{"id":2897,"date":"2019-04-11T00:09:37","date_gmt":"2019-04-11T04:09:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/relativerest.com\/?p=2897"},"modified":"2019-04-11T00:09:37","modified_gmt":"2019-04-11T04:09:37","slug":"scenic-driving-in-the-superstition-mountains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/relativerest.com\/?p=2897","title":{"rendered":"Scenic Driving in the Superstition Mountains"},"content":{"rendered":"

Wednesday April 10, 2019<\/h3>\n

Road video and map – Scottsdale to Globe, AZ<\/a><\/p>\n

When I woke up this morning I was all set to drive southeast to New Mexico but, during breakfast at the hotel, I noticed it was very windy outside. Since I needed to drive the last part of my journey on interstate 10, and knowing that collisions involving dozens of vehicles have occurred in dust storms there, I checked the local weather. Sure enough, there was a dust storm warning with expected sustained winds of 40 mph and gusts up to 70 mph. I decided a day of driving in such conditions was unpleasant at best and, when I called the hotel to change my reservation, they said that the local authorities were expecting to close the interstate. I needed a new plan for the day.<\/p>\n

I had considered driving some scenic routes near Phoenix when planning the trip but, not really knowing how interesting they were, decided not to follow through. I now had the time to check them out and they turned out to be wonderful. I drove three scenic sections, Apache Trail<\/em>, scenic route 60 west of Globe<\/em>, AZ and Salt River Canyon<\/em>, all in the Superstition Mountains<\/em>, then returned to Globe for the night.<\/p>\n

The video is the only good way to see how enjoyable this drive was but I’ve added a few photos to offer an idea.<\/p>\n

The saguaro cacti add personality to an already impressive landscape on the Apache Trail.\"Apache
\nThe essence of an enjoyable drive; spectacular scenery stretching for miles ahead on the Apache Trail.\"Apache
\nThe Salt River seems relatively tame when viewed up close.\"Salt
\nHowever, it carved all of the scenery on the Apache Trail as well as the Salt River Canyon seen here.\"Salt<\/p>\n

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