From the recording "Bluebirds Singing on the Buffalo Road" Digital Format
White Tank Mountain Regional Park is located in the far west valley of Phoenix. When you get to the top, you can see for many miles, just as the song says. I used to work for Maricopa County Parks and Recreation and White Tank was my favorite park in the system. I built and maintained trails, lead hike and did interpretive work there. On my day off, I was usually on the Goat Camp Trail.
Lyrics
THERE'S A DESERT MOUNTAIN HAVEN WHERE I LOVE TO SPEND MY TIME
RIDIN ON THE GOAT CAMP TRAIL, IT'S A PRETTY HEADY CLIMB
OF SLICK SHALE AND SOLID GRANITE UP A WINDIN CANYON WALL
WHERE THE TRAIL IS CLEAR, THE AIR IS COOL, A BLUE SKY ABOVE IT ALL
WHERE THE WHITE TANKS KISS THE SUNSET OUT WHERE THE EAGLES FLY
AND HER PEAKS BLUSH ROSE IN THE MORNING LIGHT AGAINST A TURQUOISE SKY
AS I TRAVEL UP THIS CANYON, I CAN'T HELP BUT KNOW I'M FREE
LIKE THE MOUNTAIN CAT, THE BUCK MULE DEAR AND THE WIND IN THE FILLAREE
A MEADOW SPANS BEFORE ME AS I BREAK 'OR THE PASS
SONGS OF GHOSTLY SHEPHERDS, ARE SIGHING THRU THE GRASS
WHERE THE WHITE TANKS KISS THE SUNSET OUT WHERE THE EAGLES FLY
AND HER PEAKS BLUSH ROSE IN THE MORNING LIGHT AGAINST A TURQUOISE SKY
AN OLD STONE WALL IS ALL REMAINS OF A ONCE MUCH TRAVELED TRAIL
WHERE I STOP TO REST AND PONDER HOW GODS MYSTERY'S PREVAIL
HIS SURE HAND IS WHAT YOU'LL FIND IN THIS DESERT REFUGE HIGH
WITH A FRAGRANT BREEZE AND A RED TAILS CRY IT'S A MOUNTAIN LULLABY
WHERE THE WHITE TANKS KISS THE SUNSET OUT WHERE THE EAGLES FLY
AND HER PEAKS BLUSH ROSE IN THE MORNING LIGHT AGAINST A TURQUOISE SKY
I'M BREATHLESS WHEN I REACH THE TOP AND I TURN TO GAZE IN AWE
AT CROWN KING, FOUR PEAKS ALL MILES AWAY MONTEZUMA TO TONAPAH
AS EVENING SETS AND I HEAD BACK TO MY MEADOW CAMP BELOW
SAGUAROS IN THE VALLEY ARE BASKING IN THE GLOW
WHERE THE WHITE TANKS KISS THE SUNSET OUT WHERE THE EAGLES FLY
AND HER PEAKS BLUSH ROSE IN THE MORNING LIGHT AGAINST A TURQUOISE SKY