Alpine sits about 234 miles northeast of downtown Phoenix, and the drive between the White Mountains town and downtown runs roughly 4 to 4 and a half hours door to door in normal traffic. The connection runs the US-60 corridor: the highway climbs from the Valley through Superior and Globe, threads the Salt River Canyon, crosses the Fort Apache lands, and rises through Springerville to Alpine near the state line. It is Arizona's high-country corridor, carrying anglers, Luna Lake campers, Escudilla Mountain hikers, cabin owners, and elk-country families between Alpine addresses and Sky Harbor....