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| partners | | Woke up to a surprising steady rain over the Gila Valley. We agreed that our planned mountain hike was gonna be a no-go. We quickly came up with a plan B for just a scenic drive along the Black Hills Byway and hope for a weather break for maybe a short hike. Steady rain as we got on the old Safford/Clifton Hwy.
Byway - A little of a butt pucker driving this old narrow dirt road in the rain with the mild flooding and big drop offs. We stopped for a bit at the big picnic overlook with temps at a cold 58. As we rounded the mountains to the other side the rain started to let up. A few more stops on the back end at the Old Safford Bridge, Gila River, Owl Campground and several overlooks ... this area is always very scenic! At the end of the 21 mile road, we hung a left and headed to Clifton.
San Francisco River - A stop in town and some directions had us on the San Francisco road for the river/canyon views. Wow, can't believe I've never drove this road before. What a spectacular scenic canyon this was. I think I have a new favorite area to explore in the future ... it just blew me away! We parked at a rest stop with the rain now stopped and hiked down to the river to poke around a bit.
Rockhound Trail - Back out of Clifton and on the way home we made a quick stop out at the rockhound area to look for fire agate. Just a couple of pieces found to take home.
With the morning/early afternoon rain I thought our day would end up not being much, turned out to be one of my favorite day trips ever with AddSanz ... Thx buddy!
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