THE TURTLES CONQUER SUPERSTITION MOUNTAIN

Some weeks back a few of the 'female' hikers approached Curt asking him if he could arrange a  hike to the Flat Iron for the slower hikers      (referred to as the Turtles)

After some planning a dream came true for many first time flat ironers

There were three leaders

Curt

Jerry

Joe

Friday, February 10th

7:15 in the morning

42 hikers met in the parking lot of Canyon Vistas RV park

The biggest group taken up before this date was 19 hikers back 4 years ago

We then drove to the Mining Camp restaurant parking lot where we started the hike

There's the mountain in the background

Starting the mile walk to the mountain

Our first destination -Siphon Draw

HA

Catching a few hikers having a snack before heading up the bowling alley

One of many breaks

We can see the light at the top of the 'tunnel'

not really a tunnel

but

going with the saying!!!!

So many bolders

So many loose rocks

Looking back to the Mining Camp

We're at the top of the Flat Iron

YEAH YEAH YEAH

Ken and Devonna out on a rock

Apache Junction in the background

Interesting place for your gloves Jan!

Zoe talking to her parents in Penticton BC

Brother Beau climbed the Flat Iron when he was home over the Christmas holiday

Zoe wants to climb Superstiton with Beau

Ask me if I am going up again?

NOPE!!!!

What a view

We all started way down there

The starting parking lot is the corner property near the trail

Group photo of the newbies

They joined the old timers

Here we are all 42 of us!!!!!!!!!!!!!

THE CANADIANS

Joe..Janet..Zoe..Di..Devonna..Ken

The group getting ready to treck down the mountain

Some decided to climb up to the hoodoos before heading down

A Father and his daughter

Curt and Kari

Looking north to Four Peaks Mountain

Zoe with her Granny and Papa

Looking east

Two friends heading down the path

The Hoodoos on top of the mountain

It's a long way down

Some came down on their butts

I was one of them!!!!

It is starting to open up a bit

We can actually walk over the rocks

Zoe on a mission

Last major hurdle

We are down!

Looking back you can see the top of the Flat Iron

Yes.........we were way up there

Coming out of the valley 

Spring is coming

Mexican Gold Poppies are popping up

Ah............back in the parking lot

A good day

Well.....it was good

It was worth the slips and slides

The huffing and puffing

The pounding of the heart getting around the tree

The pounding of the heart and 'jitters' while waiting my turn to

get over the crevice

Have to say.....

Thanks to Ken and Joe for their guidance

Couldn't have done it without them

It was even worth the aches and pains the next day

and

the next few days!!!!!!!!

ha-ha

LIFE IS GOOD