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Below: Travel
heading past The Superstition Mountains to Lost Dutchman State Park
in 2015. |
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The Superstition Mountains
is a range of mountains in Arizona located to the east of the Phoenix
metropolitan area. They are anchored by Superstition Mountain, a large
mountain that is a popular recreation destination for residents of the
Phoenix, Arizona, area. They are roughly bounded by U.S. Route 60 on
the south, Arizona State Route 88 on the northwest, and Arizona State
Route 188 on the northeast. They can be seen while traveling and also
from Lost Dutchman State Park. The mountains were once known in Spanish
as Sierra de la Espuma ("Foam Mountains"). |
Below: Travel
heading passing The Superstition Mountain in 2022 |
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Below: Primitive
road |
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Lost Dutchman State Park is
named after the fabled lost gold mine. The park is located in Apache
Junction in the Sonoran Desert, 40 miles east of Phoenix. Several trails
lead from the park into the Superstition Wilderness and surrounding
Tonto National Forest. The area was first developed as a day use recreation
area by the Bureau of Land Management in 1972. The 292 acres abutting
the Tonto National Forest was transferred in 1977 via legislative action
to the state of Arizona, creating the Lost Dutchman State Park. The
park was expanded to 320 acres in 1983. |
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Below: In 2015, it cost the
two RV Gypsies $7.00 to enter Lost Dutchman State Park in their car.
So in 2022, when they just happened to be driving by this area again,
they did not actually enter the park, but took a few photos nearby and
combined them with their 2015 photos. |
2015 sign |
2022 sign - not in very good condition. |
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Below: A 2022
sign that the the two RV Gypsies did not see in 2015 |
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In 2015, The two RV Gypsies went to Lost Dutchman State Park because of the
magazine photos shown below and its bright red photos of Superstition
Mountain. |
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