TRIP TO THE REAL WILD WEST OF S.W. ARIZONA

Last week I took a few men on a retreat to Southeastern Arizona near the Mexican, New Mexico border. We were looking for an old mine that went one mile through a huge mountain to the old ghost town of Hilltop. We found the mine and hiked for about two hours through the inside of the mountain until we reached an impassable place where the ceiling of the mine had crashed. We never could get through. We did have large brown bats fly at us. We drove a 4 wheel double cab Dodge Ram where there were only rugged trails up steep mountains and canyons. The scenery was breath-taking and we saw two huge 400 pound black bear and many tame deer. We stayed at a rock house near Portal, Arizona, and saw so many amazing birds and animals in the unique Cave Creek Canyon. It was one of the most exciting exploration trips we ever made. I wish more men could have gone with us to share the thrill.