However the many dedicated road maintenance signs emphasize the fact that many of these young people died (perhaps from car accidents) in their early thirties, when they realized their life options were narrowing, and turned to other means of quieting their mind while dealing with their mortality. We all know the story of the American Indian in not a particularly happy one, due in large part to the white man. What price science?Īfter the Civil War, the Indian question was settled, and Mormon farmers moved into this country in the 1880s. In particular the Kaibab Squirrel was unique enough so that preservation concerns delayed the expansion of the U. Greg says these isolated mountains in the desert are called, 'islands in the sky,' and have unique animal habitats which evolved over eons because mountain animals could not migrate through the desert. Named after the above famous Polish bike rider, Mount Graham was on our right for the day is about 10,000 ft high with snow atop it. You know you are in the desert when you see a dead coyote (definitely not a dog) in the road, or when you long to see Alexander Graham Bellski (the first telephone Pole) as an indication of civilization.

Starkly barren country, surrounded on both sides by beautiful mountain ranges. Headwind blew at 10mph as we rode the 69 miles through the desert. Left the casino hotel about 7am riding through the reservation all day finally exiting in Safford/Thatcher/Pima - cotton farming country - around 6pm.

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