Our goal today was to drive to Tonto National Monument, the site of some ancient Indian cliff dwellings. We would see a dam and Roosevelt Lake.
While my GPS wouldn't show the road, I knew from the map that there was a secondary road through a place called Tortilla Flat. Great twisty road off into the mountains. There we found the Superstition Salloon. It was a little early for lunch so we just had coffee and a snack. This place is amazing! Its a popular spot for motor bikers, coming along that windy road. Live music on the patio, dollar bills plastered over all the walls!
So we continued on our way with beautiful, mountainous, cacti views. After about ten miles we came to where the road turns to gravel with signs warning that to proceed one must have 4WD or OHV. A fellow came by on a jeep. We flagged him down and asked if we might proceed. "I wouldn't" he said. So, out of an abundance of caution, we turned around and headed back to Apache Junction. So we never got to Tonta N.M.
From there we drove north up to Payson, on a curvey four lane road through the mountains. In Payson, we had a late lunch at Culver's.
Back to the condo, we discovered NO Water!
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