Rachel and I took a little day trip a few weeks ago. We drove out to Globe and stopped at a few of the shops, then grabbed lunch at this great cheap Mexican place. Then we took 288 north up towards Payson and saw some beautiful scenery. There was only one town on this whole route, a really interesting little town called Young.
I read about a waterfall located off of 288 that we wanted to see, and it was quite an adventure getting there. The websites I looked at said the road would be fine for a sedan, but it was so bumpy we were afraid Carmen would get shaken-baby syndrome. Things got intense enough that we wanted to just turn around, but we were on the edge of a cliff. Finally, there was a turn-out where we paused to calm down. Rachel got out to look at the road up ahead and discovered that we’d made it to the waterfall. It was really pretty.
Here’s the video:
Next, we headed up to Payson for a short hike along the Mogollan Rim. Carmen loved it; she grinned the whole way. It was cool and breezy and smelled like pine trees, and there were gorgeous views of 4 Peaks and some other mountains.
All in all, a really fun day!
I read about a waterfall located off of 288 that we wanted to see, and it was quite an adventure getting there. The websites I looked at said the road would be fine for a sedan, but it was so bumpy we were afraid Carmen would get shaken-baby syndrome. Things got intense enough that we wanted to just turn around, but we were on the edge of a cliff. Finally, there was a turn-out where we paused to calm down. Rachel got out to look at the road up ahead and discovered that we’d made it to the waterfall. It was really pretty.
Here’s the video:Next, we headed up to Payson for a short hike along the Mogollan Rim. Carmen loved it; she grinned the whole way. It was cool and breezy and smelled like pine trees, and there were gorgeous views of 4 Peaks and some other mountains.
All in all, a really fun day!
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