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This is the Roosevelt Bridge on SR 188 at the end of SR88 (the Apache Trail) on Roosevelt Lake just east of Roosevelt Dam. Gila County Arizona between Globe and Payson.
It was a hazy day and the wind was blowing - tough conditions. But the haze actually softened the light, shadows and background making this a decent shot. This is where the Upper Salt River flows in and the Salt River flows out towards Phoenix.
Here's a similar view from higher on the mountain:
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www.usbr.gov/lc/phoenix/projects/rooseveltdam/rdhistory.html
"Prior to completion of the bridge in October 1990, traffic drove over the top of the dam. The bridge itself earned rare distinction when the bridge was named one of the top 12 bridges in the nation in November 1995. The American Consulting Engineers Council cited the bridge for overall design, size, eye-appeal and design challenge. Other bridges cited were the Golden Gate Bridge and Brooklyn Bridge.
The $21.3 million bridge was built to take traffic off the top of Roosevelt Dam. Roosevelt Lake Bridge is the longest two-lane, single-span, steel-arch bridge in North America. The bridge, spans 1,080 feet across Roosevelt Lake providing two-way traffic. The original dam-top roadway was designed to allow two Model-T Fords to pass abreast, but today's recreational vehicles and full-size automobiles are too wide to permit two-way traffic."
Arizona Passages
I remember an old photograph my Uncle's parents had on the wall of their house on Euclid Street in Globe. It was them with some young Italian pilots by a seaplane on Lake Roosevelt. Here is the story from
The Apache Trail Circle Route by Tom Kollenborn
"On April 8, 1927, one month before Charles Lindbergh flew the Atlantic Ocean, an Italian pilot and his crew landed on Roosevelt Lake in a seaplane named the Santa Maria. They had flown all the way from Italy across the Atlantic Ocean. Commander Francesco de Pinedo had planned to circumnavigate the globe in 1927, but tragedy struck at Roosevelt Lake. A carelessly tossed cigarette ignited gasoline which destroyed De Pinedo's aircraft at Hotel Point on Roosevelt Lake."
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Dutchwomen Butte is a little N.E. of Roosevelt Lake Arizona. I believe it is in the Salome Wilderness Area, but maybe not.
It was a great sunrise yesterday. I left the house at 4:30 am to drive out to Roosevelt Lake before the 7 o'clock sunrise. I arrived at Roosevelt with hardly a moment to spare and pulled off at the first suitable spot I found. Not having previously scouted the area for a nice sunrise spot, I was ever so happy/lucky to run into this one. With all of those puffy clouds on the horizon, I had great expectations for a colorful sunrise, but as it turned out the clouds were a bit too thick and my expectations (like my colorful sunrise) fizzled in the end. However, I did get a wonderful moody blue morning and a pretty funny story, so all was not lost.
I pulled in to the sandy little cove called Orange Peel at Roosevelt Lake to find all of these interesting silhouetted trees and things. I decided to stay and hopped out of the car. Immediately, I was assaulted by the aroma of skunk. (They only live in North America, so for my friends abroad, here's why you never want to meet a skunk up close) It was almost pitch black out, and I couldn't see one even if it had been standing right in front of me but I decided that I wouldn't be deterred. This was my sunrise spot and I wasn't giving it up, even if I risked agitating a skunk. I crossed my fingers, plugged my nose, and spent a good half-hour transfixed by light and clouds and at least a hundred jumping fish. I moved about now and then for different angles and hardly noticed that the skunk smell seemed to intermittently get stronger and weaker in certain spots. Eventually the light show was over and I began to pack up to leave. For the first time since my arrival (and the arrival of daylight) I looked down and discovered the source of the offensive odor. Apparently I wasn't the only one who approved of my location. In fact the coyotes appeared to have had a picnic there just before I intruded. The new morning light revealed the scattered remains of their predawn skunk breakfast, and I had been walking amongst it the whole time. EW!
Moral of the story: BRING A FLASHLIGHT FOR SUNRISE PHOTOS!
Camera: Nikon D300
Lens: Nikkor 17-55mm f/2.8
Exposure: 25 seconds at f/16
(tiniest noise adjustment via Nik Dfine, otherwise straight out of the camera)
Another Photo from Roosevelt Lake Arizona. A wet winter Arizona has helped fill Roosevelt Lake up to the 70% mark. Lots of flooded brush to fish in and loose your Lures.
