Goldfield Ghost Town and Mine

Main Street

Why another ghost town, you might wonder?!!  Well, we are in the west, after all!  This particular ghost town is located at

Driving the Apache Trail...

Canyon Lake near start of Trail

For all our excitement at the prospect of driving this scenic trail, once we had done it, we

Apache Junction, AZ

We expected Apache Junction to be a tiny village at the entrance to the Apache Trail.  To our surprise, it is a fairly large town, elevation 1,750 feet above sea level, with a population of just about 80,000.  The backdrop to the town are the lovely Superstition Mountains.  Each year,

Arizona's Bridges and Overpasses...

I never thought I would write about bridges and overpasses, but I truly feel this topic deserves a post all its own.  Every bridge or overpass you come across in