descending from mingus mountain to jerome, arizona

america arid arizona atop backroad black blue butte cacti cactus canyon city clarkdale cliff cloud clouds color colorful cottonwood countryside descend descending desert dramatic dry formation formations geologic geological geology ghost grade highway hill horizon jerome landscape long mesa mine mingus mining monument mountain mountains nature pass peace peaceful peak river road roadtrip roadway rock route scene scenery scenic serene serenity sky solitude southwest steep tranquil tranquility traveling trip usa valley vegetation wash west western wilderness