{openx:8}Another Arizona Lost Gold legend, is the legend of Sanders Lost Gold. In Gila County, the Salt River, before it dumps into Roosevelt Lake passes through the wild country of the Sierra Ancha Wilderness. The Tonto Apaches who inhabited the country were not as hostile as their brethern to the north and south but they [...]

The Superstition Mountains have always been shrouded in mystery. The Native Americans who inhabited the area said the mountains were the home of the Thunder God, who was said to protect a great treasure. Since the 4,000 foot cliffs of the Superstitions rise up out a flat plain and seem to breed thunderstorms, it is [...]

{openx:8}Located on the Utah-Idaho border, beautiful Bear Lake is a popular destination for boaters, fishermen and skiers, but according to legend, it is also the home of the Bear Lake Monster. Said to be a huge snake, nearly 90 feet long, it has ears that stick out for its skinny head and a mouth big [...]

Sightings of a giant bird, as recent as 2008, have been part of the history of the Southwest for thousands of years. The Native American peoples have always referred to this giant creature as the Thunderbird, a magical animal sent by their gods to protect them from the powers of evil. Riding on the wings [...]

{openx:8}A Hard Rock Miners Guide to Staying Alive The history of the Southwest is littered with stories of miners, gold and silver, old mines and mining towns. The pursuit and acquisition of gold, silver, tin, copper, lead and more shaped this part of the nation like nothing else. A huge percentage of the towns in [...]

Relics of days gone by are easily found all over Arizona, from Native American ruins to a weathered and rusty pick stuck into an outcropping of quartz. Each of these relics holds within it a story, and many times a treasure of archeological and historical significance. And sometimes… these relics hold a treasure of Gold! [...]

Hostile indians were never much of a threat in the Salt River Valley in the early days. The agressive tribes – Yavapai and Apache – kept to their mountian fortresses to the north and east of what is now modern-day Phoenix. In 1865, the Army established Fort McDowell on the Verde River to make sure [...]