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Show agement program of range management. Admittedly, it is essential to fence high- speed highways against the danger of wandering livestock, but there are many miles of secondary roads which need not be fenced. It is suggested that, wherever possible, grazing allotments or grazing units be adjusted so that they include both sides of secondary roads. This would eliminate the necessity of unit boundary fences paralleling such roads. An occasional cattle guard and fence across the road make the traveler feel he is in the range, whereas continuous paralleling fences set him apart from the country he is traversing. On the same basis, the clearing and grading for roads should be limited to the narrowest possible width compatible with good road construction. A great wide gash across the country sets the traveler apart from the landscape just the same as a high wire fence. He may get the fine views of country but he does not have the feeling of being in it. This is particularly true in a forested area. SCENIC ROADS While there is hardly a road in the basin that does not afford some scenic interest, there are certain roads or sections of roads which during the course of the survey have been noted as outstanding and worthy of special attention. They are described below and are indicated on Plate 16 ( in pocket). ARIZONA United States Highway 89, from Nogales to Florence, passes through fine desert country and cultivated valleys. Points of interest include: Tu- bac, the oldest town in Arizona; Tumacacori Mission, built in 1690; San Xavier Mission, built in 1692; and the cities of Tucson and Nogales. State Highways 82 and 83, from Nogales to Vail Junction on United States Highway 80, have fine desert mountain scenery and pass old Fort Crittenden. United States Highway 84, from Redrock to Gila, is in open desert country. Interesting features are: Picacho Pass, Casa Grande Mountains, and Maricopa Mountains. United States Highway 70, between Apache Junction and the head of San Carlos Lake, passes through the Crook National Forest and the mining towns of Superior, Miami, and Globe. Where it crosses the Coolidge Dam, it opens to view a wide variety of Arizona scenery. State Highway 88- the Apache Trail- is a spectacularly scenic drive through the Tonto and Crook National Forests, and along the shores of Canyon, Apache, and Roosevelt Lakes. United States Highway 60, between Globe and Showlow, passes through the Crook National Forest and the Fort Apache Indian Reservation. The crossing of Salt River Canyon is a spectacular feature. State Highway 77, from Showlow to White River, is in the impressive Mogollon Rim country of the Fort Apache Indian Reservation. State Highway 73, between McNary and Spring- erville, is through fine White Mountain scenery, the Fort Apache Indian Reservation, and Apache National Forest. United States Highway 666, from Springerville to Clifton, is part of the Coronado Trail. United States Highways 89 and 89A pass through the Prescott and Coconino National Forests and by such interesting features as the Granite Dells, Oak Creek Canyon, San Francisco Mountains, Verde Valley mining towns, and Tuzigoot, Walnut Canyon, Sunset Crater, and Wupatki National Monuments. United States Highway 66 passes through the Kaibab and Coconino National Forests. The high, forest- covered plateau, with splendid contrast to the tains and desert valleys, is a pleasant contrast to the long desert sections of the highway. United States Highway 89, from Cameron to Kanab, Utah, passes through the Navajo Indian Reservation and over the Kaibab Plateau. The colorful Painted Desert, Marble Gorge of the Colorado River, House Rock Valley, and vermilion cliffs of the Paria Plateau are interesting features. Rainbow Trail, in the Navajo Indian Reservation between Tonalea and Rainbow Lodge, offers views of spectacular canyon scenery. The road from Kayenta, Ariz, to Mexican Hat, Utah, is through the fantastic Monument Valley. UTAH State Highway 95 from Blanding to Natural Bridges National Monument crosses Elk Ridge, 215 |