The Superstition Mountains east of Phoenix, are a rugged range of jagged peaks and home to the Legend of the Lost Dutchman Gold Mine.  According to the legend, a German immigrant discovered a mother lode of gold in the Superstition Wilderness and revealed its location on his deathbed in Phoenix in 1891 to a boarding-house owner who had taken care of him for many years. Several mines have been claimed to be the actual mine, but none of those claims have been verified.  Many have ventured out into the Superstitions in search of the claim.  Some have actually died looking for it.  None have found it, including me!  I hiked up into Siphon Draw and part of the Peralta Trail, but unfortunately, did not find the mine or the gold.  However, I did find a beautiful wildflower setting and some of the greenest grass in the desert.
 

Wildflowers along Siphon Draw in the Superstition Mountains near Phoenix Arizona Superstition Mountains near Phoenix Arizona