The border vidette., 1931-07-04
ARIZONA HAS MANY LAKES

From time immemorial lakes,
have been favorite rendezvous
Of the jaded city-dweller on rest.
and recreation bound. and it is
only natural that Arizona's beau.
tiful bodies of water should be.
among its most popular vacation
attractions. Although the state.
Is best-known-or misknown--
for mountains an desert" it,
contains a number of lakes which
are outstanding resorts. and as
picturesque as any in the country
Arizona's lakes fell into two
distinct but complementary
types. 10 the north, most of
them just south of Flagstaff. are
lovely Mormon Lake, Lake Mary,
Stoneman Lake and others,
walled by forests and immensely
popular as summer colonies.
Farther south is the series of
larger. and artificial. lakes form.
ed by huge irrigation dams:
Canyon Lake, Apache Lake and
Roosevelt Lake between Phoe.
nix and Globe. and Coolidge
Dams new lake between Globe
and Stafford. These are all-year
tourist points and outing places
rather than SUMNER resorts, but
are included ia many vacation
trips.
The Flagstaff lakes are cele.
brated throughout the state for
the delightfulness of their sum.
mer climate and the restful
charm of their surroundings.
Mormon Lake, the largest, has
become q considerable settle.
ment, with scores of summer
cottages as we'll as several rustic
lodges and campgrounds. Lake
Mary, nearer Flagstaff, and
Stoneman Lake. farther south,
likewise have attractive lodges.
Set in the midst of the most
extensive pine forest ia the
country, these lakes and the,
numerous smaller ones not far
away, possess q beauty all their
}owu. Lake Mary aud Mormon
Lake CLEAN silvery through the
encircling pines of gently rolling
hills, while the steep heights
about Stonsman Lake give it an
equally attractive crater effect.
Fishing. swimming. boating, and
hiking and riding ia the cool
woods, are chief diversions. while
all around lie scenic attractions
which may be visited in trip OF
a day or two.
Moritz Lake. Rogers Lake. Hay
Lake. Marshall Lake and others
in the Flagstaff district are pop.
ular for fishing and camping,
while farther east the White
Mountains also contain several
attractive little bodies of water
in which fish abound.
Lower in elevation and over.
shadowed by rugged mountains,
the lakes formed by the Salt
River aud San Carlos irrigation
projects are of a more spectacu.
lar type of scenic beauty. Par.
ticularly is this true of Stewart
Mountain Lake, Canyon Lake,
Apache Lake and Roosevelt
Lake, forming almost an unbro.
ken chain some seventy miles in
length along the famous Apache
Trail. They are impounded. in
order, by the Stewart Mountain,
Mormon Flats, Horse Mesa and
Roosevelt Dams, and these IT,
tanic structures are noted tourist
attractions ia themselves, while
several of the lakes are famed
for their excellent bass fishing.
Stewart Mountain Lake, less
than forty miles from Phonix, is
a pleasant sheet of water lying
where foothills merge into the
mountain which reach their most
picturesque glory around Can.
yon Lake. Here the Salt River
forms a mighty pool enclosed by
towering, varicolored cliffs. and
the boat trip up the canyon to
Horse Mesa Dam is rated by
world travellers as one Of the
most beautiful in their expert.
encs. Apache Lake substitutes
the larger vista of long noun.
tansides and neigh boring peaks.
while Il ,osevelt Lake. the larg.
est, is miniature inland sea-
about which majestic peaks rise
in every direction.
The Apache Trail lake trip is
one of the most popular routes
to. Ariz1na's summerland, and to
those going to the eastern part
of the state Coolidge Lake is an
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