Superstition Mountain Hike

Today we headed out to the Superstition Mountains in search of gold! We hiked up the Treasure Loop Trail with a destination of the “Green Rock”. The whole time we were wondering how hilarious it would be if we found the gold mine....What we would do with a gold mine?  Given we are retired it was decided that we would have to sell it to the highest bidder. Legend tells of the Lost Dutchman gold mine somewhere within the 160,000 acres of the Superstition Mountains. The gold mine and the mother lode is estimated to be worth $200 million!  We…

Continue ReadingSuperstition Mountain Hike

Leaving Sedona

Yesterday was bittersweet, leaving the Sedona area.  We had been there for about 3 weeks exploring every corner.  I am not sure what is so mesmerizing about Sedona, the colors, the terrain or maybe it is the magic of the vortexes!  Anyway, we loved it! This was our 2nd time visiting Sedona, the last visit we were able to take a hot air balloon flight. We have added a picture  to show the beauty from above.  We moved on to Lost Dutchman State Park.  We have read it was a special “must see”, but had to see it to believe…

Continue ReadingLeaving Sedona

Tuzigoot Ruins, Jerome State Park

Yesterday we toured Tuzigoot Ruins in Clarkdale AZ and then spent the day in Jerome AZ.  The Tuzigoot Ruins are a National Monument  (Tuzigoot is Apache for “crooked water”) and is remnant of the Southern Sinagua village built between 1000 and 1400.  The original pueblo was two stories tall in places with 87 ground floor rooms. There were few exterior doors; entry was by ladders through roof openings.    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuzigoot_National_Monument  We then drove up to Jerome State Park.  The state park tells the story of the city of Jerome within the Douglas Mansion. The Douglas Mansion has been in Jerome…

Continue ReadingTuzigoot Ruins, Jerome State Park