – China, Japan,<br />

Vietnam, Malaysia and Singapore – Bloom’s regular<br />

menu includes chicken and seafood curries, satay beef with<br />

peanut sauce and Hong Kong chicken with rice noodles and<br />

vegetables.<br />

One of Bloom’s most popular dishes is the ancient house<br />

fried rice, made with shrimp and chicken – a traditional<br />

recipe Wong learned<br />

in China. There’s also<br />

the drunken shrimp &<br />

chicken, with yakisoba<br />

noodles and spicy<br />

satay peanut sauce;<br />

Wong said once you<br />

try it, it will become<br />

one of your favorite<br />

dishes.<br />

Then there’s Bloom’s sushi menu, one thing SN Asian<br />

Kitchen didn’t offer. Wanting to add that here, Wong taught<br />

himself sushi making and made it happen. He said the community<br />

has been very receptive to the addition and to trying<br />

new things.<br />

Fresh fish for sushi comes to Bloom three times a week,<br />

including yellowtail from Japan and salmon from off the<br />

coast of Ireland. Bloom’s menu features a wide array of sushi<br />

rolls, as well as salmon, tuna and yellowtail sashimi.<br />

Bloom, located at 365 N. Broad St. in Globe, is open for<br />

dine-in and takeout Wednesday through Saturday from 11<br />

a.m. to 8 p.m.<br />

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Cobre Valley Center<br />

for the Arts<br />

presents the<br />

<strong>2020</strong> Festival of Trees<br />

The Cobre Valley Center for the Arts is planning<br />

on making this year’s Festival of Trees<br />

from Nov. 14 through Jan. 2 an event to remember.<br />

The event is open to anybody that wants<br />

to create and display a Christmas Tree creation.<br />

Set up starts Nov. 14 at the center. CVCA is looking<br />

forward to seeing fantastic creations for <strong>2020</strong>.<br />

The Cobre Valley Center for the Arts is Globe-Miami’s<br />

hub for fine arts, music, theater arts, quilts and<br />

more. They have a gift shop featuring the work of local<br />

artists including jewelry, Apache crafts, books, and<br />

pottery. The Center for the Arts is a pet-friendly facility.<br />

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Pinal Mountains Range Foliage<br />

No need for a roadtrip north<br />

to see and photograph vivid<br />

autumn foliage, our Pinal<br />

Mountains right here in Globe offer<br />

camera-ready aspens and maples,<br />

sumacs and sycamores. Lovely fall<br />

leaves throughout Gila County also<br />

beckon hikers and leaf-peepers to<br />

Payson and Rim Country trails; to<br />

the Sierra Anchas for autumn splendor<br />

along Workman Creek, Reynolds<br />

Creek; to the scenic high desert community<br />

of Pleasant Valley. Browse<br />

galleries of Pinal fall foliage photos<br />

at discovergilacounty.com; see daily<br />

photos and foliage season updates at<br />

facebook.com/discovergilacounty.<br />

Aspens & Maples<br />

Pinal Mountain fall foliage usually peaks from Oct. 20-<br />

25, with the best aspen and maple trees found along the top<br />

quarter-mile of the Ice House Canyon trail. Preview the<br />

lovely leaves online - a variety of galleries posted by Arizona<br />

photographers are all linked at discovergilacounty.<br />

com (see daily photos at discovergilacounty on Facebook,<br />

too). The Pinal Mountains lure leaf-peepers and photographers<br />

to Globe-Miami, just 90 minutes drive from most<br />

Valley communities, making Gila County an excellent fall<br />

weekend destination. For a truly memorable overnight<br />

book a room in a unique local bed-and-breakfast. Dream<br />

Manor Inn offers panoramic 360-degree views of surrounding<br />

mountains (dreammanorinn.com).<br />

Directions to Ice House Canyon Trail, Ferndell Spring<br />

and Signal Peak<br />

From the East Valley it takes about 2.5 hours driving<br />

to reach the top of the Pinal<br />

Mountain range, or about 90<br />

minutes if you’re driving there<br />

from the vicinity of Boyce<br />

Thompson Arboretum in Superior.<br />

The best color is found<br />

down the top most half-mile<br />

of the Ice House Canyon hiking<br />

trail, also around Ferndell<br />

Spring and the Six-Shooter<br />

Trail. Forest Service outhouse<br />

toilets are at the Sulfide de Rey<br />

campground and also Ferndell;<br />

picnic tables and firepits are<br />

available. Check the Tonto National<br />

Forest website to verify<br />

seasonal fire restrictions.<br />

Getting there from the East Valley: take Highway 60<br />

east past Superior, through the town of Miami and then<br />

through the smaller community of Claypool.<br />

After milepost 247, just past the Walmart plaza, turn<br />

right (south) at the stoplight where you’ll see a brown sign<br />

for the Pinal Mountain Recreation Area.<br />

Drive South down Russell Road; watch for a sharp right<br />

turn within a quarter mile - and stay on Russell Road. After<br />

2-3 miles Russell Road becomes Forest Road #55. Continue<br />

straight on FR55 another few miles as it winds through<br />

Russell Gulch Canyon, then uphill to the intersection of<br />

Forest Road 651.<br />

At that intersection turn right at the sign which reads<br />

‘Pinal Mountains 11 miles.’ This beautiful, winding mountain<br />

road ascends through low desert canyon country up<br />

into chaparral and then ponderosa pine forests.<br />

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Continued from page 14<br />

You’ll pass the Sulfide del Rey campground - which has<br />

Forest Service toilets, campsites and fire rings. Another<br />

minute or two past Sulfide del Rey campground the road<br />

splits; bear left towards Signal Peak. From here FR651<br />

winds southeasterly, around the south side of the mountain<br />

range - with dramatic, sweeping views across the Dripping<br />

Springs Valley below and rows of mountain ranges<br />

extending like a choppy sea as you gaze south. Look to the<br />

east when skies are clear on that far horizon you can see<br />

the Catalina Mountains looming and shadowy 100 miles<br />

away.<br />

It takes about 10 miles of graded dirt road after you turn<br />

onto FR651, before you’ll reach the Ice House Canyon<br />

trailhead. Watch for this at left, with a sign announcing<br />

trail #198. Park nearby and hike down the first half-mile<br />

of that trail, then back up again. Ice House Canyon holds<br />

the largest stand of aspen trees in the Pinals, and the steep<br />

trail winds through the heart of this forest and down in the<br />

drainage below. As you drive towards the trailhead that<br />

last quarter-mile of FR651 gives one particularly choice<br />

viewpoint where you’ll see golden aspen color cascading<br />

down into Ice House Canyon. Be aware that this is a steep<br />

trail; trekking poles and sturdy hiking boots are definitely<br />

advised.<br />

After hiking the Ice House Canyon Trail drive another<br />

mile east along the Pinal ridgetop, watching for signs for<br />

Ferndell, followed by 13 private cabins, then signs for Signal<br />

Peak and the Upper Recreation Site. Drive over to Signal<br />

Peak and also drive through Ferndell before you head<br />

back down to Globe. Both are quite scenic, and the Six<br />

Shooter Trail downhill below Ferndell is less steep than<br />

Ice House Canyon.<br />

Photographers take note: aspen groves and maples occur<br />

on the cooler north-facing canyons near the top 1,000<br />

feet of the Pinal Mountain range, so consider sunlight and<br />

back-lighting when planning your trip. October middays<br />

from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. are best for photos on the Ice House<br />

Canyon trail. Arrive much later and you’ll find the sun<br />

has dipped low in the canyon and trees are too backlit for<br />

colorful photography. Maps and hiking trails of the Pinal<br />

Mountain Range can be obtained from the Tonto National<br />

Forest Service Globe Ranger District office, for details call<br />

928-425-7189, or fs.fed.us/r3/tonto.<br />

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Continued from page 15<br />

