It was a superior day in the historic mining town of Superior Arizona*, about 50km/ 30 m east of Apache Junction.
First we hiked on the Queen Creek section of L.O.S.T (Legends of Superior Trail); it was "fresh" but sunny and calm. Interestingly, the creek was running dry - never seen it this way.
Then we revisited a favourite eatery, the Silver King Smokehouse and Saloon, sitting in the sun and filling our faces with loaded fries (House Made Fries, Pulled Pork, Slaw, House BBQ & Ranch).
Next stop was Superior Farm-to Fantastic Farmer's Market where we found fresh veggies, baking and crafts.
Finally, we listened to Music in the Park, live music sponsored by the local Superior Optimists.
*According to Wikipedia, Superior was once part of a huge Apache reservation, but after silver and copper deposits were discovered, those areas were withdrawn from the reservation and returned to the public domain (shocking but typical?). Superior was then founded as a mining town for the Silver King and the later Magma mines; silver was mined at first, and then transitioned to copper. Currently, the huge Resolution Copper deposit is being explored (also controversial for its location in areas sacred to the indigenous peoples) . The town was originally called Queen, then Hastings and, finally, the Superior townsite we know today was laid out in 1902, and named after the Lake Superior and Arizona Copper Company (LS&A).
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