Apache JunctionMar 13, 2012
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| We stayed three nights at Superstition Sunrise RV Resort in Apache Junction. This was a 55 plus community with mostly permanent park models. The park was located in a beautiful valley, was a littler ritzier than Rincon and had both an indoor and outdoor pool. We drove the Apache Trail which was a stagecoach trail that ran through the Superstition Mountains. The trail winds steeply through 40 miles of rugged desert mountains, past Canyon Lake and Apache Lake. The first part of the drive is paved but becomes a narrow, winding unpaved road from just east of the town of Tortilla Flat to Roosevelt Dam. There are steep cliff drops and little in the way of safety barriers. The road was so rough we felt like we were driving on a washboard and all this jolting lead to a flat tire. Luckily we quickly found a flat spot to pull off the road. The valve stem on one of our tires was spewing out air at an alarming rate and we were lucky to get an early warning of the problem by our tire pressure monitor. After jacking up the truck we struggled to get the tire lose from the hub. Luckily, we had several people stop to help and with the added muscle we were able to get the tire changed. We managed to safely make it to the end of the trail and have the tire repaired. It was a beautiful drive and well worth the flat tire. It has been more than 35 years since Sue had seen or heard from her Aunt Betty and cousins, Richard and Edward. The last time she knew they lived near Mesa, Arizona. So armed with old phone numbers, she attempted to contact her dad’s relatives. Surprising, Richard answered the phone and we were delighted to learn that he lived close to where we were staying. So plans were made to get together the next day. Richard picked up Aunt Betty and brought her to our campsite and we enjoyed several hours of catching up on family affairs. Unfortunately, Edward was not able to join us on such a short notice. Next time we will have to plan a reunion ahead. |
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