Saturday, February 14, 2009

A trip to Globe and Roosevelt Dam

Queen Creek North of Superior.

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Queen Creek canyon walls.

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This tunnel was dated 1951.

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North of Globe you top the hill, and see the lake and mountains in the distance. Yes that’s snow on the mountains.

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This lake goes for miles along the Salt River.

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From waters edge looking South.

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This is the bridge to the North towards Payson. Highway 181.

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The Roosevelt Dam. Built in 1911.

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The dam from the down river side.

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Back in Globe, that’s not a mountain in the background, its the mining tailings. The tailings go for miles and miles from Globe to Miami.

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Here is one of the dump trucks that dug the mines.

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But look its setting in the dump box of a much bigger truck.

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The Basilica in Miami.

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And then in the old Miami downtown, we found the place that Loyce enjoyed the most. LoL.

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We drove about 200 miles, and my back it telling me about it tonight, but it was fun getting out of here. This is the first trip since that fateful day last week.

Happy Valentines Day!

Retired Rod

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