The Superstition Mountains

RollingThunder · **Posted:** 08/16/09 13:27

We are planning an excursion up to the Superstition Mountains area next week and we need insider sugguestions on places to visit (there and along the way). We are in Tucson and we will either take the western route up through Oricle or take the old dirt road along the San Pedro River on the the east side. Which ever way the start out we may take the other way back. We are not panning to taking the rv and we may just take the tent.

We know that some of the WKers here have canvased this area extensively so we want to pick your brains.

Thanks
Happy Trails
RT

CalamityJaimie · **Posted:** 08/16/09 18:54

There is lots to do. Two articles I wrote for RoadTripAmerica.com have day trips heading that way from Tucson or out from Phoenix. For camping, Lost Dutchmen State Park in Apache Junction is very nice.

Tuscon day trips http://www.roadtripamerica.com/DayTrips/Day-Trips-from-Tucson-Arizona.htm

Phoenix day trips http://www.roadtripamerica.com/DayTrips/Day-Trips-from-Phoenix-Arizona.htm

CJ

RollingThunder · **Posted:** 08/17/09 14:34

Thanks Jainnie for your solo reply.

As always, we drove down to the AAA office and they gave us many possibilities. We always worry that there other places off the beatin path that only a few are willing to go and that we would enjoy so much more if we just knew about them.

We also recieve many ideas from our friends on other forums that we belong to.

Happy Trails

kdjas · **Joined:** 05/31/08 23:02 **Posts:** 27

A great sightseeing trip is to take SR 88 to Tortilla Flats and take the whole route. Lots of beautiful scenery but road is bumpy and slow driving in lots of areas but worth the trip. Google Tortilla Flats for more info.

Taletellers · **Posted:** 08/25/09 15:15

Rolling Thunder, are you Workamping in Tucson? Will you be coming back here after your trip to the Superstition Mountains?

We are also in Tucson while Jim is recovering from his by pass and doing cardio rehab. Anyone else around please email us if you'd like to meet up. We are pretty much going stir crazy! And now it looks like we'll be here through the Winter.

We plan to move out of the tiny but friendly mid town park we are in as soon as the weather breaks and return to boon docking a bit West of town. There is plenty of room out there, friendly people, no noise, huge skies and a great place for over nighting as well as wintering.

Hope we'll get to see some of you when you hit AZ!

Marcie and Jim

santa-skip · **Posted:** 08/26/09 13:15

Marcie it is sure good to see you back on the forums again!!! Hope Jim is doing good we would love to get down to see you,but right now we are in VA. with our son by the time w get home it will be time to get ready for santa ,so far I don't know where??You get Jim ready for naxt year I know Noerr will be glad to have him with them

RollingThunder · **Posted:** 08/28/09 20:37

Thanks for the info folks.

Hi Taletellers! Sorry, we missed you. We just left for South Texas. Our Superstition
Mountain trip didn't happen be cause we had to head for Texas earlier than expected. I hated missing the mountain trip.

However, we may be back in the spring. Maybe we will see you then.

We hope Jim has a full recovery. Tell him to do what the doc says!

Happy Trails
RT

Taletellers · **Posted:** 08/29/09 20:11

Jim is doing wonderfully. His doctors and his rehab people are very pleased with his progress. In fact, they have told him he can do stuff I get upset by. (It's the hovering gene).

Hopefully we'll be doing some Storytelling in October at a pumpkin patch/corn maze. Man I hope so, we are bored to death!!!!

He just said today that maybe we can head to Quartzite for a week + in January! Of course as Jaimie says that's set in Jello. In fact, around here the Jello isn't even set!

We are still here, just not working right now, but looking ahead to next summer.

Marcie

wilmare60 · **Joined:** 09/05/07 07:58 **Posts:** 76

A must to see if you are close to apache juncition is tortillia flats,gold field, and if you like hiking there are several marked trails up to superstition mountain.while at tortillia flats check out the wall paper in the resturant nice.

RollingThunder · **Posted:** 10/17/09 11:35

Thanks for the great info Wilmare60! Looks like we will be back that way early next year (carved in jello). Ajo, then QS then up to the superstitions - - - Spending the summer in Flagstaff is a possibility also!

Happy Trails,
RT

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