Apache Trail Springtime

Spring on the Apache Trail, or in the desert for that matter, has its own unique beauty. This photo was taken in early spring, just as the desert was... more

by Lee Craig

Title

Apache Trail Springtime

Artist

Lee Craig

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Photograph - Photography-fine Art Photography

Description

Spring on the Apache Trail, or in the desert for that matter, has its own unique beauty. This photo was taken in early spring, just as the desert was turning bright green and yellow. The spectacular and colorful geography seen in this photograph is due to the series of volcanoes that created the Superstition Mountains and the Goldfield Mountains. Yellows, oranges and brick reds of fused volcanic ash with abundant desert vegetation and lichens made for wondrous scenery.
The Apache Trail in Arizona was a stagecoach trail that ran through the Superstition Mountains. It was named the Apache Trail after the Apache Indians who originally used this trail to move through the Superstition Mountains. The Trail winds steeply through 40 miles of extremely rugged desert mountains, past deep reservoir lakes like Canyon Lake and Apache Lake. The narrow, winding road is unpaved 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. It isn￿t for the faint of heart! I suggest that you stop for a breather and refreshments at the Superstition Saloon, because from there on if it weren￿t for the ever changing vista, you would wish you were safely on black top once again!

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November 18th, 2013