While we were at Tonto, we were chatting with another couple, and they mentioned the Besh Ba Gowah ruins in Globe.     They’re a bit off the main route, so we had never seen any signs, but they’re worth seeking out if you’re in the area. The site is run by the city, and they have

To get to Tonto, you take Route 60 from Phoenix, up to Globe.     That drive takes you over the Gonzalez pass.    We’d done this trip before, but from the opposite direction, and it was at night, so we’d missed the scenery.    The mountains are strikingly beautiful, but what’s even more striking is when you get

The last time we were in Arizona, at the end of our rather epic journey along the Apache Trail, we passed the entrance to the Tonto National Monument.     It was closed at the time, so while it mentioned cliff dwellings, we had to look it up later to see what it involved. Turns out, there