Directions to Pioneer Pass<br />

For a different experience of the Pinals, drive the Forest<br />

Service road that ascends the northeast side of the mountains<br />

to Pioneer Pass. Directions and road conditions are similar;<br />

and drive Hwy 60 east to Globe, once you reach town watch<br />

for the railroad overpass at the Broad Street signal light. Turn<br />

left on Broad Street, drive through downtown Globe, and follow<br />

signs to the Besh Ba Gowah archaeological park (or just<br />

set your GPS for Besh Ba Gowah). After the Besh turnoff (at<br />

right), turn right onto Kellner Canyon Road. Proceed a few<br />

miles to the Ice House Canyon Road intersection, then bear<br />

left (though, technically, it’s straight rather than a left turn)<br />

where Kellner makes a sharp right turn. Ice House Canyon<br />

Road takes you all the way up through Pioneer Pass. Pavement<br />

road turns to graded dirt after a few miles, near the DC<br />

Cattle ranch. Continue on Pioneer Pass - a winding dirt road<br />

that ascends up and over the east side of the Pinals, complete<br />

with Forest Service outhouse toilets, campsites and fire rings.<br />

Suggested Hike: Six-Shooter Canyon trail (about two<br />

miles past the Ice House CCC campground).<br />

Six-Shooter Canyon trail climbs alongside a sycamore-lined<br />

creek drainage,<br />

the trail crossing the<br />

creekbed four times within<br />

1.5 miles. How to find<br />

it? The trailhead is above<br />

‘the Iron Bridge,’ there’s<br />

no sign announcing this<br />

bridge by that name - but<br />

you’ll know it when you<br />

see it. Park just below the<br />

iron bridge, then continue<br />

walking uphill on the<br />

Debbie Yerkovich<br />

road another 100 yards,<br />

<strong>Fall</strong> foliage.<br />

watching on the right for<br />

the trailhead, which makes<br />

a hairpin turn uphill and back up the drainage. Six-Shooter<br />

Canyon Trail is a favorite; hikers appreciate the canyon funneling<br />

cooler air from the mountaintop - and during late October<br />

the vivid red leaves of maples can be seen in the creek<br />

within 10 minutes walk uphill of the Iron Bridge (a surprisingly<br />

low elevation to find maples).<br />

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Tonto National Monument to<br />

increase access to Lower Cliff<br />

Dwelling<br />

With increased precipitation, lower temperatures,<br />

decreased fire risk, and after extensive<br />

consultation with health and safety experts,<br />

Tonto National Monument will increase access<br />

to the Lower Cliff Dwelling and trail starting Nov.<br />

11, <strong>2020</strong>. The Lower Cliff Dwelling Trail will now<br />

be open to uphill travel from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily,<br />

except for Dec. 25 or when staff determine conditions<br />

are unsafe.<br />

Beginning Nov. 11, <strong>2020</strong>, Tonto National Monument<br />

will increase access to:<br />

· Lower Cliff Dwelling and Trail<br />

The following facilities remain closed:<br />

· Visitor Center restrooms<br />

· Upper Cliff Dwelling and trail<br />

· Cactus Patch Trail<br />

The National Park Service (NPS) is working service<br />

wide with federal, state, and local public health authorities<br />

to closely monitor the Covid-19 pandemic and using<br />

a phased approach to increase access on a park-by-park<br />

basis. Considering the continuing pandemic and increases<br />

in confirmed cases in Arizona, Tonto National Monument<br />

will be implementing guidelines for the health and safety<br />

of staff and visitors.<br />

The following guidelines are in place for the Lower<br />

Cliff Dwelling and Trail:<br />

· Limited to 10 people every 20 minutes<br />

· Face coverings, which cover nose and mouth, are<br />

encouraged when social distancing is not possible<br />

· Hand sanitizer station available at Visitor Center<br />

entrance<br />

We ask the public to be our partner in adopting social<br />

distancing practices when visiting parks. To maintain<br />

proper distancing please follow posted signs and instructions.<br />

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Walking through history at Besh-Ba-Gowah<br />

A<br />

mile southwest of Globe, an ancient ruin<br />

unlike any other sits atop a broad ridge<br />

overlooking Pinal Creek.<br />

Named Besh-Ba-Gowah, which roughly means<br />

“place of metal” in Apache, this 200-room Salado<br />

masonry pueblo invites visitors to walk around its<br />

rooms and see utensils, pottery and furnishings from<br />

pre-Columbian times.<br />

Besh-Ba-Gowah was occupied by the Salado<br />

people, who lived in the Globe/Miami and Tonto<br />

Basin areas, between the years 1225 and 1400. Visitors<br />

enter the pueblo the same way as its original<br />

residents; through the narrow central corridor. The<br />

corridor was originally covered. It’s not known why<br />

the passage was built that way. Some say it was for<br />

defense; others believe it channeled people into the<br />

central plaza, the nearly 800-year-old pueblo’s center of<br />

activity. The plaza was the community’s focal point and<br />

center of commerce, where public ceremonies were held<br />

and many of the dead were buried. Excavations of the plaza<br />

found jewelry made with shells from the Gulf of Mexico,<br />

the Gulf of California and the Pacific Ocean – evidence<br />

of widespread commerce and trading between the Salado<br />

and other peoples.<br />

The pueblo consists of multi-story masonry room block<br />

clusters connected by long, narrow corridors or elongated<br />

plazas, arranged around a large communal plaza measuring<br />

12 meters by 27 meters. Besh-Ba-Gowah is considered<br />

a Salado culture “type site,” or model example of Salado<br />

pueblos.<br />

Several of its rooms have been almost completely restored;<br />

they contain the types of tools and pottery excavated<br />

at the site. One room contains material used to make<br />

shell jewelry, while another holds weaving material and<br />

examples of Salado baskets. Many ground-floor rooms<br />

were added as living areas. A ladder protruding through<br />

the roof hatch let the original inhabitants get to the roof,<br />

where the Salado people spent most of their time. In the<br />

typical pueblo, rooftops were the center of community<br />

traffic flow.<br />

Visitors can also the biggest room discovered at Besh-<br />

Ba-Gowah, the ceremonial chamber. Little is known<br />

about how this room was used, but its construction and<br />

the artifacts found there lead some archaeologists to believe<br />

it may have been used something like the kivas of<br />

the ancient Anasazi and other native peoples to the north.<br />

Visitors strolling through the site will see that parts of<br />

Besh-Ba-Gowah are untouched, waiting for excavation,<br />

while others have been stabilized and some completely reconstructed.<br />

This allows the study of Salado construction<br />

techniques.<br />

Enjoy the self-guided tour of the village, where visitors<br />

can experience the mysteries of the people who came before.<br />

The site, operated by the City of Globe as Besh-Ba-<br />

Gowah Archaeological Park and Museum, is located at<br />

1324 S. Jesse Hayes Rd. in Globe and is pet-friendly. The<br />

grounds are open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily except for<br />

Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day. Besh-Ba-<br />

Gowah also closes on Mondays and Tuesdays from July<br />

through September. The adjacent museum contains items<br />

excavated from the site including pottery and woven artifacts,<br />

and a seasonal ethnobotanical garden showcases<br />

plants used by the people who made this desert landscape<br />

their home.<br />

For more information, call 928-425-0320.<br />

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1<br />

2<br />

3<br />

4<br />

Queen Valley Golf<br />

Course<br />

queenvalleygolfcourse.com<br />

(520) 463-2214<br />

Bullion Plaza<br />

Museum<br />

21 Plaza Circle, Miami, AZ<br />

(928) 473-3700<br />

5<br />

6<br />

7<br />

8<br />

9<br />

10<br />

Boyce Thompson<br />

Arboretum<br />

arboretum.ag.arizona.edu/<br />

Superior Chamber<br />

of Commerce<br />

superiorazchamber.net<br />

Globe-Miami<br />

Chamber of Commerce<br />

globemiamichamber.com<br />

Gila County<br />

Historical Museum<br />

globeaz.gov<br />

Cobre Valley Center<br />

for the Arts<br />

cvarts.org<br />

Besh-Ba-Gowah<br />

Archeological Park<br />

globeaz.gov<br />

Round Mountain<br />

Hiking Park<br />

globeaz.gov<br />

Old Dominion Park<br />

globeaz.gov<br />

To East Valley<br />

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12<br />

Apache<br />

Junction<br />

60<br />

Jake’s Corner<br />

Superstition Mountain<br />

Dolly Steamboat<br />

88<br />

87<br />

Tonto<br />

National<br />

Forest<br />

188<br />

Tonto Basin<br />

1<br />

Punkin Center<br />

Apache, Canyon & Saguaro<br />

Lakes<br />

Superstition<br />

Mountain<br />

Museum<br />

Gold<br />

Canyon<br />

13<br />

14 Tortilla Flat<br />

Queen Valley<br />

79<br />

2<br />

Butcher<br />

Hook<br />

Apache Trail<br />

88<br />

Superior<br />

3<br />

To Payson,<br />

Pine-Strawberry<br />

Miami’s Bullion Plaza<br />

Top of the<br />

World<br />

177<br />

4<br />

11<br />

60<br />

Miami<br />

Antique Dist.<br />

Roosevelt Lake<br />

Young<br />

288<br />

188<br />

White Mountains<br />

5<br />

6<br />

10<br />

Besh Ba Gowah Archaelogical Park<br />

8<br />

7<br />

9<br />

60<br />

Globe<br />

Antique Dist.<br />

15<br />

77<br />

Salt River Canyon<br />

San Carlos<br />

16<br />

To Tucson<br />

Gila River<br />

70<br />

Show Low,<br />

Pinetop<br />

18<br />

To Clifton,<br />

Morenci<br />

17<br />

191<br />

11<br />

12<br />

13<br />

15<br />

16<br />

17<br />

18<br />

Roosevelt Lake<br />

& Visitor Center<br />

www.fs.usda.gov/tonto<br />

www.fs.fed.us<br />

Superstition<br />

Mountain Museum<br />

superstitionmountainmuseum.org<br />

14<br />

19<br />

Dolly Steamboat<br />

dollysteamboat.com<br />

Tortilla Flat<br />

tortillaflataz.com<br />

Apache Gold<br />

Casino and Resort<br />

apachegoldcasinoresort.com<br />

San Carlos<br />

Rec. & Wildlife<br />

scatrwd.com<br />

Discovery Park<br />

Graham Observatory<br />

visitgrahamcounty.com<br />

Graham County<br />

Chamber<br />

graham-chamber.com<br />

Clifton County<br />

Chamber<br />

visitgreenleecounty.com<br />

To Safford<br />

Florence<br />

Kearny, Hayden &<br />

Winkelman<br />

Roper Lake


Beautiful views at Seneca <strong>Fall</strong>s<br />

When driving the winding,<br />

looping roads of<br />

the majestic Salt River<br />

Canyon, it’s hard to know where to<br />

pull over for the best view. Around<br />

every turn, the view seems increasingly<br />

breathtaking. Located just outside<br />

the entrance to the canyon, Seneca<br />

<strong>Fall</strong>s on the San Carlos Apache<br />

Reservation offers its own spectacular<br />

view of the nearly vertical basalt<br />

rock face and the neighboring canyon.<br />

Simply driving through doesn’t<br />

require a permit, but for any recreational<br />

use, you’ll need one.<br />

About 35 miles north of Globe,<br />

look for the sign that says “Seneca.”<br />

Just past mile marker 287, follow the<br />

paved road to the left of the structure<br />

past Seneca Lake and through the<br />

campground, until it dead ends. Park<br />

here and take a short walk, about a<br />

Pictures don’t do justice to the 250-foot rock face of Seneca Lake <strong>Fall</strong>s.<br />

hundred yards, on the wide dirt path<br />

to view this hidden gem. Views of<br />

this caliber often involve a hike of<br />

many miles, so the fact that<br />

this one is so accessible really<br />

makes it special.<br />

Although once an active<br />

falls, after the river was<br />

dammed in the area to form<br />

the nearby Seneca Lake there<br />

isn’t often flowing water on<br />

the rock face. However, after<br />

a good summer rain, it’s still<br />

possible to see torrents of water<br />

streaming over the incredible<br />

250-foot rock face. You<br />

can walk around both sides of<br />

the falls to enjoy a wide range<br />

of views and look down at the<br />

valley floor below, if you’re<br />

feeling brave.<br />

Seneca Lake is known for<br />

largemouth bass, catfish, and<br />

trout fishing. There are also<br />

covered picnic tables around<br />

the lake to enjoy a meal before<br />

continuing your trip through the<br />

Salt River Canyon.<br />

The Salt River Canyon Wilderness<br />

Area is 32,100 acres with the<br />

Salt River Canyon as its focal point.<br />

Although the area lacks maintained<br />

trails, the drive on Highway 60--full<br />

of switchbacks and hairpin turns-<br />

-through the canyon is a great way<br />

to experience it, short of whitewater<br />

rafting, which is incredibly popular<br />

in the area in the spring.<br />

Often called the “Mini Grand<br />

Canyon,” the drive through the Salt<br />

River Canyon takes you down one<br />

side and up the other of its towering<br />

2,000 foot walls. Be sure to stop at<br />

the bridge at the bottom for scenic<br />

views and restrooms and take advantage<br />

of one of the many scenic<br />

pull-outs.<br />

The drive from Globe to Show<br />

Low is less than 100 miles, but the<br />

scenery it has to offer in this relatively<br />

short distance is unparalleled.<br />

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Events at Boyce Thompson Arboretum<br />

