I was checking in on REI Adventures for their 2010 calendar yesterday and I noticed something encouraging and strange at the same time. REI has gotten smart and is offering  Superstition Mountain backpacking tours for next year.

Angel's Basin - Superstition Mountains

We (Just Roughin’ It Adventure Company) have been saying for years that the Superstition Mountains are an incredible place for backpacking. There are jagged peaks, narrow canyons, as well as Native American ruins and old homesteads hidden in the mountains.

The vegetation changes from pure Sonoran desert dotted with giant Saguaro and Jumping Cholla cactus to high elevation Juniper and Pinon pine woodlands. The Superstitions are also steeped in history and legends, the most famous being the story of the Lost Dutchman Gold mine. I love taking guests back into these mountains.

So REI has gotten the message about leading tours to this incredible place, although they got one important fact wrong. As of October 27th, the REI Adventures website listed the Superstitions Mountains backpacking trip as one of their California backpacking tours and the Superstition Mountains are clearly in Arizona.

Once their guides find their way from Cali to Arizona, I’m sure we’ll see them on the trail.  We’ll even give them directions.