Weaver's Needle Campout

We headed down east of Apache Junction, AZ to the Superstition Mountains. Our objective was to hike to Weaver's Needle, and we would be doing it in the dark. We got to the trailhead just as the sun was setting, but our boys were prepared with headlamps and steady feet and we hiked to the saddle overlooking Weaver's Needle without any problems. We camped in the saddle, and awoke to a beautiful sunrise that slowly illuminated the Needle. After some breakfast the Scouts climbed on every rock they could find, and then we packed up and headed over to a point that was closer to the Needle. Once there we found that someone had packed in a wooden picnic table to that location - what a hike that must have been! There were also some Christmas ornaments hung in the trees nearby. That spot was so cool that if we ever go back we'll be sure to camp there! The Scouts again found their inner mountain goat and scrambled all over rocks, even hiking down into a canyon and back up the other side just so that they could sit on one particular rock they had picked out! Eventually we had to pack it up and head out, and we met a lot of people coming up the trail as we were headed down. We got back to the truck and headed into town for some Chinese food (a Scout favorite!), and then headed home with a great desire to visit the Superstitions again!