Superstition

Superstition Mountain.  That's what they call this mountain just east of Apache Junction.  So we had to go over there and check it out.

There are many trails to choose from.  We did the Hieroglyph Trail into a canyon of the mountain.  It wasn't a difficult trail, but it was all uphill on the way in, of course.  This is looking up into the canyon.

I'm loving the variety of plant life here.  Everything from the big Saguaro Cactus to the spindly ones (like we saw in Borrego Springs).  This one's flowering - beautiful.

And another flowering cactus.

I can take this little critter, in terms of the fauna.  He crawled out of a crack in the rock.

Here are the petroglyphs at the end of the trail.

There's water running in steps down from the mountain.  This is a view looking out from the mountain, above one of the pools.  Beautiful day.

All in all, we like this area.  We might just come back here next year for a while.  We're far enough away from Phoenix that it is less busy, but Phoenix is close enough if we want to go in there.  Hmm.  Maybe.

We went out for dinner to the Handlebar Bar & Grill, not far from our RV park.  These taps are all over the ceiling.  It's not a big place, but it was busy, and a 2-piece band had started up while we were there too.  It was Saturday night.

We left Apache Junction and headed down Hwy. 60 to catch the I-10.  They said it was a scenic route, and a good chunk of it was.  We had to go through a mountain pass.  Nice scenery.

And a tunnel we went through.

 

We arrived in Deming, New Mexico, around 3:15 pm and we're on MDT.  Arizona does not change to daylight savings time, so we lost an hour when we crossed into New Mexico.

Our plan from here is to go to Carlsbad, NM, today.