We are both
so busy we have trouble connecting with these guys at home but did today to
show them the local sites. We headed out Apache Trail to Superstition Mountain,
Lost Dutchman Museum. The Apache Trail originally served as a stage coach and
freight wagon trail. This area has a rich vein of history running through it.
The Elvis Museum pays tribute to the many movies made in this area, including
Charro the one in which Elvis was the star. He is the highlight in the Church.
This has
been developed into a tourist attraction, so it now even has burros, common
from long ago mining times and a hen pecking chicken playing the piano.
It was fun to see everything decorated for
Christmas, so mistletoe in the barn.
There is a
Labyrinth, which is an ancient human symbol known to date back over 3500 years.
It is a walking meditation device with a
single winding path to the center. I
bought Sarsaparilla, which I have always heard of but didn't know what is was -
this was made in Kansas City, basically a root-beer and very good.
The old
'Boot Hill' out back had the usual funny headstones including "Here lies
big nosed Kate, shot a fellow at her front gate, wouldn't pay the going rate'.
There is
also a 20-Stamp Ore Mill out the back which is a large mechanical device used
to crush ore that contains precious metals. The stamps are huge cast iron
pieces dropped repeatedly to pulverize ore into fine sand to extract gold,
silver or copper. The first in the USA was built in North Carolina in 1829.
Very
interesting day.
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