Ted had noticed a red Cobra go by while at the museum and it caught his attention. We drove on up the trail and came upon the Cobra at a view point. As we drove by he said "I wonder if that is Dan Shinn" Sweetwater High Classmate of '64? So we turned the big truck around and drove back. It definitely looked like Dan and he was getting ready to drive off so I jumped out of the truck and called to him. He had no clue who I was (since I'm not the classmate and we are not in San Diego)! I said who I was and by then Ted had caught up to us. None of us could believe it! It was definitely a "fancy meeting you here" moment!
They were on their way to Tortilla Flats for lunch so we all took off for the Superstition Saloon and Restaurant. Tortilla Flat was a thriving stage coach stop on the Apache Trail over 100 years ago. In 1904 they had over 125 residents, a U.S. Post Office, school, church, zoo, livery, general store and of course a saloon! Most of the town was destroyed by a flood in 1943. The walls of the restaurant are papered with currency from visitors from all over the world!
We had a good lunch with Dan and his friend Marty and caught up with their lives since the 45th class reunion last August. Dan is definitely having fun with that red Cobra of his and people stop and take pictures and talk to him about it!
After lunch and a walk about the ice cream shop, we started back and stopped at the Canyon Lake overlook for a couple of pictures. It is a pretty lake 10 miles in length with 28 miles of shortline. There is a nice campground there with water and electricity. There is a boat ramp and boat rentals. We saw one brave water skier on the lake. The air temp was 58 so we imagine the skier was pretty chilly!
From there we stopped at the Goldfield Ghost Town. It is definitely a tourist spot with a Gold Mine Tour, Wild West Show, a couple of shops, restaurant and saloon, trail rides, gold panning and more. Fortunately I was able to keep Ted out of the Bordella!
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