Movie mines

Slightly further along the road from Apache Junction in Pheonix towards the Superstition Mountains a far more modern collection of items has … More

Golden Superstition

At the most southern tip of the Tonto National Forest lie the Superstition Mountains.   At the southern approach to the … More

Travertine

The Grand Canyon isn’t the only place in Arizona which features travertine – the limestone deposited by highly mineralised waterways. … More

The hike out

On the fourth day, we got up early to break camp while the sun was rising.  I took this picture … More

Running water

On our way back from Beaver Falls to Mooney the perspective changed.  Obviously.  We were walking up river.  Facing all … More

On to Beaver

The following day it was sunny and warm, so after we clambered down Mooney Falls again, we set off hiking … More

On to Navajo Falls

We then headed a bit upriver, back towards Supai village. The Lower and Upper Navajo Falls are on this stretch … More

Start of a sunny afternoon

As we returned to the campground, the clouds drifted away and the sun came out again. From the campground we took a … More

Lesser visited side canyon

After Mooney Falls, we walked downriver a little and turned left up Ghost Canyon. Before those of European descent started settling in … More

Mooney-ing on down

When we woke up the next morning it was overcast.  Although in the summer it is warmer at the bottom … More