OMG! Absolutely Gorgeous

So today I set out to conquer the Apache Trail, and let me tell you....today's drive is worth whatever the price is to fly to Phoenix. I made the one hour drive over to Apache Junction where I came across a ghost town: Goldfield Mine. This "town" was equipped with a saloon, a jail, plenty of gift shops, a church, an ice cream parlor, a staged gun fight, and a gallows for hanging people. This place was pretty cool, and the scenery across the street was stunning. But little did I know that the scenery was going to get better the further I continued down the Apache Trail. I started the drive and the roads started to swerve back and forth, and up and down through the mountains while the scenery around me became more and more spectacular. I had my camera in hand, but I also know that pictures won't do any justice to the beauty that my God had created which I was being fortunate enough

to behold. Many who drive the A.P stop when they reach the Tortilla Flats, as just a few miles later the paved road ends and it is 22 miles of dirt, gravel, and severely bumpy curvy, narrow roads. When I reached the end of the asphalt I contemplated turning around and heading back, but everything inside me said to keep going. I must admit, as harrowing as a drive as those 22 miles were, I don't know if I will ever see another stretch if road as scenic or as beautiful as that stretch of road. It is by far the longest 22 miles you will drive, but you will thoroughly enjoy every minute of it. If I can give you a couple bits of advice it would be these: 1) if you are going to drive the Apache Trail, drive the whole thing, don't stop at Tortilla Flats. 2) plan to spend the whole day because you don't want to rush this trip. 3) bring a camera, the views are amazing. 4) lastly, RENT a car. Beat the crap out of a rental as opposed to yours or that of a friend. If you don't enjoy the trip I will reimburse you for your ticket to drive the Trail (it's FREE).