Springerville, Arizona (October 18, 2020) Debra and I loved the “Sunday drive” – a jaunt in the car to leave the city behind and enjoy the scenery in the countryside. So today, from our mountain home in Show Low, we drove 45 minutes east on US Highway 60 to the sleepy town of Springerville (pop. 2,000).
Halfway there, we entered an arid expanse dominated by scrub and dotted with a rounded-hills - not the most beautiful scenery in Arizona, but interesting topography, nonetheless.
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First things first when we arrived – lunch at Safire on Main Street. We ordered burgers – All-American for Debra and Jack Daniels for me – and fries. Delicious!
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We stopped at the General Store before we headed home, where we supported the local economy with a few purchases.
We thoroughly enjoyed our Sunday Drive! |
With appetites fully sated, we visited the Madonna of the Trail monument. Erected in 1928, this statue honors pioneer mothers who traveled west in the covered wagon days. Twelve identical stone statues – a stoic-looking mom with a rifle in one hand, a baby in the other, and a child at her skirt – were placed along the National Old Trails Road from Maryland to California.
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