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first in a series of personal odysseys that explore sacred earth sites. A joint project by photographer Scott Angus and Emily Sopensky. first in a series of personal odysseys that explore sacred earth sites. A joint project by photographer Scott Angus and Emily Sopensky.
ON LOCATION 10 I S U P E R S T I T I O N M O U N TA I N S , A R I Z O N A As long as nine thousand years ago, the Superstition Mountains have been an attraction to those seeking fortune or simply to pass through the region. Salado, Hohokam, and Apache Indians; Spanish explorers; gold miners; trappers; cattlemen; farmers—all left their marks for archeologists. Intrigue about the mountains’ real and rumored treasures is augmented by persistent rumors and ghost stories that are passed from generation to generation. The most famous stories of recent vintage place the Lost Dutchman Mine within these mountains. The German immigrant Jacob Waltz was the Deutschman said to have discovered in the nineteenth century a [gold] mine of vast potential. Guarding the location of the mine, several versions of the legend suggest that Walz cursed in perpetuity any who dared to rob from his find. Whether myth or reality, the story of Jake’s lost gold mine continues to attract the curious. 46
Valley of Whispers. Less than a day-trip east of Phoenix, Arizona, is Apache Junction, where the Superstition Mountains are bounded on the south by US. Route 60. Northwest is Arizona State Route 88. The mountain range was also called Sierra de la Espuma. Fossil Creek and Oak Creek are tributaries that feed lakes, like Canyon Lake, in the Superstition Wilderness Area.
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- Page 10 and 11: THE ITINERARY 1. MONTICELLO, VIRGIN
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- Page 17 and 18: Bear Mound, Iowa. Bear Mound - Effi
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- Page 21 and 22: “Wineman’s” Bluff, Missouri.
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- Page 33 and 34: Endless Embrace. Scruff in the fore
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- Page 37: Undulating Seams. Shot at high noon
- Page 40 and 41: Eternal Sky Meets Age-old Artifices
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- Page 45: Beyond Approach. Cliffs drop off to
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- Page 58 and 59: Arizona-Nevada border, north of the
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- Page 62 and 63: The Winding Way. Arizona Anasazi Ru
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- Page 86 and 87: The Striped Tower The Striped Tower
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- Page 90 and 91: Pins and Needles. Depths of torture
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ON LOCATION<br />
10 I S U P E R S T I T I O N M O U N TA I N S , A R I Z O N A<br />
As long as nine thousand years ago, the Superstition Mountains<br />
have been an attraction to those seeking fortune or simply to pass<br />
through the region. Salado, Hohokam, and Apache Indians; Spanish<br />
explorers; gold miners; trappers; cattlemen; farmers—all left their<br />
marks for archeologists. Intrigue about the mountains’ real and<br />
rumored treasures is augmented by persistent rumors and ghost stories<br />
that are passed from generation to generation.<br />
The most famous stories of recent vintage<br />
place the Lost Dutchman Mine within<br />
these mountains. The German immigrant<br />
Jacob Waltz was the Deutschman said to<br />
have discovered in the nineteenth century<br />
a [gold] mine of vast potential. Guarding<br />
the location of the mine, several versions<br />
of the legend suggest that Walz cursed in<br />
perpetuity any who dared to rob from his<br />
find. Whether myth or reality, the story of<br />
Jake’s lost gold mine continues to attract<br />
the curious.<br />
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