Our Search for Wild Horses

Yesterday we headed out very early in search of wild horses at Salt Creek River near Lost Dutchman State Park.  We were prepared to  fail as we took fishing equipment as well as art work to spend the day at the river.   There are about 5 areas of Salt Creek that you can get to the river to see the horses.  We started at Granite Reef Recreation area...nothing but horse poop!  We continued to Coon Bluff Recreation area...no horses but plenty of horse poop.  So we decided to try fishing...first we fly fished, great fun, but no fish and…

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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…

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Boiling Springs State Park, OK

Spent last night at Boiling Springs State Park, OK.  The park is known for it’s several springs throughout the park. We took a walk through the largest spring area and were greeted by an armadillo!  We are continuing our trek to Colorado.  Oklahoma is long, dry, hot and flat.  We can drive for miles and only see an occasional farm.  Very different than the east coast! Tonight we are staying at “Drive-In” movie RV park....I have a feeling it will be great or dismal! 🤣 

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