Travel to Payson AZ
Monday, September 20th, 2010Until we spent part of a day in Payson after visiting Tonto Natural Bridge (see previous blog two weeks ago), we had just been through Payson on our way to other places. It is the junction for Arizona State Routes 87 and 160, and about equidistant between Flagstaff and Phoenix, so it was just a place to fuel our car and keep going. We’re glad we stopped by this time, though!
With a population (at last count) of over 13,000, they are a giant metropolis in comparison to Strawberry and Pine, the neighbor burgs we visited the same day. There is more of everything, but the scenic backdrop of the mountains gives everything the “aah” factor. You can relax in Payson. It’s that kind of place.
There is shopping along the main street, including the Swiss Village shops which a resident we met at the Natural Bridge told us not to miss. We missed it, because we weren’t there for shopping. We just wanted to see what it was like for someone visiting and looking for scenery. (more…)