Boyce Thompson<br />

Arboretum is a<br />

scenic 20-minute<br />

drive due west of<br />

Globe-Miami on Highway<br />

60.<br />

All tours and programs<br />

require pre-registration.<br />

There is no advance registration<br />

required to explore<br />

the Arboretum on your<br />

own. All walks except the<br />

General Tour require a fee<br />

of $5 per person or $3 for<br />

members. These modest<br />

fees support BTA and allow<br />

visitors to reserve their<br />

spot, which is necessary<br />

because capacity is limited<br />

due to public health<br />

and safety guidelines. All<br />

participants must wear a<br />

mask on guided walks and<br />

tours. Registration does not<br />

include admission into the<br />

arboretum.<br />

• General Tour<br />

What is an "arboretum"<br />

and how did one end up in<br />

the Sonoran Desert? These<br />

are just two of the questions<br />

you'll get answers to while<br />

on our general tour. Arboretum<br />

volunteers will narrate<br />

the history of Arizona's<br />

oldest and largest botanical<br />

garden, and highlight what<br />

makes the Sonoran Desert<br />

the most biodiverse desert<br />

in the world. In addition<br />

to a basic overview of desert<br />

ecology, audiences will<br />

hear what wildlife has been<br />

seen lately, and where to<br />

enjoy the most sweeping,<br />

panoramic views of the<br />

Queen Creek riparian area.<br />

Guided walks along the<br />

1.5-mile main trail include<br />

fun facts about the Arboretum's<br />

living plant collections<br />

while learning more<br />

about its resident critters.<br />

• Wallace Desert Garden<br />

Tour<br />

Join a volunteer guide<br />

for a stroll through the new<br />

Wallace Desert Garden.<br />

See this relocated collection<br />

on a 1-hour walk over<br />

approximately half a mile<br />

of trail. Learn about the<br />

history of its acquisition,<br />

its acclaimed and accredited<br />

ephedra collection,<br />

and many other impressive<br />

specimens.<br />

• Bird Walk<br />

Boyce Thompson Arboretum<br />

invites all who love<br />

birds to take part birding<br />

around the main trail. Arboretum<br />

guided bird walks<br />

are an ideal way to get into<br />

birding and to sharpen your<br />

skills. Beginners are welcome.<br />

No binoculars? No<br />

problem! Ask in our gift<br />

shop when you pay admission;<br />

loaner binoculars are<br />

available.<br />

• Edible & Medicinal<br />

Plants Tour<br />

On this exploration of the<br />

Sonoran Desert, you'll see<br />

jojoba, creosote, and other<br />

plants while learning of<br />

their medicinal and edible<br />

uses. Join us to learn how<br />

prickly-pear cacti, ratany,<br />

agaves, jojoba and other native<br />

plants have fed, healed<br />

and clothed Sonoran Desert<br />

peoples for more than<br />

1,000 years. Please note:<br />

this guided tour explores<br />

the Curandero Trail, which<br />

has steep sections that are<br />

not suitable for visitors who<br />

use wheelchairs, walkers or<br />

strollers.<br />

• Geology Walk<br />

Learn about rocks and<br />

volcanic formations along<br />

our main trail on a tour with<br />

professional geologists<br />

Rich Leveile and Phil St.<br />

George as your guides for<br />

a lively tour that compresses<br />

almost two billion years<br />

of geologic history into just<br />

over one educational hour.<br />

• Beyond Turf Grass: Using<br />

Ornamental Grasses in<br />

the Home Landscape<br />

Come to learn about<br />

ways to use ornamental<br />

grasses in your garden to<br />

create a dramatic, beautiful,<br />

and water-wise landscape.<br />

Learn what native or<br />

native-adapted grasses are<br />

available and ways to use<br />

them to soften the rougher<br />

edges of your desert garden.<br />

Use them to add color,<br />

form, texture, and sound to<br />

your yard. In addition, learn<br />

to recognize some invasive<br />

grasses that are creating serious<br />

problems for our desert<br />

environment.<br />

• Yoga - <strong>Fall</strong> Session<br />

Join this all-levels yoga<br />

practice in our natural garden<br />

setting led by certified<br />

instructor Deb McClarnon.<br />

Deb specializes in yoga<br />

therapy and believes yoga<br />

is not about perfect postures,<br />

it is about discovering<br />

what’s already inside<br />

you. Please come prepared<br />

with your own mat (perhaps<br />

a towel or blanket<br />

too, for extra padding) and<br />

weather-appropriate clothing,<br />

as these classes will be<br />

outside.<br />

BTA is also hosting a<br />

virtual lecture series called<br />

Wild About Wildlife! Virtual<br />

Lecture Series.<br />

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Continued from page 24<br />

Join Jeff Meyers and Cheyenne Dubiach, of the Arizona<br />

Game and Fish Department staff, for a virtual lecture series<br />

to learn more about the critters who live in and around<br />

Boyce Thompson Arboretum. Jeff Meyers is a wildlife<br />

biologist for the AZGFD, managing the Watchable Wildlife<br />

program. He has spent his entire adult life studying<br />

mammalian carnivores and enjoys the opportunity to educate<br />

others about all of the fascinating wildlife species we<br />

have here in Arizona. Cheyenne Dubiach is the Watchable<br />

Wildlife Program Coordinator for AZGFD. Her educational<br />

background is in Forestry and Wildlife Biology. She<br />

is an Arizona native who enjoys any opportunity to share<br />

her enthusiasm for wildlife with others.<br />

• Javelinas Nov. 21, 11 a.m. to noon<br />

Who are you calling a pig? Javelina, also known as collared<br />

peccaries, are actually not pigs, even though they have a common<br />

reputation of being such. Join us and learn more about<br />

these highly sociable, widely distributed, and oft seen animals<br />

here in Arizona! We will talk about their history, behavior, adaptations,<br />

and much more!<br />

• Squirrels & Chipmunks Dec. 19, 11 a.m. - noon<br />

Desert Squirrels and Chipmunks! Tune in for an in-depth<br />

look at these fascinating rodents known for their charismatic<br />

acrobatics and adorable antics.<br />

We will dive into the natural<br />

history, modern distribution,<br />

and special adaptation of these<br />

small mammal desert dwellers.<br />

From the rare and endangered<br />

to the more common and wellloved,<br />

these critters never fail to capture everyone’s attention.<br />

• Desert Mammals Jan. 16, 11a.m. - noon<br />

Diverse Desert Mammals! The ecology of Arizona is the<br />

by-product of physio-geographical phenomena with both<br />

tropical and boreal influences. These phenomena impact all<br />

aspects of the state’s natural history and give Arizona its unbelievable<br />

diversity of plants and animals. Arizona has one of<br />

the most diverse mammalian faunal assemblages in the nation,<br />

with 134 native mammal species! Tune in to learn about<br />

these different species that call Arizona home.<br />

• Packrats Feb 20, 11 a.m. - noon<br />

“I’m not a packrat! I just like nice things...” Also known<br />

as woodrats, packrats are renowned for their hoarder-style<br />

method of home improvement. In truth, this is just one of the<br />

many adaptations these mammals use to survive and thrive in<br />

the Sonoran Desert. In this lecture we’ll take a deeper look at<br />

these creatures, their adaptations and their complex houses.<br />

• Wildcats! March 20, 11 a.m. - noon<br />

Arizona’s Wildcats! Arizona is home to four different species<br />

of wildcats, including the third-largest felid in the world.<br />

Wildcats of all species are capable of taking prey much larger<br />

than themselves, and seemingly impossible feats of athleticism.<br />

Feared, vilified, and worshiped, wildcats have had a<br />

varied relationship with humans from the beginning of time.<br />

From jaguars to bobcats, learn about these misunderstood<br />

predators, their current ecology and biology.<br />

Confirm event times at https://www.btarboretum.org.<br />

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‘Explore the Wild’ at discovergilacounty.com<br />

<strong>Gateway</strong> magazine<br />

is your quarterly<br />

update and invite<br />

to visit Gila County and explore<br />

scenic spots along the<br />

Copper Corridor.<br />

For the most up-to-date<br />

details about where to<br />

stay and what to do while<br />

you’re here, bookmark<br />

discovergilacounty.com<br />

as a browser favorite, and<br />

connect on the comprehensive<br />

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Facebook and Instagram<br />

