Category «Salado»

Roosevelt Dam

March 26, 2023 – We visited Roosevelt Dam, which was the first and largest dam built on the Salt River.  Without a doubt, it is an impressive structure.  We were amazed standing downstream and looking up at this monolith holding back the waters of the Salt River in the narrow, steep canyon where Tonto Creek …

Salado Culture

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 …