Another day-trip with the van today. We looked at going to Globe, but the highway between Superior and Globe was closed. So, let's go check out Superior. A town that was founded on copper mining, with one mine still in operation. It looked like there might be some shops, galleries, and a couple eateries.
The GPS said it would be 75 miles, mostly highway, to get there. Yep, the first 65 miles or so were on Loop 202 and Hwy 60; multi-lane...
Once you get beyond Apache Junction, you are out in the middle of the desert. Hwy 60 drops down from 4 lanes in either direction to 4 lanes total. We are out for a ride...
A few picturesque views the last 10 miles or so...
A low flying helicopter flew across our path...
Getting close...
Rolling into the town of Superior...
The "historic" downtown section was underwhelming; most buildings were closed. Not much activity...
We drove by the entrance to the still-operating mine, the closed (and fenced) former high school (there is a joint Jr/Sr high school), and around the "downtown"... didn't see anyplace we wanted to go in, so we pointed the van back towards Phoenix.
Once in Phoenix, we stopped for lunch at Oregano's, then back to our storage place for a vehicle swap...
Then, home again. We made the best of the ride, but were less than enthralled with the drive to Superior.
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The video...
2 comments:
Not every little ghost town is interesting. Sorry to hear about the loss of your local RV dealer and their support. Arrggghhhh!
Hi Earl - I'm sure there are some very nice people who live in Superior and like their community. (How's that for trying for a positive spin?) The drive there wasn't up to the last couple of trips, and we didn't see much reason to get out and explore the "historic" downtown. We have other outings planned (well, discussed).
Yeah, finding out that the dealer where we bought the Roadtrek is no longer affiliated with RT was a surprise. I did visit with our salesman there - it was the first he had heard of it. When he check into the situation with his boss, he was told "some kind of business disagreement." Duh. ;-)
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