{"id":80,"date":"2010-03-18T18:43:30","date_gmt":"2010-03-19T01:43:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/photosbygarth.com\/wordpress\/?p=80"},"modified":"2022-04-14T09:35:32","modified_gmt":"2022-04-14T16:35:32","slug":"superstition-mountains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/photosbygarth.com\/wordpress\/superstition-mountains\/","title":{"rendered":"Superstition Mountains"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span style=\"font-weight: normal; font-size: 13px; color: #0000ff;\">Superstition Mountains<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Apache Junction, AZ &#8211; March 14, 2010<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Today we headed North East of Mesa, Az. This is our 6th Winter in Mesa. It was good to get out of town for a few hours.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Superstition Mountains Roadside Marker in Apache Junction, AZ\" src=\"https:\/\/photosbygarth.com\/travels\/SuperstitionMtns3-14-10\/8359.jpg\" alt=\"Superstition Mountains Roadside Marker in Apache Junction, AZ\" width=\"600\" height=\"408\" \/><br \/>\nSuperstition Mountains Roadside Marker in Apache Junction, AZ<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">We started our trip from Apache Junction and headed out on Rte. 88. A few miles up the road we stopped at a roadside gallery run by some Native Americans and checked out their beautiful hand crafted art.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Superstition Mountains\" src=\"https:\/\/photosbygarth.com\/travels\/SuperstitionMtns3-14-10\/8368p.jpg\" alt=\"Superstition Mountains\" width=\"600\" height=\"172\" \/><br \/>\nSuperstition Mountains<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Although not a large range of mountains, more like a large outcropping, the Superstition Mountains are impressive for their ruggedness.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Along the road\" src=\"https:\/\/photosbygarth.com\/travels\/SuperstitionMtns3-14-10\/8371.jpg\" alt=\"Along the road\" width=\"600\" height=\"408\" \/><br \/>\nSomewhere Along the Road<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps\/api\/staticmap?center=33.517497,-111.458187&amp;zoom=11&amp;size=512x512&amp;maptype=terrain&amp;markers=color:blue|label:1|33.415048,-111.549578&amp;markers=color:green|label:2|33.517497,-111.458187&amp;markers=color:green|label:3|33.543112,-111.444798&amp;markers=color:red|label:4|33.526437,-111.389852&amp;markers=color:green|label:5|33.464958,-111.480761&amp;sensor=false\" target=\"_blank\">Here is a map of our excursion<\/a>. These photos were taken near marker 2.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Along the road 2\" src=\"https:\/\/photosbygarth.com\/travels\/SuperstitionMtns3-14-10\/8373.jpg\" alt=\"Along the road 2\" width=\"600\" height=\"408\" \/><br \/>\nAlong the Road 2<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Along the road 3\" src=\"https:\/\/photosbygarth.com\/travels\/SuperstitionMtns3-14-10\/8385.jpg\" alt=\"Along the road 3\" width=\"600\" height=\"408\" \/><br \/>\nAlong the Road 3<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Along the road 4\" src=\"https:\/\/photosbygarth.com\/travels\/SuperstitionMtns3-14-10\/8395.jpg\" alt=\"Along the road 4\" width=\"600\" height=\"408\" \/><br \/>\nAlong the Road 4<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Canyon Lake\" src=\"https:\/\/photosbygarth.com\/travels\/SuperstitionMtns3-14-10\/8399.jpg\" alt=\"Canyon Lake\" width=\"600\" height=\"408\" \/><br \/>\nCanyon Lake<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">This beautiful lake has many long arms, extending for miles and miles. We have taken a steamboat ride here several times.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Canyon Lake 2\" src=\"https:\/\/photosbygarth.com\/travels\/SuperstitionMtns3-14-10\/8400.jpg\" alt=\"Canyon Lake 2\" width=\"600\" height=\"336\" \/><br \/>\nCanyon Lake 2<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Tortilla Flat\" src=\"https:\/\/photosbygarth.com\/travels\/SuperstitionMtns3-14-10\/8416.jpg\" alt=\"Tortilla Flat\" width=\"600\" height=\"409\" \/><br \/>\nTortilla Flat<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">This little town has a rather colorful history and is a common destination for bikers and people like us &#8211; just out for a Sunday drive.