Our plan was to arrive at the Superstition Mountains late Saturday afternoon and take photos and then head back to the hotel. We arrived there about 2:30 p.m., which was really too early for decent late afternoon light, so we decided to take the road to Canyon Lake and then perhaps all the way to Roosevelt Lake. We traveled the length of the lake road, until we hit the unpaved part and sign which said, "Unpaved Road 22 miles". ACK! Now, we're used to unpaved roads...we take them all the time in our quest to find photos, but it was hot, I was getting dehydrated, so we opted to finish that road another day. We drove back to the Superstition Mountains park, bought Gatorade, and I chugged it, then headed up the trail. Unfortunately, I was so exhausted that I couldn't go very far, so we turned around. Another trail, another day...But, the shadows were forming on the mountains and we turned around several times to take photos. Outdoor Wednesday for May 18, 2011. To view other participants, please go to: http://asoutherndaydreamer.blogspot.com/ The Superstition Mountains are about an hour outside of Scottsdale, AZ. They are out by Mesa, AZ. Apache Junction is also right by them.
Tortilla Flats is an interesting place! We loved the gift shop there and spent some time wandering up and down the aisles. And, look what's hanging outside of the stable! HA! Next time we are in the Superstition Mountains, we'll take the 22 mile dirt road out to Roosevelt Lake, but we turned around this trip as it was late afternoon and I was slowly getting dehydrated! We drove back to the little store outside of the state park and I chugged down a bottle of Gatorade, but it wasn't enough. I'll also pack some Gatorade in our insulated bag next time so that I don't get dehydrated again!
