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12 Gateway to the Copper Corridor 2021
‘Explore The Wild’: Your GATEWAY Online is discovergilacounty.com Gateway magazine is your quarterly update and invite to visit Gila County and explore scenic spots along the Copper Corridor. For the most up-to-date details about where to stay and what to do while you’re here, bookmark discovergilacounty.com as a browser favorite and connect on the comprehensive website’s companion Facebook and Instagram pages to see enticing photos of cobalt-blue lakes, tree-lined hiking paths and mouth-watering local food. Launched by Gila County’s Board of Supervisors two years ago, the stylish new website is a thorough portal to outdoor adventure ranging from the tall, cool pines of the Rim Country towns of Payson and Star Valley down through our Copper Corridor heritage here in Globe and Miami – including travel and tourism information about all three Apache Nations (San Carlos, Tonto, White Mountain), wilderness areas, hiking trails, unique local restaurants and event calendars. Centrally-located Gila County is truly the heart of Arizona, with 53,500 residents and 4,796 square miles of desert, canyonlands and lakes. Bookmark discovergilacounty.com as a browser favorite; you’ll find planned itineraries for three-day-weekend trips that hit the highlights for shopping, relaxed hikes, Native American culture and history – and outdoor adventure. Gila County has seven wilderness areas: Hell’s Gate and the Mazatzal canyons and forests offer scenery that’s approachable, yet remote enough for peace, quiet and solitude. Arizona’s majestic saguaro cacti? See and photograph these desert icons at our lowest elevations; Gila County includes Sonoran Desert at 2,000 feet above sea level – proceeding up to stately ponderosa pine forest (the largest stand of ponderosa pines on the planet!). Gila County lures outdoor enthusiasts choosing a place to live, work and enjoy the best mix of Arizona’s desert, mountains and lakes. Where to Stay? discovergilacounty. com lists our biggest hotels, of course – but gives equal space to singular bed-andbreakfast lodging in Pine-Strawberry, Payson, Globe and Young. Where to eat while you’re here? Restaurants are all listed, too - from family-owned Mexican restaurants of Globe-Miami to unique eateries in Hayden and Star Valley, a popular brewery in Pine and a vineyard-winery in Young. Etymologists tell us the word ‘Gila’ originates from a Spanish tion of Hah-quah-sa-eel, a contrac- Yuma word meaning “running water which is salty.” Gila County includes the towns of Payson, Star Valley, Christopher Creek, Strawberry and Pine. Mining, ranching and Old West traditions still thrive here. Payson takes pride in being the birthplace of rodeo, and the San Carlos Apaches still practice their ancient tradition of Sunrise Dances during the spring, summer and fall. Looking for a half-day hike, or a 2-3 day backpacking adventure? Explore the Mogollon Rim - a topographic and geological wonder that extends about 200 miles across cen- Continued on page 15 Gateway to the Copper Corridor 2021 13
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