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trackhead
Explorer
Jan 16, 2015

Apache Trail Day 1

Day One

Took the camper out for a three day trip into the Superstition Mountains along the popular Apache Trail, which is a graded gravel route through some of the most scenic terrain in Arizona.

Rainy and ominous start as we head towards the Superstitions.




Nice loop hike on the Boulder Canyon Trail near Canyon Lake.


Clouds are clearing.




Battleship Peak in center, and Weavers Needle on the right.




Canyon Lake.


Mandatory rock hucking session.
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The ever present Browns Peak shrouded in clouds.


Heading to our campsite for the night.






Homeschool of hard knocks......hit a cactus and got a bit embedded in his leg.




Sunset ride.


This is why they call it the Grand Canyon State, at least in my opinion, as much of the state has canyons as Grand as the one to the north.


The reason truck campers are so cool.....can't see sunsets like this with the 35' fifth wheel we live in. Total isolation, no humans around.






Yucca marshmallow sticks.


First time for everything.


Mmmmmm..........


Tomorrow..........later.
  • Awesome pictures. I lived in Phoenix for a couple years, now Seattle. Miss the place, especially nights like right now, dark @5pm, cold and raining.
  • RoyB's avatar
    RoyB
    Explorer II
    Have spent a many days and nights along the Apache Trail back in the 60s in my JEEP TRAIL days... A group of us would pull util trailers with all out tent camping supplies and sometimes would stay out for a few days...

    There are many off-shoots along the main road if you know the lay of the land there...

    Thanks for the memories...

    Roy Ken
  • 2lazy4U wrote:
    What kind of rig/camper?


    1993 Kodiak Travelaire, out of Canada. Bomber construction, no issues at all for a 20+ year old camper.
  • Very very cool - one lucky (and very cute) kid! Beautiful photos, too. What kind of rig/camper?