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps\/ms?ie=UTF&amp;msa=0&amp;msid=113370517664343743578.000486e71ff75db2f6104\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to see a map<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Tortilla Flat Museum\" src=\"https:\/\/photosbygarth.com\/travels\/SuperstitionMtns3-14-10\/8417.jpg\" alt=\"Tortilla Flat Museum\" width=\"600\" height=\"409\" \/><br \/>\nTortilla Flat Museum<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Tortilla Flat River Crossing\" src=\"https:\/\/photosbygarth.com\/travels\/SuperstitionMtns3-14-10\/8421.jpg\" alt=\"Tortilla Flat River Crossing\" width=\"600\" height=\"408\" \/><br \/>\nTortilla Flat River Crossing<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">This road is often flooded, and sometimes impassible, but crossed never-the-less.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Tortilla Flat Mail Box\" src=\"https:\/\/photosbygarth.com\/travels\/SuperstitionMtns3-14-10\/8426v.jpg\" alt=\"Tortilla Flat Mail Box\" width=\"408\" height=\"600\" \/><br \/>\nTortilla Flat Mail Box<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">I thought this Pony Express Mail Drop was very interesting and colorful.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Tortilla Flat History\" src=\"https:\/\/photosbygarth.com\/travels\/SuperstitionMtns3-14-10\/8427v.jpg\" alt=\"Tortilla Flat History\" width=\"408\" height=\"600\" \/><br \/>\nTortilla Flat History<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">This history on the other side of the mail box, which lists all the owners of the Tortilla Flat, is very interesting. Apparently there was a major fire in 1926 and the first Post office was built in 1927.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lost Dutchman State Park\" src=\"https:\/\/photosbygarth.com\/travels\/SuperstitionMtns3-14-10\/8437.jpg\" alt=\"Lost Dutchman State Park\" width=\"600\" height=\"409\" \/><br \/>\nLost Dutchman State Park<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">This state park is a good place to hike in the area.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lost Dutchman State Park 2\" src=\"https:\/\/photosbygarth.com\/travels\/SuperstitionMtns3-14-10\/8440p.jpg\" alt=\"Lost Dutchman State Park 2\" width=\"600\" height=\"267\" \/><br \/>\nLost Dutchman State Park 2<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Superstition Mountains Museum\" src=\"https:\/\/photosbygarth.com\/travels\/SuperstitionMtns3-14-10\/8449p.jpg\" alt=\"Superstition Mountains Museum\" width=\"600\" height=\"227\" \/><br \/>\nSuperstition Mountains Museum<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Although we arrived after closing time, this appears to be a great museum.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Superstition Mountains Museum 2\" src=\"https:\/\/photosbygarth.com\/travels\/SuperstitionMtns3-14-10\/8452.jpg\" alt=\"Superstition Mountains Museum 2\" width=\"600\" height=\"408\" \/><br \/>\nSuperstition Mountains Museum 2<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Superstition Mountains Museum 3\" src=\"https:\/\/photosbygarth.com\/travels\/SuperstitionMtns3-14-10\/8455.jpg\" alt=\"Superstition Mountains Museum 3\" width=\"600\" height=\"409\" \/><br \/>\nSuperstition Mountains Museum 3<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Superstition Mountains Apache Junction, AZ &#8211; March 14, 2010 Today we headed North East of Mesa, Az. This is our 6th Winter in Mesa. It was good to get out of town for a few hours. Superstition Mountains Roadside Marker in Apache Junction, AZ We started our trip from Apache Junction and headed out on [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[24],"tags":[11,15,14,12,10,13],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/photosbygarth.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/photosbygarth.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/photosbygarth.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/photosbygarth.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/photosbygarth.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=80"}],"version-history":[{"count":27,"href":"https:\/\/photosbygarth.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":175,"href":"https:\/\/photosbygarth.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80\/revisions\/175"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/photosbygarth.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=80"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/photosbygarth.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=80"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/photosbygarth.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=80"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}