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14 Gateway to the Copper Corridor 2021
‘Explore The Wild’ continued from page 13 door adventure to campers, hikers, mountain bikers, photographers, bird-watchers and hunters; discovergilacounty.com is your guide to hiking trails and nearby lodging. Located on the northeastern edge of the Sonoran Desert, Gila County covers a wide variety of life zones - from iconic saguaro cacti in the low desert to pinyon-juniper grasslands, chaparral, and montane forests of pine, fir and aspen. Roosevelt Lake is one of Arizona’s most popular for fishing, boating and recreation – and wholly within Gila County. Tonto National Monument, Fossil Creek, the Salt River, Tonto Natural Bridge State Park, designated Wilderness Areas and popular camping areas within the Tonto National Forest are also among Gila County’s bragging rights. Don’t miss Tonto Natural Bridge, between the towns of Payson and Pine, which became an Arizona State Park in 1990; now thousands of visitors marvel each year at the largest travertine bridge in the world and the beauty of Pine Creek Canyon. The high desert community of Pleasant Valley is a serene scene of peace and quiet today – but in the 1880s it was the origin of a range war that’s among the most famous (and deadly) feuds in American history. The Pleasant Valley War, also called the Tonto Basin Feud or the Tonto Basin War, matched the cattle-herding Grahams against the sheep-herding Tewksburys. Copper’s luster still shines in Gila County - an industry employing 3,000 people. Mineral deposits brought miners back in 1874 when silver was discovered in Globe – eclipsed within a decade by our vast deposits of copper. Dig into online databases listing Arizona mines and you’ll find an impressive 641 mines across Gila County, from A to Z - that is, from the Abbie & Ross Mine (copper, gold, lead, silver) to the Zulu Mine near Rye. 641 mines! And 30 ranches continue to manage some 15,000 cattle spread out across Gila County rangeland. City of Globe Globe is currently the Gila County seat; it boasts a history laced with Wild West events from murders and stagecoach robberies to outlaws, hangings and Apache raids. Local historians guide seasonal walking tours that narrate the connection to famous residents and itinerants from Ike Clanton (one of the gunfighters from the OK Corral) to Geronimo, the Apache Kid, Big-Nose Kate and more. Globe is about 87 miles east of Phoenix and at the crossroads of highways 60, 70 and 77. Payson is a scenic and convenient 90-minute drive from Phoenix on the recently-expanded four-lane ‘Beeline Highway.’ Read more at discovergilacounty.com, or see daily photos and join an online community of thousands who love Gila County at facebook.com/discovergilacounty. Payson: The Mogollon Rim has breathtaking views and is a popular Gila County camping and fishing area just 30 miles outside of Payson. Cassie Tafoya Gateway to the Copper Corridor 2021 15
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Page 5 and 6: Adventure Awaits You in Clifton, Ar
Page 7 and 8: Gila River Music Festival The Gila
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