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of cobalt-blue lakes,<br />

tree-lined hiking paths and<br />

mouth-watering local food.<br />

Launched by Gila County’s<br />

Board of Supervisors<br />

two years ago, the stylish<br />

new website’s a thorough<br />

portal to outdoor adventure<br />

ranging from the tall, cool<br />

pines of the Rim Country<br />

towns of Payson and<br />

Star Valley down through<br />

our Copper Corridor heritage<br />

here in Globe and<br />

Miami – including travel<br />

and tourism information<br />

about all three<br />

Apache Nations (San<br />

Carlos, Tonto, White<br />

Mountain); wilderness<br />

areas, hiking trails,<br />

unique local restaurants<br />

and event calendars.<br />

Centrally-located Gila<br />

County is truly the heart<br />

of Arizona, with 53,500<br />

residents and 4,796<br />

square miles of desert,<br />

canyonlands and lakes.<br />

At discovergilacounty.<br />

com you’ll find planned<br />

itineraries for three-dayweekend<br />

trips that hit the<br />

highlights for shopping, relaxed<br />

hikes, Native American<br />

culture and history<br />

– and outdoor adventure.<br />

Gila County has seven wilderness<br />

areas: Hell’s Gate<br />

and the Mazatzal canyons<br />

and forests offer scenery<br />

that’s approachable, yet<br />

remote enough for peace,<br />

quiet and solitude. Arizona’s<br />

majestic saguaro cacti?<br />

See and photograph these<br />

desert icons at our lowest<br />

elevations. Gila County<br />

includes Sonoran Desert at<br />

2,000 feet above sea level,<br />

proceeding up to stately<br />

ponderosa pine forest - the<br />

largest stand of ponderosa<br />

pines on the planet! Gila<br />

County lures outdoor enthusiasts<br />

choosing a place<br />

to live, work and enjoy the<br />

best mix of Arizona’s desert,<br />

mountains and lakes.<br />

Where to Stay?<br />

discovergilacounty.<br />

com lists our biggest hotels,<br />

of course – but gives<br />

equal space to singular<br />

bed-and-breakfast lodging<br />

in Pine-Strawberry,<br />

Payson, Globe and Young.<br />

Where to eat while<br />

you’re here?<br />

Restaurants are all listed,<br />

too: from family-owned<br />

Mexican restaurants of<br />

Globe-Miami, to unique<br />

eateries in Hayden and Star<br />

Valley a popular brewery in<br />

Pine and a vineyard-winery<br />

in Young.<br />

Etymologists tell us<br />

the word ‘Gila’ originates<br />

from a Spanish contraction<br />

of Hah-quah-sa-eel, a<br />

Yuma word meaning “running<br />

water which is salty.”<br />

Gila County includes the<br />

towns of Payson, Star Valley,<br />

Christopher Creek,<br />

Strawberry and Pine. Mining,<br />

ranching and old west<br />

traditions still thrive here,<br />

Payson takes pride in being<br />

the birthplace of rodeo<br />

- and San Carlos Apaches<br />

still practice their ancient<br />

tradition of Sunrise Dances<br />

during the spring, summer<br />

and fall.<br />

Looking for a half-day<br />

hike, or a 2-3 day backpacking<br />

adventure? Explore<br />

the Mogollon Rim - a<br />

topographic and geological<br />

wonder that extends about<br />

200 miles across central<br />

Arizona. It forms the southern<br />

edge of the Colorado<br />

Plateau in Arizona - providing<br />

outdoor adventure<br />

to campers, hikers, mountain<br />

bikers, photographers,<br />

bird-watchers and hunters.<br />

discovergilacounty.com<br />

is your guide to hiking<br />

trails and nearby lodging.<br />

Located on the northeastern<br />

edge of the Sonoran<br />

Desert, Gila County covers<br />

a wide variety of life<br />

zones - from iconic saguaro<br />

cacti in the low desert to<br />

pinyon-juniper grasslands,<br />

chaparral, and montane<br />

forests of pine, fir and aspen.<br />

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Continued from page 26<br />

Tonto Natural Bridge State Park<br />

Roosevelt Lake is one<br />

of Arizona’s most popular<br />

for fishing, boating and<br />

recreation – and wholly<br />

within Gila County. Tonto<br />

National Monument, Fossil<br />

Creek, the Salt River,<br />

Tonto Natural Bridge<br />

State Park, designated<br />

Wilderness Areas and<br />

popular camping areas<br />

within the Tonto National<br />

Forest are also among<br />

Gila County’s bragging<br />

rights.<br />

Marcus Tafoya<br />

Don’t miss Tonto Natural<br />

Bridge, between the<br />

towns of Payson and Pine,<br />

which became an Arizona<br />

State Park in 1990. Now<br />

thousands of visitors marvel<br />

each year at the largest<br />

travertine bridge in the<br />

world, and the beauty of<br />

Pine Creek Canyon.<br />

The high desert community<br />

of Pleasant Valley<br />

is a serene scene of<br />

peace and quiet today<br />

– but in the 1880s it was<br />

the origin of a range war<br />

that’s among the most famous<br />

(and deadly) feuds<br />

in American history. The<br />

Pleasant Valley War, also<br />

called the Tonto Basin<br />

Feud or the Tonto Basin<br />

War, matched the<br />

cattle-herding Grahams<br />

against the sheep-herding<br />

Tewksburys.<br />

Copper’s lustre still<br />

shines in Gila County - an<br />

industry employing 3,000<br />

people. Mineral deposits<br />

brought miners back<br />

in 1874 when silver was<br />

discovered in Globe –<br />

eclipsed within a decade<br />

by our vast deposits of<br />

copper. Dig into online<br />

databases listing Arizona<br />

mines and you’ll find<br />

an impressive 641 mines<br />

across Gila County, from<br />

A-to-Z -- that is, from the<br />

Abbie & Ross mine (copper,<br />

gold, lead, silver) to<br />

the Zulu Mine<br />

near Rye. 641<br />

mines! And 30<br />

ranches continue<br />

to manage<br />

some 15,000<br />

cattle spread<br />

out across<br />

Gila County<br />

rangeland.<br />

City of Globe<br />

Globe is currently<br />

the Gila<br />

County seat.<br />

The city’s history<br />

laced with<br />

historic Wild<br />

West events<br />

from murders<br />

and stagecoach robberies<br />

to outlaws, hanging<br />

and Apache raids. Local<br />

historians guide seasonal<br />

walking tours that narrate<br />

the connection to famous<br />

residents and itinerants<br />

from Ike Clanton (one of<br />

the gunfighters from the<br />

OK Corral) to Geronimo,<br />

Apache Kid, Big-Nose<br />

Kate and more.<br />

Globe is about 87<br />

miles east of Phoenix<br />

and at the crossroads of<br />

highways 60, 70 and 77.<br />

Payson is a scenic and<br />

convenient 90-minute<br />

drive from Phoenix on the<br />

recently-expanded fourlane<br />

‘Beeline Highway.’<br />

Read more at discovergilacounty.com,<br />

see daily<br />

photos and join an online<br />

community of thousands<br />

who love Gila County at<br />

facebook.com/discovergilacounty.<br />

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Gila County’s Ten Top Spots for Birdwatching<br />

Is Gila County a great place to strap birding time to<br />

on the binoculars and see birds? Gila County . . . it<br />

Ask ‘Tommy D’ Debardeleben, was a fun ride.”<br />

author of a popular website frequently<br />

updated with his adventures seeking<br />

Nature-lovers<br />

seeking narrative<br />

rare birds around the Grand Canyon descriptions can<br />

State. Most of his days-off work during<br />

2017 were spent birding Gila County<br />

- starting the year with 137 species he<br />

had found on prior visits, and doubling<br />

spend hours reading<br />

Tommy D’s<br />

blog posts and be<br />

familiar with most<br />

that already-impressive tally to 275 of the 10 spots in<br />

before New Year’s Eve. Search posts<br />

at tommysbirdingexpeditions for anecdotes<br />

from across Gila County, from<br />

a Rufous-winged Sparrow singing at<br />

the Southern tip of the county, just off<br />

Highway 77 near Winkelman and the<br />

Gila River (where Black Vulture and<br />

this list of great<br />

places to see and<br />

photograph birds.<br />

You’ll also want to<br />

bookmark ebird.<br />

org as a browser<br />

favorite, and also Olive Warbler.<br />

Mississippi Kite are also possible), to explore this exhaustive<br />

‘chases’ northwards hoping for Shorttailed<br />

Hawk in the Pinal Mountains – to<br />

San Carlos Lake for Hooded Merganser,<br />

Bonaparte’s Gull, and Franklin’s<br />

Gull – and to Green Valley Park in<br />

Payson for Northern Parula and Rufous-backed<br />

Robin.<br />

“I fell in love with the county,” he<br />

writes, “I saw how diverse it was, and<br />

how much potential it had for personal<br />

discovery. Before I knew it, I had spent<br />

a huge chunk of the year devoting my<br />

website –<br />

where easy-t0-navigate maps pinpoint<br />

‘hotspots’ where birders have collectively<br />

reported:<br />

Winkelman Flats park – 158 species<br />

San Carlos Lake - 207<br />

Russell Gulch below the Pinal Mountains<br />

- 177<br />

Pinal Peak – 152<br />

Jones Water campground north of<br />

Globe - 120<br />

Roosevelt Lake - 203<br />

Tonto Creek Fish<br />

Hatchery - 115<br />

Green Valley Park<br />

in Payson - 174<br />

Pine Creek Canyon<br />

- 121<br />

Parker Creek in the<br />

Sierra Anchas - 109<br />

Want a few more<br />

numbers? Consider<br />

these recent trip lists<br />

from Sulfide de Rey<br />

campground -- just<br />

one of several ‘Hot<br />

Red Breasted Nuthatch.<br />

Muriel Neddermeyer Spots’ in the Pinals<br />

where sightings are<br />

Muriel Neddermeyer<br />

posted on Ebird. Last month Jay Taylor<br />

found Acorn Woodpecker, Western<br />

Wood-Pewee, Pacific-slope/Cordilleran<br />

Flycatcher (Western Flycatcher);<br />

Hutton’s Vireo, White-breasted Nuthatch,<br />

House Wren<br />

Yellow-eyed Junco, Spotted Towhee,<br />

Orange-crowned Warbler, Wilson’s<br />

Warbler, and Mourning Dove. A<br />

few weeks prior to that Dave Pearson<br />

reported Anna’s Hummingbird, Broadtailed<br />

Hummingbird, Rufous Hummingbird,<br />

Turkey Vulture, Zone-tailed<br />

Hawk, Cordilleran Flycatcher, Cassin’s<br />

Vireo, Plumbeous Vireo, Common<br />

Raven, Bridled Titmouse, Bushtit,<br />

Red-breasted Nuthatch, Pygmy Nuthatch,<br />

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Bewick’s<br />

Wren, Hermit Thrush, Phainopepla, Olive<br />

Warbler, Lesser Goldfinch, Grace’s<br />

Warbler, Black-throated Gray Warbler,<br />

Painted Redstart, Western Tanager and<br />

Black-headed Grosbeak<br />

. See photos and read more at ebird.<br />

org; connect with the author and signup<br />

for updates about Tommy’s treks at<br />

tommysbirdingexpeditions.blogspot.<br />

com.<br />

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Apache history and culture off Highway 70<br />

