Today was a short day, only 28 miles, but it started out with us climbing out of Superior to Top of the World at 4600'. Oof! That was not easy. Lots of traffic, including mining trucks and RVs. Highway 60 alternates between one eastbound lane and a 4' shoulder with rumble strips and two eastbound lanes with no shoulder at all. Don't know which was worse. We also had to make an uphill run through a tunnel. Scary! That was the sketchiest section to date.
Once over the summit we were able to see the Pinto Valley open pit copper mine (another "c", only cotton remains).
After lunch in Miami we rode on to Globe, our destination for the day. The short day allowed us to visit the Besh-Ba-Gowah Archaeological Park. We walked through 700 year old Salado Culture pueblo-ruins, very interesting.
We also visited the Globe historic district. Then to the El Rey Motel for some rest. 85-ish mile day tomorrow.
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