Quaint, little pioneer town nestled at the foot of the Superstition/Goldfield mnts.
Apache junction =small town w/ mom/pop restaurants, small businesses, Multi-gen, skate park, ball fields, Parks/Rec, high school drama, horse lovers,
old west re-enactors, cyclists, campers, hikers, & nature lovers. You will also find a crowd of new age practitioners. There is a wonderful branch of Central Arizona College, who touts beautiful, state of the art architecture in it's recent campus expansion. CAC offers a variety of classes for anyone from recent high school graduates and GED seekers, to those who want to just refine some skills in a couple of subjects. They provide our community members with a few traditional two year degree programs, as well as a varietal ala
carte menu of
lifelong learning courses. All of this is surrounded by Superstition
riparian areas, National Forest, quick access to 4 lakes and a river, an
arboretum, national Monuments, miles of biking, hiking, and horseback riding trails, and sight-seeing. In the cooler months, AJ is busy w/ retirees and bikers. I don't know if the locals want to share this place with anyone else. We don't need any more roads or people. You're ok to come stay a few months during the winter, but be prepared to spend your money, be treated very well, and then go home, so the locals can take some time off to enjoy all of the outdoor and water recreation during the summer month. REMEMBER TO PACK IN/
PACK OUT! We don't want your trash.
I live in Apache Junction, and WOW! I had a fantastic, and lucrative winter! Now that the parades and all the events are over, and all of the birds are going home, we are going to pull out the
kayaks and meet up with all of our other off-season friends from the Ghost-town gunfighters club and the
Renaissance festival to take a trip on
Canyon lake. This is going to be one fantastic summer!
