Quads

Nothing too exciting today....just two quads after our ride through Bull Dog Canyon.

Bull Dog Canyon

Bull Dog Canyon is located north of Queen Creek, just south of the Salt River. It's great for four wheeling, riding ORVs, horseback riding, hiking or biking, but you need a permit from the local ranger station.

Some treasure hunters believe that the Lost Dutchman's Mine is actually located here, in Bull Dog Canyon, not in the Superstitions.

Florescent Rocks

Here are some florescent rock samples on display at the Flagg Gem & Mineral show on Saturday.

Scorpions

Sorry I've been a little inconsistent in my posting lately...I've been working on an iPhone travel application, focusing on Phoenix. Saturday, I took a break, though, and went to the Flagg Gem & Mineral Show, where I saw these scorpion paperweights.

GM Proving Grounds

General Motors closed their desert proving ground in Mesa (north of Queen Creek, along Ellsworth) this summer and moved it to Yuma. I don't have dates, but I heard that when the facility opened they tested the prototype for the Corvette here. For the last few years, only a small division of workers remained at the facility, presumably closing things down and preparing for the move.

This is a picture of the water tower that I took Monday afternoon. Last night (Tuesday), when I drove by, I saw the GM logo had been painted over--there was just a blue square in the middle of the white tank. Unfortunately, Monday's picture isn't what I had hoped it would be (the angle from the parking lot wasn't great and I wanted to go back and try again), but at least I do have this shot.