A Visual and Verbal Narrative of Arizona's Salt River
June 8, 2023 – For three hours I drove from San Carlos, Arizona, on the San Carlos Apache Indian Reservation to the Black River Crossing. It was 45 miles of axle-busting dirt road, and I was glad to finally reach my destination and get out of the truck. My purpose for the drive was simple: …
March 27, 2023 – When I thought about whitewater rafting in Arizona only one place came to mind: the Grand Canyon. Though I’ve never done it, I know rafting the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon is a once-in-a-lifetime trip that river rats dream about. At least I did. And my dreams about it were …
March 26, 2023 – The Salado culture occupied the Salt River Canyon country from 1250 to 1450 CE. It was sandwiched between the Hohokam on the lower Salt River and the Mogollon on the upper Salt and Gila Rivers. Accordingly, it traded with and borrowed from those cultures, yet developed its own distinct way of …