Panoramic Views from Majestic Mount Graham, Arizona

Описание: I had the privilege of working in Safford, AZ from January to March of 2022. I had marveled at this Mountain God that towered in the backdrop night and day while in Safford. I just had to fuel up the Denali and go for an adventure!

At the highest peak, in Graham County, Coronado National Forest and the Pinaleno Mountains, Mt. Graham stretches 10,724 feet into the sky.

Mount Graham summits are headwaters for numerous perennial streams that tumble through five major botanical zones. Located between the southern Rocky Mountains and Mexico's Sierra Madre Occidental, and biologically isolated for millennia, the higher elevations have provided refuge for relict populations of plants and animals with adaptive strategies rooted in Pleistocene ice age environmental conditions.

Of particular note are stands of the oldest conifer trees in the U.S. Southwest and associated habitats for threatened and endangered species, especially the Mount Graham Red Squirrel. [Wikipedia] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_G...

The Vatican even has a high-powered telescope perched atop this giant. I just had to see the view from the top and I will tell you, "she didn't disappoint"!

James Solomon