I’d never been to Arizona before. I thought, you know, desert. Flat land as far as the eye can see. Well, not really.

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Looking West, toward the Sonoran Desert

After a few hours spent exploring Phoenix, we headed east, past Mesa to Gold Canyon.

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The Superstition Mountains, from Mesa

The Sonoran desert rises up to become the Superstition Mountains. Heading east on HWY 60 will take you into the vast mountain ranges.

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Right off HWY 60, Picketpost Mountain

We only we made it as far as the Boyce Thompson Arboretum (also incredible!) but there’s always next time! See ya soon!

 

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