 | | Author: | Art (ID: 1009) | | Posted: | 2008-11-02 02:17 GMT+00:00 | | Mileage: | 5.99 km | |
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 | Tags: | Photography, Hiking, Landscape, desert, hike, photographs |
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This is a hike from the Broadway trailhead to what is called Broadway Cave. It is in the Superstition Mountain wilderness area. Pictures are of various sights along the way. There are a few HDR images so that the mountains on the horizon show up, too.
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Sign at the trailhead
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Follow the trail to the right of this trail marker.
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Saguaros provide the only shade.
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Leave the main trail and turn right at this pile of rocks. The cave is at the top of this picture.
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Saguaro pointing back to the trailhead.
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Almost to the cave.
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In the mouth of the cave.
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A mine was dug here many years ago.
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Looks like the mine may have been filled in somewhat.
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Ledges up high are lined with bird droppings.
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HDR image looking west. The road is University Dr.
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Silly Mountain in the foreground. Santan Mountains on the horizon. The haze is pollution from the Phoenix metro area.
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Dinosaur Mountain.
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Looking back up at the cave.
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The view to the east.
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This is what the trail looks like.
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More of the trail, partially hidden by a palo verde tree.
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Cholla cacti.
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A glimpse of the Flatiron.
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Looking back at the cave.
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The Flatiron.
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The Superstition Mountains are prettiest near sunset.
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I didn't notice the bird when I took this.
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This part of the trail is next to a neighborhood.
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Beer cans (especially this brand) are all over the desert. Maybe they grow out there.
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