I am super late in getting my report up from last weekend. We hit Cibeque Creek and then drove back through the superstitions! Cibeque Creek is about a 3 or 4 hour drive from Tucson. We went through oracle, Globe and then into the Salt River Canyon. Heading North, as soon as you pass over the bridge there is a dirt road that heads left/west. Head down that road about 4 miles unless you come to a creek crossing. It was probably 6 inches or so deep and this is actually Cibeque Creek. Cross the creek and park on the right. From there we hiked up the creek for a mile or two.
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| Katie relaxing in Cibeque Creek |
The scenery was great, the water was cold! After a while of trying to help the dog scale up the rocks I gave up and just started walking in the creek. I can't imagine the water was much more than 45 degrees. It was freezing! We hiked a ways from there but got to an area that was tough for the dog and eventually turned around. We didn't make it to the slot canyons I had read about so we'll definitely be going back sometime soon.
Since it was early we took the really long way home. We heading back to the west and down past Roosevelt lake and dam. From there we headed up the 24 mile long Apache Trail in the Superstition Mountains. It was a long ride but we were rewarded with some great views from a nice flat area towering above the canyons near Tortilla Flat. If you have some time i definitely suggest driving the trail!
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| Max posing at sunset on the Apache Trail outside of Tortilla Juntion |
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