![]() From this point anything can happen." - from "Tortilla Flat" The graduations stop here, for the trail splits and there is no certainty. A thumb, every other song each one knows. Two fingers down, a song of death or longing. Shoulder of the second jug, black, unholy despondency. Bottom of the first jug, general and undirected sadness. Three inches more, thoughts of old and satisfactory loves. Two inches farther down, sweetly sad memory. Spiritually the jugs maybe graduated thus: Just below the shoulder of the first bottle, serious and concentrated conversation. Both Castle and Mound had a light dusting of snow on this trip."Two gallons is a great deal of wine, even for two paisanos. Once at the saddle, you can see the drainage of Reavis Creek as well as some of the more famous Superstition landmarks such as Castle Dome and Mound Mountain. The trail at this point, although substantially steeper than the freeway-like Reavis Trail, is fairly easily seen and followed. The un-numbered and unmaintained trail takes off to the east up to a saddle. This time it was not but I knew where to look for it. The 'peel-off' to the falls is sometimes marked with a cairn and sometimes not. To get there, take FS trail #109, the Reavis Ranch Trail, about 3.5 miles to the trail to the falls. The joke's on them, but here's the catch: the water volume of Reavis Creek, which supplies the falls, varies greatly depending on recent local rain or snow fall. Most people would not believe you if you told them there is a 196-foot-tall waterfall (taller than Niagara) in the heart of the Superstition Mountains.
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