Drew's 'Rocky Mountain High'

We got a call from Luann's brother, Drew, who regaled us with his recent hike up the west face of the Superstition Mountain. He sent us some pictures, and I have to admit, I'm more than a tad jealous of the following images, which documented his endeavors. For more information about "The Supes", as the locals call them, click here: http://www.americansouthwest.net/arizona/superstition-mountains/index.html

Ok, this is what you gotta do. Park your car at the Lost Dutchman State Park for 5 bucks, then take a shot of yourself in front of the mountain.

Actually, Drew took this shot after he had already started up the trailhead, but it's a cool shot to use as the opening image...

So, the car is secured, he's got his walking stick, digital camera, an I-pod with his favorite tunes loaded in it, a backpack with water and lunch and now he's ready to hit the hiking trails. His journey will take him around to the right corner of the face you see there and into the cleft between the two up-thrusts.

He's starting to make some altitude already and you can see the outline of Battleship Mountain, off to the right.
This is a shot up into the cleft as Drew made it around the upthrust. Battleship Mountain is in clear view!

Wow, you can see everything from up here! Thumbs up for a job well done, no need to call for an ambulance.

Time to have lunch, sit back and listen to the Ipod and soak up the atmosphere. Nothing like a view from a height. Sure makes you start to think about all kinds of stuff while you're sitting on top of a rugged mountain like this...

Wait a minute! Is that his wife, Amelia waving at him? Break-time's over everybody! Well, guess it's time to head home before the sun sets too low on the horizon...

Note: As Drew was wandering around the Supes, he stumbled across a geocache, signed it and called us up about it. He started up his own account and maybe we can start swapping geocaching 'war stories' soon.