Day Trip to Bisbee, Arizona

A town of less than 6,000 nestled in between the 

Mule Mountains and only 6 miles from the border.

Bisbee started as a mining town in 1880. 

Tons of copper, gold and silver were removed from 

the mountains surrounding the town. 

The Courthouse Plaza Miners' Monument 

is 9 feet tall and made out of cement covered 

with copper plating. 

Copper Man represents the city's mining history.

On the south end of town is the Lavender Open Pit
which is 900 feet deep and covers 300 acres.
The name comes from the manager, Harry Lavender.
Mining ended in 1974.

To help their declining economy, they opened up
the world-famous Queen Mine Tour.

We helped out their economy by going to the vintage
Dairy Queen.
No indoor seating or food - just ice cream.

The town was built on steep hills and winding streets. 

It reminds me of the campground at the Iowa State Fair.

Stairs are everywhere so people can get to the main streets.

The town hosts The Bisbee 1000 Stair Climb
which is a 5K run and includes 1,034 steps. 

We did enjoy walking through the narrow streets and sidewalks.

During the late 60's and 70's hippies flocked here
and some stayed!

This picture is a great example of Bisbee.

Zoom in on both cars and see all the interesting things glued on.
Did you find the Bic lighters, bottle caps,
wine corks, and Sesame Street characters?

                    An artistic town with interesting people.

An eclectic mix of really old, old, and new.

On our way to Bisbee we had a large fox run
across the road in front of us and later that night
we had seven javelin's knock over two garbage cans.
They rummaged through the garbage for 30 minutes.

Always something interesting happening in our world!

We love to take day trips around the area
but we also like to relax. Since we have cable
Scott has been enjoying watching lots of football.

After so many sunny days we had one morning with a little rain.

We are blessed to be in a small family owned RV park.
For anyone who wanted to attend,
they cooked and made everything for Thanksgiving dinner.
About 70 people gathered and were entertained at the end by
a cowboy storyteller. What at treat!

In a world where you can be anything ... be yourself.