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I just finished reading T.E.Glover's "The Lost Dutchman Mine of Jacob Waltz Part One: The Golden Dream" - by far the most informative and enjoyable book I've seen on the subject. Has anyone else read this amazing book? It's even conveniently cross-referenced with the Hiker's Guide to the Superstition Wilderness, and I want to take advantage of that fact - anyone want to join in some hikes to try and find certain caves, ruins, and "clues" from the books? Just wanted to recomend this as a must read for anyone interested in the Supes!

Count me in on any exploring hikes in the Supes!! I haven't read that book, but I do own and use the Hiker's Guide to the Superstitions. In fact, I use that book so much that the pages are literally falling out of it. I love the History and Legends of the area, so count me in!!

Count me in as well!

Right on! Sounds like we've got some good hikes ahead of us.

Where did you get T.E. Glovers Book ?

http://www.superstitionmountainmuseum.org/ Check out the book section and you wi ... ou desire.

don't forget to tag on the companion Holmes Manuscript

it's a fun read too

according to the book, Carlson helped out on this one

Yes, Tom Glover's book is the big cheese as far as Lost Dutchman books go. Repeated readings are rewarded by new insights. It and the "Hiker's Guide" are hands down the best books on the subject of the Superstitions.

But a warning: Dutch hunting can be addictive. Once you start down this path, the results may be completely different than you expected depending on how involved you get. It can get very serious very quickly.

Check out Ron Feldman's web site http://lostdutchmangoldmine.com/ for an idea of what contemporary Dutch hunters are talking about.

If you would like to read more Superstition/Lost Dutchman books, look at Doug Stewart's website http://www.lost-dutchman.com/dutchman/dutch.shtml for a pretty complete bibliography, complete with Doug's personal reviews of the books.

I would recommend both of Glover's books, "Senner's Gold", "The Sterling Legend" and Feldman's "Crooked Mountain" for some fiction on the matter of gold in the Superstitions and Tom Kollenborn's "Superstition Mountain - A Ride Through Time" for a more historical account of the area.

GTG
The boy from Rocket City USA

Count me in to! I would love adding that element to my hikes in the Supes!

Kelly (AzScrapper), do you want to do the Ridgeline Hike w/ Kristyn (snow22_5150), Kelly (CactusCat), and myself on Nov. 16th?? So far, it seems like an all girls excursion!!

Thanks for the good information, guys! I can definately see how Dutch hunting could become highly addictive. Nighthiker - I found the book at the good old Mesa Public Library, I'll be buying a copy though - it's worth adding to the collection.

I seek the trails, not the gold

I am certainly not in it for the "gold" either, I enjoy being outdoors and doing some exploring while I am at it. It certainly is neat to find landmarks, caves or ruins that books talk about anyhow. That's how I see it. Heck if I was into the gold, I would hit up a jewelry store.

snow22_5150 wrote:It certainly is neat to find landmarks...

I can testify that many monuments out in the Supes have nothing to do with the Lost Dutchman (ahem!)

Wiz - have you reached monument status? Glad to know nobody's interested in the gold - if we do stumble across any I'll just keep it all!

Ridgeline ~ hmmmm, I don't think so. I mean I know HAZ girls are s'posed to be tough, but Ridgeline???? I've heard some horror stories on that one. You girls go ahead and knock this one dead without me and let me know whatcha think, ya know as WOMEN! Maybe I could tackle it this spring after a few other tough hikes.

cactuscat wrote:Wiz - have you reached monument status?

There are those who think so. (This applies no matter how you actually meant that!).

Hey Guys,

Did ya do the Ridgeline???? How was it? I'm eager to hear how it went and all your comments on it.

Thanks for the info, I will have to give it a read.