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Roger Williams Park Bandstand, Providence, Rhode Island. Roosevelt Lake surrounds the bandstand. Taken October 13th, 2010.
Great day exploring sites east of Phoenix on my free day. I spent a good time in the Tonto National Forest and was able to stop at the observation areas to view the Roosevelt Lake Bridge and the Theodore Roosevelt Dam. The dam is on the Salt River northeast of Phoenix and forms Theodore Roosevelt Lake. The dam was originally built between 1905 and 1911. Definitely the largest dam I have ever seen. Taken on Friday July 13th, 2018.
An eastern view of Theodore Roosevelt Lake from Route 188. The Salt River Dam created the lake in 1911.
I made this one in February at the Tonto National Monument. This particular view is a bit tricky to get to, as it's from the upper dwellings of the monument. In an effort to preserve the site, park visitors are only able to view the lower, smaller dwellings. However, a few times a year the park offers ranger led hikes to the larger, more preserved upper dwellings. My wonderful husband signed my up and surprised me with the day trip for Valentines day : )
Great day exploring sites east of Phoenix on my free day. I spent a good time in the Tonto National Forest and was able to stop at the observation areas to view the Roosevelt Lake Bridge and the Theodore Roosevelt Dam. The dam is on the Salt River northeast of Phoenix and forms Theodore Roosevelt Lake. The dam was originally built between 1905 and 1911. Definitely the largest dam I have ever seen. Taken on Friday July 13th, 2018.
Roger Williams Park Bandstand, Providence, Rhode Island. Roosevelt Lake surrounds the bandstand. Taken October 13th, 2010.
Great day exploring sites east of Phoenix on my free day. I spent a good time in the Tonto National Forest and was able to stop at the observation areas to view the Roosevelt Lake Bridge and the Theodore Roosevelt Dam. The dam is on the Salt River northeast of Phoenix and forms Theodore Roosevelt Lake. The dam was originally built between 1905 and 1911. Definitely the largest dam I have ever seen. Taken on Friday July 13th, 2018.
Roosevelt Lake was created in 1911 after the completion of the Theodore Roosevelt Dam, which impounded the Salt River for irrigation, water storage, and flood control purposes. At full capacity, the lake is well over one million acre-feet in size. In addition to the Salt River, the lake receives water drainage from the Mogollon Rim via a number of small tributaries, mainly Tonto Creek. The Sierra Ancha mountains are at left.
Backside view of Roosevelt Dam at nightfall.
Venus was prominent as the crescent Moon sets in the Western sky. The dam's lights illuminate with a soft glow. Long exposure done with a Samyang 12mm f/2.8 (stereographic) Fish-eye.
This is the view looking east -northeast from the Vineyard Trail near Inspiration Point. Roosevelt Lake in the midground. The Sierra Anchas in the background. Lots of Desert Globemallow and brittlebush coloring the hills this season. We had a very wet winter in 2007-2008.
The Vineyard Trail is a segment of the Arizona Trail.
This is a view of the Upper Ruins at the Tonto National Monument by Roosevelt Lake south of the Roosevelt Dam. We had a wet winter so the hills are very colorful - mostly brittlebush.
"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." Source Wikipedia
Parker Creek has carved a rugged and strikingly beautiful canyon into the mesa flanking the southwest side of the Sierra Ancha Mountains. Roosevelt Lake can be seen in the distance.
- Tonto National Forest, Arizona
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We left the summit quickly and were in the scree chute (couloir) when the snow hit. When we got to the saddle I looked back and got this photo. The wind was blowing about 40+knots. Rare to have snow in Maricopa County in May.
A week after we climbed this, a photographer/hiker died in the chute.
Adapted from Wikipedia
Four Peaks (Yavapai: Wikopa[1]), at 7657 feet (2335 m) in altitude, is a prominent landmark on the eastern skyline of Phoenix, part of the Mazatzal Mountains. It is located in the Tonto National Forest 40 miles (64 km) east-northeast of Phoenix, in the 60,740-acre (245.8 km2) Four Peaks Wilderness. On rare occasions, Four Peaks offers much of the Phoenix metro area a view of snow covered peaks, and is the highest point in Maricopa County.
The name Four Peaks is a reference to the four distinct peaks of a north-south ridge forming the mountain's summit. The northernmost peak is named Brown's Peak and is the tallest of the four at 7,657 feet (2,334 m).[2] The remaining summits from north to south are Brothers Peak at 7,642 feet (2,329 m), Sisters Peak 7,575 feet (2,309 m) and Amethyst Peak at 7,524 feet (2,293 m) in altitude.