First stop was Superstition Mountain Museum, a kind of cheesy frontier town amusement park. It was part of Apacheland, an 1,800 acre movie set that opened in 1960.
This set was used for many western movie which were popular in the 60's & 70's. Have Gun Will Travel, Death Valley Days and the Elvis Presley movie Charro were filmed here. The church used in Charro is still on the site.
Very low key but interesting.
Further along the Apache Trail we entered the mountains. Winding roads and magnificent views. I did not realize that Arizona had so many mountains. We took lots of pictures but how many pictures of mountains do you need. Every turn in the road has another wonderful view.
We soon arrived in Tortilla Flats, a stagecoach stop along the Apache Trail. It is considered the smallest community in Arizona with a population of 6. There is a restaurant/saloon, general store post office and voters precinct.
Not much else to report about this drive except the cool winding roads. You can see the road doubling back in the center of the picture. Little Red Dog was a brave little dog and thoroughly enjoyed the twists and turns of the road.
We found a nice lake for our picnic lunch. Then continued on and back home. The weather is holding out for us. Very nice and sunny.
Back at the condo for swim, hot tub and bed. Tomorrow we head for Tombstone.
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