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The Back Beyond: Paranormal Mysteries
of the Superstition Mountains
By Stan Morrison
FATE :: June 2003
In early 1991, I was enjoying a six-day solo hiking excursion in the Four Peaks Wilderness of south-central Arizona when I happened upon an unexpected mystery on a trail at around the 6,000 foot level. I was headed for 7,657-foot Brown's Peak, the tallest and farthest west of the Four Peaks, and my mind was very far from anything unusual. I was in the habit (and still am) of examining the tracks of the wildlife that cross my path; e.g., white-tailed deer, mountain lion, bobcat.
I was keeping my eyes open for black bear tracks--this wilderness being the largest concentration of black bear in Arizona--when I came upon a print made by something that certainly is unknown to science.
It was on an exposed boulder covered with a thin layer of dust. The track, or print, was approximately six inches long and looked something like a small human print, but it had only three toes. Apparently, it had walked out of the evergreen and stepped on the exposed dust-covered rock. There was only one print, and apparently it (the animal) entered the evergreen forest on the other side of the trail. I took one photograph, but unfortunately the print did not show up.
It was a nice hike, and when I reached the craggy summit of Brown's Peak I was fascinated and amused at some of the graffiti, one example dating back to 1849. I spent several hours on the peak viewing the surrounding lakes. It was a breathtaking panorama. To the east and far below, I could see the entire Superstition Mountains. Weaver's Needle was clearly visible, and I received the impression that I was looking at a bunch of dunes. All of the mountains seemed uniform in size. But the reality is that they are not and the peak on which I was standing was actually a geological extension of the Superstition range, only a thousand feet higher than the other mountains.
What kind of creature made that print back at the 6,000-foot level on the trail? And what connection could such a creature have with the reportedly mysterious nature of the Superstition Mountains? ...
Read the rest of this article in the June 2003 issue of FATE
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