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4/29: Perlite Mine Hike This is where we find the "Apache Tears" wept by the squaws when their braves leapt off the mountain known as Apache Leap, rather than be captured or killed by the US Cavalry. We usually spend most of our time searching for Apache Tears, a black rock with a translucent area. This time I looked up "Perlite" to see why it was mined. Perlite expands from 4x to 20x its original volume when heated, so there are several uses for it, including insulation, potting soil, and industrial filler. |
Perlite Mine, Apache Tears, Apache Leap, MBV Hike, Indian Wars, AZ | ||||||||||||||||||
4/28: Clunkers - "HEVY VAN" On the way to recycling. Some of these cars were painted with a big green "C" for "Clunker," part of the Fed's Cash for Clunkers program. |
Cash for Clunkers, Crushed Cars, Old Autos | ||||||||||||||||||
4/24: Old Gate  Old gate at the First Water Ranch in the Superstition Mountain range. Yesterday's hike with the MBV Friday Hikers. |
First Water Ranch, Old Gate, Black & White, MBV Hikers | ||||||||||||||||||
4/23: Top 40 Nature Photos & The Pioneer Woman |
Best Nature Photos, Pioneer Woman, Photos, Recipes, Humor | ||||||||||||||||||
4/22: Ice Plant Our front yard was in bloom a week ago. Here is the ice plant at the base of our Palo Verde tree. This week, the tree is starting to bloom--small yellow flowers. |
Ice Plant, Blooms | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4/21: TASRA365 - Just Linked into the Tasra365 project. http://twurl.nl/ndyhoc | Tasra365 | ||||||||||||||||||
4/16: Lost Gold Mine Trail |
MBV Hike, Lost Gold Mine Trail, Superstition Mountains | ||||||||||||||||||
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Google Analytics, Browser Share | ||||||||||||||||||
4/8: The Cactus are in full bloom  A pair of blooming cactus in Mountain Brook Village last week. |
Blooming Cactus, MBV, Mountain Brook Village | ||||||||||||||||||
4/6: Silly Mountain in bloom! The brittle bush on Silly Mountain is in bloom. Taken this morning as my hiking group was headed back home. |
Brittle Bush, Blooming, Silly Mountain, Gold Canyon, AZ | ||||||||||||||||||
4/5: MBV Hikers on Silly Mountain The MBV hikers descending from the peak of Silly Mountain last week. |
Silly Mountain, Hikers, MBV | ||||||||||||||||||
4/4: Happy Easter from Sunrise service!  Sunrise service at Gold Canyon UMC. |
Sunrise Service, Gold Canyon UMC | ||||||||||||||||||
4/2: Hike to Fremont Saddle |
Peralta Trail, Superstition Mountain, Fremont Saddle, Hikers, Weaver's Needle | ||||||||||||||||||
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August 5, 2010 Copyright |
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Panoramic view of Superstitions from the Lost Gold Mine Trail. For more pictures of my hikes, click on the "MBV Hikes 2010" on the right side of this page.
