Travelogue: Welcome to Arizona!
Posted by James Gross on Tue, Feb 23, 2010 @ 12:53 PM
We are very excited to introduce everyone to the wonders that Arizona has to offer. Our Sun Home Communities' properties are all centrally located to many activities and recreational choices.
Introduce yourself to famous Apache Trail (or the Trail as the locals call it). You can start your journey by going East on the Trail and stop in at the Goldfield Ghost Town. Situated atop a small hill between the Superstition and Goldfield Mountains. The settlement of Goldfield started in 1892 when the gold was aplenty. While you are there, take an underground mine tour, watch a real life gunfight down Main Street, shop at unique stores or enjoy a real cowboy steak!
As you continue East on the Trail, a relaxing cruise on breathtaking Canyon Lake aboard The Dolly Steamboat might be your cup of tea. Learn the history of Apache Trail as told only by the Captain of The Dolly. After cruising Canyon Lake, keep heading on up the Trail to Tortilla Flats, an authentic remnant of an Old West town. Come see the Saloon where the walls are lined with one dollar bills and the seats are made from real saddles! Or you can make a day of it by taking an Old Apache Trail Tour. Apache Trail has the distinction of being the only recognized Historic and Scenic Highway in Arizona.
Eastern Arizona has so much to offer something for everyone. Pack a picnic lunch and take a stroll through Boyce Thompson Arboretum enjoying the flora and fauna of the desert. It is just a twenty minute drive going East on Highway 60 from Apache Junction, AZ. Keep going East on Highway 60 and stop in Superior, AZ where the worlds "Smallest Museum" is! You can keep on going on through Globe and Miami AZ, and take the back way to Roosevelt Lake where some of the largest catfish in the State are!
No matter what you do or where you go, just remember, BRING YOUR CAMERA!
Written by: Connie Duff