On Highway 70<br />

where it passes<br />

over the San<br />

Carlos River in the Peridot<br />

District of the San Carlos<br />

Apache Nation is a little<br />

gem of a museum not to<br />

be missed. The San Carlos<br />

Apache Culture Center is<br />

now open from 8 a.m. to<br />

4:30 p.m. Monday through<br />

Friday and often on Saturdays.<br />

An open, surprisingly<br />

spacious facility features<br />

exhibits on all aspects of<br />

Apache history and culture.<br />

A gift shop features an<br />

array of Apache fine arts<br />

and crafts including jewelry<br />

made from the mineral peridot,<br />

for which the Peridot<br />

Mesa is named. The volcano<br />

and the mesa it created,<br />

which can be seen to the<br />

northwest of the Apache<br />

Burger parking lot, is one of<br />

the few places in the world<br />

where peridot is mined.<br />

Paintings and statues of<br />

Gan Dancers, who are a<br />

vibrant and important element<br />

of living Apache culture<br />

are provided. Apache<br />

camp dresses of all sizes<br />

fill a rack, like a bouquet of<br />

wearable flowers. And, of<br />

course, there are many lovingly<br />

beaded items for sale.<br />

Curator Marlowe Cassadore,<br />

his staff and visiting<br />

curators are not just booklearned<br />

in Apache Culture.<br />

They are living it and are<br />

willing and able fonts of<br />

local information about ancient<br />

and modern Apache<br />

life.<br />

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Enjoy a relaxing day at Roper Lake<br />

Roper Lake State<br />

Park, located just<br />

outside of Safford,<br />

offers visitors a little bit of<br />

everything.<br />

For the fisherman (and<br />

fisherwoman), there is an<br />

accessible fishing dock and<br />

the 30-acre Roper Lake is<br />

stocked with largemouth<br />

bass and rainbow trout. The<br />

lake is a perfect place for<br />

a child to catch his or her<br />

first fish. For the camper,<br />

the park has campgrounds<br />

with all the requisite hookups,<br />

and there are also eight<br />

camping cabins that are accessible<br />

by car or RV. The<br />

cabins have electricity, including<br />

air conditioning<br />

and heat. Picnic tables and<br />

charcoal grills are immediately<br />

outside the cabins,<br />

while restrooms and showers<br />

are within walking distance.<br />

Campsite reservations<br />

must be made in advance.<br />

For the boater, the park<br />

provides ideal conditions<br />

for a sail board, kayak or<br />

canoe, as boats are limited<br />

to small electric motors.<br />

For the bird watcher,<br />

Gambel’s quail and heron<br />

regularly make visits to the<br />

park, as do migratory birds.<br />

For those who like to<br />

run around and work up a<br />

sweat, the park has a day<br />

use island with a large<br />

chunk of flat, green grass,<br />

perfect for throwing around<br />

the frisbee or for a game of<br />

touch football.<br />

The park also features<br />

five miles of hiking trails,<br />

and two-mile Heart Healthy<br />

walks are offered daily.<br />

For after working up that<br />

sweat (and after a shower,<br />

of course) there is a natural<br />

stone hot tub.<br />

Finally, for the person<br />

who likes to kick back and<br />

take in some unique natural<br />

scenery, Roper Lake State<br />

Park is the place to go. No<br />

matter where you go in the<br />

park, the majestic Mount<br />

Graham, which reaches<br />

10,720 feet and is the tallest<br />

mountain in Graham County,<br />

watches over you and<br />

provides stunning views.<br />

Mount Graham’s foothills<br />

and the sometimes harsh<br />

yet beautiful desert vegetation<br />

also give visitors pleasant<br />

scenery to take in.<br />

Roper Lake State Park<br />

is situated off of US Route<br />

191, six miles south of Safford,<br />

at 101 E. Roper Lake<br />

Road. The park is open<br />

year-round and quiet hours<br />

are 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. The<br />

park closes at 10 p.m. For<br />

more information on Roper<br />

Lake State Park, you<br />

can call (877) MY-PARKS<br />

or visit www.azstateparks.<br />

com.<br />

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Dankworth unit features Indian<br />

village, artifacts and adventure<br />

The Dankworth Unit, comprised<br />

of 160 acres of land surrounding<br />

a 10-acre body of water, is<br />

located a short distance south of Roper<br />

Lake. It provides day-use facilities<br />

for family outings, fishing and nature<br />

trail hiking and a 95-degree artesian<br />

natural hot spring. The pond has catfish,<br />

bass, bluegill, sunfish and crappie.<br />

The area is shaded and restroom facilities<br />

adjoin a parking area. It also has<br />

picnic ramadas and a playground. A large<br />

sign along the water’s edge highlights the<br />

complex aquatic ecosystem of the pond.<br />

There is a $5 day-use fee, which is also<br />

valid at Roper Lake State Park.<br />

A network of trails provides opportunities<br />

for short walks and longer hikes.<br />

Benches provide a place to relax and listen<br />

to the birds along the way. The Dos<br />

Arroyos Trail starts at the far end of the<br />

lake. Part of this scenic 3/4-mile trail<br />

takes you along a meandering stream<br />

covered with towering cottonwoods,<br />

seep willows and mesquite trees. This riparian<br />

area is a rare and fragile oasis in<br />

the desert. Rabbits, quail and songbirds<br />

are abundant in the area.<br />

A spur off the Dos Arroyos Trail leads<br />

uphill to the Dankworth Village, which<br />

features a series of replica Native American<br />

buildings representing various periods<br />

in the cultural history of the Gila Valley.<br />

A trail through the Village includes<br />

stops to see replicas of grinding stones,<br />

stone tools, petroglyphs, roasting pits,<br />

pithouses, and wickiups. A trail brochure<br />

is available at the entrance of the village<br />

and an Activity Guide is available to<br />

teachers and home-school parents from<br />

the BLM Safford Field Office.<br />

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Clifton welcomes visitors like family<br />

Where in the<br />

beautiful state<br />

of Arizona<br />

can you start your day<br />

sitting at a family owned<br />

restaurant, eating the<br />

most yummy homemade<br />

breakfast fit for a king,<br />

enjoying all the coffee<br />

you like surrounded by<br />

the most friendly people<br />

you didn’t know 30<br />

minutes ago, but feel like<br />

family now?<br />

The staff at PJ’s suggest<br />

that your next stop be to<br />

visit Leslie and her staff<br />

at Clifton AVIC visitors<br />

center where you can get<br />

all the info on where to go<br />

and what to see, and lots of<br />

brochures and info to enjoy<br />

your day. Down the road<br />

you see the beautiful historic<br />

train depot that houses<br />

the visitors center. When<br />

entering you are greeted<br />

by a very friendly, helpful<br />

volunteer ready to help you<br />

plan your day.<br />

As you talk, you see two<br />

trains clacking by right<br />

outside the window, delivering<br />

acid up to the largest<br />

open pit copper mine in<br />

North America, Freeport<br />

McMoRan. You are given<br />

brochures, magazines and a<br />

map showing where to stop<br />

and see the mine overlook<br />

where you can actually see<br />

the operation of copper<br />

mining for miles. One of<br />

our favorite features is the<br />

birding trails with maps and<br />

cards showing the different<br />

kinds of rare birds you<br />

might see. As you leave<br />

the center you are given a<br />

small bag with little pieces<br />

of copper samples from the<br />

mine.<br />

Coming back down Hwy.<br />

191 where the lookout is,<br />

you find historic Chase<br />

Creek. Moseying down the<br />

street, you can stop and see<br />

some amazing antiques,<br />

one-of-a-kind toys and<br />

books, an apothecary, hundreds<br />

of displays of history<br />

in the historic museum, the<br />

old union hall where there<br />

is the famous full-sized<br />

mural of the copper strike<br />

and the effects on the town<br />

— quite impressive. Several<br />

more shops to see, then<br />

probably time to stop and<br />

enjoy a cold beverage at the<br />

Clifton Hotel, newly renovated<br />

and offering yummy<br />

treats. Relaxing in a group<br />

of friendly, family-type<br />

people you realize you have<br />

discovered a secret that<br />

needs to be shared. Clifton,<br />

Arizona is not only a very<br />

great place to visit with lots<br />

to do; most important, it has<br />

the friendliest people you<br />

will ever meet.<br />

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Forever Young, always rural<br />

