Superstition Church in Arizona

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We made a trip out to Canyon Lake in late summer and passed by this breathtaking scene outside of Goldfield, Arizona, near the Superstition Mountain Museum.

Superstition Church - texas farmers daughterElvis Memorial Chapel

Superstition Church AZ  - texas farmers daughterThe sky was incredible and we just couldn’t stop snapping pictures. The shadows on the Superstition Mountains were haunting.

Superstition Church - texas farmers daughterSuperstition Church - texas farmers daughterSteeple with clouds opening up - texas farmers daughter Since the chapel is near the Lost Dutchman Mine from the 1800s, I was hoping it would have some poetic history about miners and cowboy church or something like that.

Not so much.

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Bull Run USA – Cave Creek, AZ

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Cows grazing during the Running of the Bulls USAAdrenaline junkies from across the Southwest ventured to Cave Creek, Arizona this past weekend to test their speed and bull-dodging abilities in the Running of the Bulls USA, the fourth bull run in the states.

Running of the Bulls USA in cave creekWhile the bulls weren’t quite the size you’d expect to see in Pamplona, they were good sports and showed the runners a good time.

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Exploring Oracle, AZ

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black and white photo of cow in oracle, azThese photos are from Oracle, Arizona, a small mining town just north of Phoenix that dates back to the 1800s.

abandoned barn in oracle, arizonaThis abandoned barn was beautiful – the old wood, the way the fence had crumbled over time and weathered… so pretty!

wooden fence in oracle and cow on arizona trailold wooden cattle shoot in oracle arizonaThis old wooden cattle shoot was just off the main road.

antique store in oracaleAntique store in Oracle, AZ

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