Apache Junction Travel Blogs

The entire trail is 40 miles but the paved part is about 17 miles. It is a steep climb with lots of switchbacks. If this kind of driving scares you then I am not recommending it. But if you have some time to spare and want to see some beautiful scenery then this is for you. The trail goes through T…

It is like the disney land of old.  Watch jousting tournaments where the knights battle to the death, fly in one of leonardo da vinci's flying contraptions, observe the ancient art of falconry, see how cloth was woven, buy a sword, a suit of armor, rub yourself in perfumes and oils of old, wat…

The town apparently is a reproduction, even the underground mine tour has been "disneyed"...however, one gets that genuine feel of the wild wild west with staged re-enactments of gun fights, and with the old mercantile shops, carriage rides, and a steam train tour around the town.

      Chevron Gas @ Surprize, AZ---$2.82 gal----14.60 mpg  RV Park:  Mesa/ Apace Junction KOA

One of the largest events of its kind in the nation, the Arizona Renaissance Festival is a time to revel in the atmosphere of a 16th Century European Country Faire. Explore the bustling marketplace and mingle and interact with nearly 2,000 costumed characters and their endless merriment and mayhem. The festivities include twelve stages of music and comedy show, demonstrations of the ancient art of falconry, and a 5,000-seat arena for tournaments of armored jousting. Off their site!

Set out from Phoenix for Gilbert, which was a big waste of time, unless you wanted to retire, in which case its a darn good spot to count sheep on your recliner. Anyway, we decided to continue on to Rawhide, instead of finding something else to do in Phoenix. After all, what could be more interesti…