It was well under 2 hours to get to Apache Junction and the Lost Dutchman State Park. We knew they didn't have a site available so we are in the overflow parking. No hookups, just a piece of paved parking lot with other campers on both sides.
The basic plan was to park here and scout out some boondock camp nearby. We found one but it is full. "Full" in a boondock setting means there isn't a sufficiently large place that is level enough to suit us. So we'll probably stay another night and go hiking tomorrow. Then head down the road to where we know there are more campgrounds and established boondock camp areas.
This afternoon we drove up Rt 88 to Tortilla Flat. Tortilla Flat is a 5 building town way out in the middle of nowhere. Quaint and touristy. It originally was where the Lost Dutchman built a saloon and restaurant because he liked good food and had to have something to drink with it. This from the proceeds of his Lost Dutchman Mine, the location of which is still a mystery. They had a pretty good sounding band playing in the outdoor bar.
Rt 88 is a classic steep winding mountain road with incredible scenery.
Back at camp we had some munchies and went for a walk as the sun set. We was a rabbit (Cal didn't notice) and later a great horned owl (looking for that rabbit) perched on top of a big Saguaro. We also met a couple on a motorcycle from Nova Scotia. I commented that that was quite a ride! She admitted that they cheated a bit; they drove to Macon GA and put their truck and trailer in storage and rode out from there. Now that's a good way to get out of the frozen north on a motorcycle! They have a bike trailer which folds out to a tent up off the ground. A friend has one of those, they look pretty cool. Let's see if he's reading the blog and sees that.
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| Superstition Mountains |
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| Canyon Lake |
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| An owl on a cactus |
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| Superstition at sunset |
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