If in Arizona and looking for a terrific day trip experience consider driving the Apache Trail.
If your drive is timed right you will pass spring desert wildflowers. Definitely you will want to take your camera along. You will pass Tortilla Flat, Theodore Roosevelt Dam and Tonto National Monument. A lot of the drive is on dirt road, so plan accordingly. Be sure to fill up the gas tank before departing.
There are some tricky parts of the trail -- one location drops more than 1000 feet in just about a mile - so hang on!
Take US Highway 60 East to Idaho Road. Then go east on State Highway 88 (the Apache Trail). Proceed all the way to Roosevelt Dam and from there backtrack, or circle around Globe/US60 and return to the Phoenix Valley.
You will need a full day to get there and back - it's about 145 miles.
For more info call the Tonto National Forest at 602-225-5200 or visit the website for the trail.
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