Roosevelt Dam has received a 450,000 cubic yard concrete facelift. After eight years of construction, $430 million, and 849 miles of reinforcing steel (re-bar), the Safety of Dams modifications at Roosevelt Dam are complete. The modifications raised the historic dam 77 feet to 357 feet. The $21.3 million bridge was built to take traffic off the top of Roosevelt Dam. Roosevelt Lake Bridge is the longest two-lane, single-span, steel-arch bridge in North America. The bridge, spans 1,080 feet across Roosevelt Lake providing two-way traffic. The original dam-top roadway was designed to allow two Model-T Fords to pass abreast, but today's recreational vehicles and full-size automobiles are too wide to permit two-way traffic.
Dutchwomen Butte is a little N.E. of Roosevelt Lake Arizona. I believe it is in the Salome Wilderness Area, but maybe not.
Theodore Roosevelt Lake is formed by the Theodore Roosevelt Dam, to the left rear of where this photo was taken, and is located on the Salt River northeast of Phoenix, Arizona. Theodore Roosevelt is the largest lake or reservoir located entirely within the state of Arizona and is a popular recreation destination within the Tonto National Forest. Roosevelt Lake is the oldest of the six reservoirs constructed and operated by the Salt River Project. It also has the largest storage capacity of the SRP lakes with the ability to store 1,653,043 acre feet (2.03900 km³) of water at full capacity. Roosevelt Lake occupies about 10 miles (16 km) of the original Salt River riverbed and also extends for about 8 miles (13 km) up Tonto Creek, a significant tributary of the Salt with its headwaters along the Mogollon Rim. The lake covers much of the southern portion of the Tonto Basin, a low lying area between the Sierra Ancha Mountains, Mazatzal Mountains (including Four Peaks), and the Superstition Mountains. State Route 188 travels along the shore of the lake for much of its length.
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Roosevelt Bridge, Tonto National Forest, Arizona, about 100 miles northeast of Phoenix. Roosevelt Bridge is the longest single span, steel arch bridge in North America and is the gateway to the scenic byways of the Tonto Basin and Salt River Canyon.
Roosevelt Lake, Arizona: February 23, 2008
One from the old film archives. I just started shooting 35mm with my new A2 and my good friend Nick Berezenko and I camped out near Roosevelt and we were greeted by this beautiful dawn that set the lake on fire.
Palo Verde Trees are blooming throughout the Deserts of Arizona. This is at Roosevelt Lake. The mountains are the Sierra Ancha Mountains.
Please go to photo page and click on "ALL SIZES", you will see the water reflection in motion:
The Roosevelt Bridge near Phoenix, Arizona.
Looking toward Roosevelt Lake from the Sierra Ancha foothills
- Tonto Basin, Gila County, Arizona
{ L } Lightbox view is best
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This is a view along the Vineyard Trail north of Roosevelt Dam and Roosevelt Lake heading into the Four Peaks Wilderness. This is a meadow of Desert Globemallow in bloom. We had a lot of rain this winter making 2008 spectacular for wildflowers in the Sonoran Desert. This trail is part of the Arizona Trail which crosses Arizona from the border with Mexico to the border with Utah.
"Flowers have spoken to me more than I can tell in written words. They are the hieroglyphics of angels, loved by all men for the beauty of the character, though few can decypher even fragments of their meaning." * Lydia M. Child
תמונות מדהימות של אחו
לצאת לטייל באחו, לנשום את האוויר הצח
ולהניח את הראש על כרי הדשא השופעים!
This is from inside the Upper Ruins at Tonto National Monument. I had a unique opportunity. The Temple Chai Mens' Club was having a camping trip to Windy Hill campground for Lag B'Omer with our Rabbi Jake Singer-Beilin. I called and got a spot on the hike to the Upper Ruins.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonto_National_Monument
Tonto National Monument is a National Monument in central Arizona, United States. The area lies on the northeastern edge of the Sonoran Desert, which is generally arid land with annual rainfall of about 16 inches (400 mm) here.[3] The Salt River runs through this area, providing a rare, year-round source of water.
Well-preserved cliff dwellings were occupied by the Salado culture during the 13th, 14th, and early 15th centuries. The people farmed in the Salt River Valley and supplemented their diet by hunting and gathering native wildlife and plants. The Salado were fine craftsmen, producing some of the most flamboyant polychrome pottery and intricately woven textiles to be found in the Southwest. Some of the artifacts excavated nearby are on display in the visitor center museum.
The Tonto National Monument Archeological District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 15, 1966.[4] Tonto National Monument, Lower Ruin and Tonto National Monument, Upper Ruin are archeological sites that were NRHP-listed in 1989.[4][a]
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