Mid-Friday morning traffic on the rusty Pinto Creek Bridge on Highway 60
Signs of "progress" at the Pinto Valley Road turnoff
Mining offices at the Haunted Canyon turn off Pinto Valley Road
Mine tailings viewed just down the road from the mine offices
A new collection tank resides at the base of some other mine tailings
More tailings loom over Pinto Valley
Downstream from the mine is the Pinto Creek Bridge
The Pinto Creek Bridge heads towards the Superstition Wilderness
A skeletal old tree struggles to survive downstream from the mine. Lining Pinto Creek near the Haunted Canyon Trailhead, yellow cottonwoods glow behind the ash.
Pinto Creek near Haunted Canyon, downstream from the mine
Sycamore leaves (foreground) and willow leaves (background) changing colors in December on Pinto Creek
On the drive out, a mining truck (lower left) seems like an ant at the base of the tailings pile
A saguaro cactus "the sentinal of the desert" stands guard as the mine moves closer. How many saguaros have already fallen?
Late in the day there's lots of activity at the mine. Perhaps grabbing all they can while the current administration is still in charge?
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