48.53 Arizona: Tonto National Forest: Chollo Trail, a path of and toward beauty.

A 'stroll' up the Chollo Trail is an opportunity to have a good sweat and workout. They say sweating is good for the body, but the views of Roosevelt Lake and the mountains provide a serenity that reinvigorates a person and more than compensates for the effort. 

Truth be told, without effort, is anything of worth or value? We think the photographs below should be viewed with an appreciation of how beautiful the rugged wilderness really is. 

We once met a tour guide whose mantra was 'to sell silence'. This is our version of it:

 

Cheers, 

Jenni and Jeffrey