On our Arizona trip we also took a day trip to search for the Lost Dutchman's Gold Mine. It was more of a scouting trip to get to know the area than anything else. What suprised me the most was how vast the area is. http://www.desertusa.com/mag98/aug/stories/lost1.html has alot of good info on it. The mine/cache is supposed to be by Weavers Needle(picture). The hike up to weavers needle was a pretty intense hike up through the mountains. The elevation changed a couple thousand feet and the scenery was awesome. Once we got to Weavers Needle we walked around a bit and across the valley from the hiking trail we saw an opening on the side of a rock face....could that be the Lost Dutchman's Gold Mine? We left the rappelling gear in the jeep, so we couldn't access the opening. It met some of the requirements for the clues to the treasure, but it was getting late. All i could do is mark it with the GPS and hopefully return at another time to further inspect it.
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