Hiking a caldera

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Hiking in the Superstition Mountains. We hiked up to the Broadway Cave on the face of Superstition Mountain. We reached a height of 2700 feet. The Superstitions were created by volcanic eruptions 35 to 15 million years ago. Close to 2500 cubic miles of ash and lava were emitted. The area is called a caldera. Meaning the roofs of the magma chambers collapsed forming massive circular areas. Eventually a large upthrust of lava created a dome. And today this geologic formation creates quite a hike. About halfway up the face of this mountain is a cave, mainly created by various erosion mechanics. In the back of the cave, humans have attempted to tunnel further into the mountain.

Above our condo is a plateau that affords one views of sunsets and moon rises. I was photographing a sunset in the west and turned around and watched a full moon rise in the east. Long shadows on the desert floor accompained us home. Sky views out here are just amazing.

We've settled in quite well. We've been adding some landscaping

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Photos

The Cave
There is a hole in the middle of this rock halfway the face. You're looking at Broadway Cave

Front edge
A view looking north. The front edge of Superstition Mt.

The foothills
A common view of the vegetation in the lower reaches.

I'm whipped
I made it to the cave. It wasn't easy.

A steep face
Looking south from the mouth of the cave. This gives an idea of what the last 500 feet of the climb. was like.

The condo
A side view.

The condo
The view from above.