Salt River, Tonto National Park, Arizona — July 2009

After relocating from Berlin, Germany to Mesa, Arizona, my family spent a few hours in the Salt River Valley, 10 minutes from our home. The state calls it the Tonto National Forest, which is wishful thinking, because I've never heard of a cactus forest. It's just another man-made desert. But, there are trees along the cool river. The temperature was 111°F (44°C) when these photos were taken.

Salt River	Road through Tonto National "Forest" 100_0604	Tall Cactus and Dramatic Sky	Red Rock
Red Rock	Granite Reef Dam The Granite Reef Dam...	Salt River Canyon	Salt River
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Salt River beach	Salt River	Salt River beach Tubers float for 2 hours along this stretch of cool river. Shuttle busses return tubers to their...	Salt River beach
A picnic under the shade of a tree

David Rauschenbach

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Salt River, Tonto National Park, Arizona — July 2009