Picacho Peak, Arizona - Muffler Man - Indian Remains

Picacho Peak, Arizona - Muffler Man - Indian Remains

Muffler Man's remains are holding up rather well at the trading post that burnt to the ground several years ago. We stopped to pay our respects on the way to Rooster Cogburn's Ostrich Ranch. Sign at the trading post still says "Open."

On the other side of the interstate is an oddly out-of-place looking new trading post. It has the usual merchandise, but a lovely life size buffalo statue out front. [Anna Herndon, 01/19/2008]

Picacho, Arizona - The Peak Trading Post - Burnt Remains

The large fiberglass Indian has, in fact, been reduced to dismembered parts and has yet to be cleaned up as of 03/28/03. There's just a little chain link fence around the site and the sign still says "open". [Jess Schultz, 03/30/2003]

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Picacho Peak, Arizona - Indian Muffler Man consumed in trading post conflagration
The Picacho Peak Trading Post, Picacho Peak, Arizona, burned to the ground after an electrical problem started a fire on the night of November 16, according to investigators. The Trading Post was a well-known stop visible from I-10 between Phoenix and Tucson.... [11/29/2002] Complete News Story