While it was<br />

known as<br />

Pleasant Valley<br />

because of its beauty,<br />

there were times past that<br />

were not exactly pleasant.<br />

In the 1880s, it was the<br />

scene of “The Pleasant<br />

Valley War,” and Arizona<br />

legend has it that many a<br />

Zane Grey novel was based<br />

on stories from the deadly<br />

feud.<br />

Given Pleasant Valley’s<br />

abundant grassland, word<br />

quickly spread that it was<br />

the perfect place to raise<br />

cattle and, though it was<br />

not easy to get to, cattlemen<br />

began to homestead there.<br />

By the mid-1880s, several<br />

ranches had already been<br />

established and a feud began<br />

between two ranching<br />

families that had previously<br />

been in business together.<br />

The story goes that all of<br />

Pleasant Valley was divided<br />

between the two factions.<br />

The “War” finally ended<br />

when the last man on one of<br />

the sides was killed in the<br />

early 1890s.<br />

A family by the name of<br />

Young bought the man’s<br />

ranch, and one of its daughters<br />

became the postmistress.<br />

When applying for<br />

a post office, the woman<br />

used the name “Young,” as<br />

the name “Pleasant Valley”<br />

was already being used in<br />

another part of the state.<br />

Today, many ranching<br />

families still remain in<br />

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Young, which maintains its<br />

rural lifestyle completely<br />

surrounded by the Tonto<br />

National Forest.<br />

It is not, however, the<br />

area’s only forest. North of<br />

Young, along the Mogollon<br />

Rim, lies the Apache-<br />

Sitgreaves National Forest,<br />

offering its “high elevation,<br />

abundant wildlife and cool<br />

summer temperatures.”<br />

While visiting, keep a<br />

sharp eye out for the Mogollon<br />

Monster, the stuff<br />

of local legends about a<br />

Bigfoot-like creature that<br />

roams the forest. Whether<br />

fact or fiction, there is only<br />

one way to find out: go see<br />

for yourself.<br />

At the base of the Rim<br />

lies the Hellsgate Wilderness,<br />

known for its very remote<br />

setting that offers hiking,<br />

camping, and seasonal<br />

fishing.<br />

South of Young is the<br />

Sierra Ancha Wilderness,<br />

which is known for its<br />

rugged beauty as well as<br />

its pre-Colombian Native<br />

American ruins.<br />

Located at the headwaters<br />

of Canyon Creek is a<br />

fish hatchery owned by the<br />

U.S. Forest Service. A visitor’s<br />

center is open daily<br />

from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.<br />

For more information, call<br />

928-535-5475.<br />

In addition to Cherry<br />

Creek that runs through<br />

Young, Haigler Creek is located<br />

about 12 miles west<br />

of Young on the Chamberlain<br />

Trail, offering fishing<br />

and camping opportunities<br />

in a “lush riparian environment.”<br />

If you’re looking for the<br />

standard lodging and eating<br />

chains, you will not find<br />

them in Young. What you<br />

will find is refuge from the<br />

traffic and stress of life in<br />

the big city.<br />

As for places to stay,<br />

Young offers lodging with<br />

colorful names, such as the<br />

Dead Broke Inn, the Pleasant<br />

Valley Inn and Waite’s<br />

Country Home Mobile<br />

Home Park, all located<br />

along Highway 288. There<br />

is also the Cherry Creek<br />

Lodge, the Sherrill Ranch<br />

Cabin, Grandpa’s Cabin,<br />

Cherry Creek Cabins, Valley<br />

View Cabins and the Q<br />

Ranch.<br />

Food and beverage<br />

awaits you at Antler’s Café<br />

and Bar, Purple Sage Farm,<br />

the Bruzzi Vineyard and<br />

Merle and Kathy’s Valley<br />

Bar, all located on Highway<br />

288.<br />

Open many weekends<br />

throughout the year, the<br />

Pleasant Valley Historical<br />

Society Museum is a must<br />

for visiting to learn about<br />

the area’s incredible history.<br />

Editor’s note: Some information<br />

in this article was<br />

obtained from the website<br />

“Visit Young,” at https://<br />

youngaz.org/visit-young.<br />

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Goldfield Ghost Town is your ticket to the Old West<br />

Come and visit<br />

Goldfield Ghost<br />

Town today!<br />

Walk down Main Street,<br />

explore the many shops<br />

and historic buildings.<br />

Tour the historic Mammoth<br />

Gold Mine and visit<br />

the Goldfield Museum.<br />

Pan for gold, then take<br />

a ride on Arizona’s only<br />

narrow gauge train. The<br />

Superstition Scenic Narrow<br />

Gauge Railroad’s<br />

36″ gauge train consists<br />

of a Plymouth diesel pulling<br />

a passenger car and<br />

a caboose. A mile and a<br />

half of track circles the<br />

town, and the narrated<br />

journey lasts 20 minutes.<br />

The engineer tells of the<br />

history of Goldfield, the<br />

Superstition Mountains,<br />

and the desert southwest<br />

in general. The train departs<br />

every 35 minutes<br />

it’s a 20-minute journey.<br />

You’ll also get to witness<br />

an Old West gunfight<br />

performed by the famous<br />

Goldfield Gunfighters.<br />

These gunfighters are the<br />

toughest bunch of scoundrels<br />

that ever walked<br />

the streets of Goldfield!<br />

They’re the reason why<br />

Goldfield is truly a town<br />

too tough to die! Witness<br />

the gunfights and all the<br />

daring antics of the cowboy<br />

and cowgirl characters as a<br />

bunch of town folks try to<br />

steal the Wells Fargo strong<br />

box. Get your best friend<br />

arrested and thrown in Jail!<br />

The newest attraction at<br />

Goldfield Ghost Town is<br />

the Superstition Zipline.<br />

Prepare to see the town<br />

and the surrounding area<br />

like you never have, from<br />

above.<br />

Goldfield Ghost Town’s<br />

Walking Ghost Tour<br />

Take a walk with host<br />

Matt Mason through the<br />

historic mining town at<br />

night, to learn about the<br />

legends, spirits, and curses<br />

that share the town with its<br />

residents to this very day.<br />

This spooky tour will last<br />

approximately one hour.<br />

For reservations, please<br />

visit https://fearfrontier.<br />

net/.<br />

Spend a fun-filled day,<br />

rich in Wild West history.<br />

Back in the 1890′s Goldfield<br />

boasted three saloons,<br />

a boarding house, general<br />

store, blacksmith shop,<br />

brewery, meat market and<br />

school house. Just when it<br />

looked like the town would<br />

outgrow Mesa, the vein<br />

faulted, the grade of ore<br />

dropped and the town died<br />

a slow painful death.<br />

After several unsuccessful<br />

attempts to reopen the<br />

mines, the town did come<br />

to life again from 1910 on<br />

and off until 1926. After<br />

more than 115 years, travelers<br />

from all over the world<br />

still visit this gold mining<br />

town located on the historic<br />

Apache Trail and enjoy the<br />

excitement and grandeur of<br />

Arizona’s wild west.<br />

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Bruzzi Vineyard now in Superior<br />

