Snowbird Journal--Jan 27th to 29th, 2009--Gilbert/Superstition Mountains & Apache Trail

We headed to Gilbert to haul some furniture for Jeff & Lisa. Of course, our real reason was to see G'son James.  It appears that all are settling into their new home very nicely.  On Wednesday we took off to one of our "must see" destinations--The Superstition Mountains & The Apache Trail. Most of you know that I was brought up to get in the car, drive like a bat to the destination and forget whatever might be between the starting point and the destination.  There have only been 5 or 6 times where I'm just forced to stop and take in the scenery.  The Supes are one of those places.  We both noticed that lichens grow on the rocks which gives the landscape a very different color.

Of course these mountains are home to the legend of the Lost Dutchman's Gold Mine.  No one is really sure that the mine ever existed, but several people have become absolutely consumed with trying to locate it.  One source claims that the name Superstition Mountains was given because of the weird or para-normal happenings that occurred there.  I can certainly see how one might be captivated by the surroundings.  The Apache Trail or State Route 88 is the "main" road from Apache Junction to Lake Roosevelt.  It's one of those roads with plenty of twists and turns.  We followed the road to where the pavement ended and the dirt road began.  We turned around when we saw a sign that warned of curves and a single lane road ahead.  Sometimes driving a dually is a real pain.