These small obsidian stones and volcanic glass are what’s known as “Apache Tears.” The story goes… In the 1870s, the military ambushed several scores of the Apache tribe on a cliff overlooking what is now known as Superior, Arizona. Many Apache were killed on the spot, and those that remained chose suicide as they ran …
The scariest thing happened to me back in August 2020. And, because I love my mother and I know she will eventually read this, I will now retell it here. A friend and I were searching for ancient ruins in Northern Arizona. We knew where we were goingโhowever we had no trail to follow, at …
It was around 2 years ago when I first started my weekly adventures. I’ve been all over the great State of Arizona since then, but there is one place that continually calls me backโthe Superstition Wilderness. I recently took my hiking buddy and his daughters to experience the legendary wilderness for themselves. We started early, …
The Apache Death Cave ๐ช๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ด๐ฎ๐ป: In 1878, still decades before Two Guns would become a town, Apache raiders attacked an encampment of Navajo. They killed every man, woman, and child, with the exception of 3 girls, which they took prisoner. This all took place close to the Little Colorado River. When Navajo …
These mysterious “spirits” lie at the border of the Navajo lands, not far from the ancient dwellings of the Wupatki. No one knows the true origins of these mysterious totems, or their purpose, but there are stories… One story of the area says a man froze to death. Another one says a man was murderedโstabbed …