Saguaro National Park

On Wednesday, in order to break up the monotony of the week, Jess and I went to the Del Cerro Trailhead on the eastern edge of Saguaro National Park to get two letterboxes.  As is typical, however, the two boxes were in opposite directions.  

So we hiked for about three miles round trip to get the one box along the trail that goes up Wasson Peak ( Sweetwater Trail). Unfortunately, it got dark. So we had to save the second box for another day...like Thursday.  

So again, we went out to the same location but took the other direction (Thunderbird Trail).  Overall a shorter hike, maybe not quite as scenic.  But it had an old fenced off abandoned mine, right off the side of the trail!  

Of course the danger signs and warnings only apply to little children and teenage boys.  So I went through the already made hole in the fence to get a closer look.  

According to The Man With No Name, the primary reason for mining in the Tucson Mountains is copper, but apparently trace amounts of Gold and lead can be found too.  Since I didn't actually go into the mine, I couldn't tell you for sure what this one is for, but I like to believe it was for Gold.

Today (Friday) it is raining so we can't go boxing.  But Tomorrow we will hopefully break the blockade and go to the Chiricahuas.

As always, check out my wife's site (savingtimeinabottle.blogspot.com) for more pictures of our trips.

Squatchis

The Mysterious Gold Mine of Thunderbird Trail. (Or something like that)