Bruzzi Vineyard<br />

has made it easier<br />

to enjoy a bottle of<br />

their expertly crafted wine,<br />

from free shipping with any<br />

purchase and now a new location<br />

to taste.<br />

They have opened a tasting<br />

room in downtown Superior<br />

featuring an intimate<br />

boutique that complements<br />

La Paloma Fine Art gallery<br />

to make your visit a memorable<br />

one. Bruzzi Vineyard’s<br />

newest location is<br />

now open at 20 N Magma<br />

Ave. in Superior, Arizona.<br />

Hours will be Thursday,<br />

Friday, Saturday and Sunday<br />

from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.<br />

Seating is limited to four<br />

guests at a time and reservations<br />

are strongly recommended!<br />

The vineyard, located in<br />

scenic and historic Young,<br />

Arizona is still open and<br />

providing their fine wines.<br />

They were the first vineyard<br />

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in Gila County<br />

and their wine<br />

grapes are expertly<br />

crafted<br />

into some of the<br />

finest wines in<br />

the state. Their<br />

Vidal Blanc is<br />

their craft, but<br />

others are always<br />

available.<br />

James Bruzzi,<br />

the owner<br />

of Bruzzi Vineyard,<br />

has owned<br />

several businesses<br />

but his<br />

passion is for agriculture.<br />

Llamas Veronica, Karen<br />

and Gretchen have been<br />

added to the existing duo<br />

Amber and Abigail who<br />

have been on the staff for<br />

a few years. These ladies<br />

help trim the vines and are<br />

also available for a meet<br />

and greet.<br />

You can still shop exceptional<br />

wines and fine farm<br />

products at<br />

the Young<br />

tasting room.<br />

T h e y<br />

continue to<br />

have their<br />

weekend<br />

“Day or Dinner”<br />

menus<br />

available on<br />

their Facebook<br />

page at<br />

https://www.<br />

facebook.<br />

com/BruzziVineyard/<br />

Or make<br />

a reservation<br />

for the upcoming <strong>Winter</strong><br />

Solictice Wine Dinner on<br />

Dec. 16. The courses will<br />

be paired with a handpicked<br />

selection from the<br />

Bruzzi Vineyard cellars.<br />

The Christmas Eve Feast<br />

is set for Thursday, Dec. 24<br />

at 6 p.m. and reservations<br />

are required.<br />

Make your reservations<br />

at www.bruzzivineyard.com<br />

or by emailing<br />

bruzzivineyard@aol.com<br />

or calling 928-462-3314.<br />

Reservations for the Superior<br />

location can be made<br />

at https://bruzzivineyard.<br />

com/superior<br />

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Visit the rich eco-tourism of Kearny<br />

In the late 1800s,<br />

Gen. Stephen W.<br />

Kearny set up camp<br />

near the Gila River,<br />

at the base of the Pinal<br />

Mountains. Kearny<br />

called the area hostile<br />

and uninhabitable. That<br />

"uninhabitable area" became<br />

quite the opposite<br />

as the location provides<br />

prime opportunities for<br />

some of the best outdoor<br />

recreation in the<br />

state. Kearny has even<br />

developed an ATV, hiking, horseback,<br />

and picnic trail to help facilitate<br />

safe outdoor recreation, also<br />

known as "eco-tourism."<br />

The Gila River is one of the longest<br />

rivers in the west, a 649-mile<br />

tributary of the Colorado River. It is<br />

joined by the San Carlos River from<br />

the north in San Carlos Lake. At Winkelman,<br />

Arizona it picks up the San<br />

Pedro River and then is joined by<br />

the Santa Cruz River south of Casa<br />

Grande. The Salt River, its main tributary,<br />

joins in the Phoenix metro area,<br />

and further west the Gila receives its<br />

last two major tributaries, the Agua<br />

Fria and Hassayampa Rivers, from<br />

the north.<br />

Some of the common fish found in<br />

the Gila River are largemouth bass,<br />

sunfishes, channel catfish, flathead<br />

catfish and Gila trout.<br />

The Gila River is home to what<br />

now is the protected Gila trout. They<br />

look similar to an Apache trout with<br />

smaller spots and a more brown than<br />

yellow base color.<br />

Bring your tent or RV and fishing<br />

pole and come explore one of Arizona's<br />

remote destinations.<br />

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Treating the body the way it was meant to be treated<br />

Podiatrist Glen Robison, DPM,<br />

PLC, of AZ Foot and Ankle, is<br />

committed to providing quality<br />

and comprehensive foot and ankle<br />

care in central Arizona, with offices in<br />

Globe and Mesa.<br />

“I’ve been in Globe for over 20<br />

years and have treated patients from<br />

1-day newborns to 108 years old over<br />

the course of the years,” he said. “I<br />

practice medicine from the knees<br />

down, from fractures to foreign<br />

bodies,” or you could say from A to<br />

Z—”AZ foot and ankle.”<br />

Not only is Dr. Robison a licensed<br />

Podiatrist, he is also something of a<br />

Renaissance man - a painter by hobby,<br />

whose artwork is displayed in<br />

his Mesa office, and now an author.<br />

“It helps to ground me,” Dr. Robison<br />

said of his return to his artful<br />

pursuits.<br />

When he wasn’t working with patients<br />

or dabbling in oils, the doctor<br />

was busy writing his book “Healthy<br />

Dad Sick Dad,” which should be released<br />

in 2021. We focus so much on<br />

retiring wealthy or just with our benefit<br />

package. But what good is retirement<br />

if you’re dependent on an oxygen<br />

tank or hooked up to a dialysis<br />

machine? Life was meant to enjoy, or<br />

to have joy after putting in all those<br />

years working.<br />

But it’s his holistic approach to<br />

his calling as a podiatric specialist<br />

where Dr. Robison’s artistic approach<br />

really shines through.<br />

Dr. Robison integrates “Myopractics”<br />

as an important diagnostic<br />

factor of the human frame and treats<br />

the musculature as the prime mover<br />

of the skeletal system in the lower<br />

extremities.<br />

“I look at the whole body,” Dr. Robison<br />

said. “What really sets me aside in<br />

my practice is my focus on alignment<br />

of the lower extremities: It’s important<br />

to look at the body as a whole.”<br />

Regardless of the foot or ankle condition,<br />

Dr. Robison is dedicated to<br />

providing his patients with a podiatric<br />

examination that offers the energy<br />

and expertise they seek. Both he and<br />

his staff work to ensure short waiting<br />

times and prompt service.<br />

“We can get people<br />

back to work,” Dr. Robison<br />

said.<br />

On one particular day<br />

he had six patients come<br />

into the office wanting<br />

surgery for their painful<br />

bunions. All six patients<br />

left the exam room pain<br />

free and only one went<br />

on to have surgery. And<br />

that was over six years<br />

ago. “This is a daily occurrence,”<br />

Dr. Robison<br />

said. “I see patients come in with pain<br />

and leave pain free. If patients come<br />

to me for the sole reason to get out of<br />

pain I can offer a solution to their pain<br />

without surgery.<br />

“Several years ago I was developing<br />

a bunion and I did not want surgery,<br />

the main reason being I did not<br />

want to take two months off work.<br />

Through trial and error on myself I<br />

developed a technique to reduce the<br />

pain and even the bunion. Now I<br />

share it with my patients. I have literally<br />

seen those who needed bunion<br />

surgery walk out of my office pain<br />

free, and they’re still very active today.”<br />

Despite his training as a surgeon,<br />

his approach to surgery is only to do it<br />

when it is absolutely necessary. Hence<br />

his motto “treat the body the way it<br />

was intended to be treated.” Dr. Robison<br />

finds surgery may not always be<br />

the first answer.<br />

“Since treating my first patient with<br />

prolotherapy back in 2008 I have stabilized<br />

hundreds of acute and chronic<br />

ankles,” Dr. Robison said. “I have also<br />

repaired torn ligaments, tendons, and<br />

even painful nerve endings of the feet.<br />

In addition to the help he gives his<br />

patients, Dr. Robison lectures on lower<br />

extremity health at senior centers<br />

and community groups and advocates<br />

for healthy eating as a way to overall<br />

health, particularly with his diabetic<br />

patients. Visit his web site at www.<br />

naturalfootcures.com.<br />

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