Our trip today is to Bisbee an old mining town just north of the Mexican border. The mines have all closed now and the town has moved over to tourism, and its doing a good job of it. There are no tacky recreation mining/shoot out shows, a lot of antique shops some wonderful buildings, restaurants pubs and interesting sights.
Some of the interesting buildings around the town.
Some of the other interesting sights around the town. Love this old pickup truck.
Great sign, out side one of the bars in town.
There are a lot of old, well maintained buildings in town. Old buildings abound in Europe so we are used to seeing them, how great to see a town looking after its heritage.
These painted walls are where the farmers market is held, must be really jolly place during the market.
Bisbee is or was a mining town so will finish with some mining photos. The train which ran in a mine is outside the Mining Museum, a lovely old building which was the main office building of The Phelps-Dodge Mining Company.
The Sacramento Open Cast Pit.
The Lavender Pit.
These open cast mines do make a mess of the countryside.
On our way back to Benson you have to go through St. David, by the Arizona Road Depot, and look they have taken the snow ploughs off the trucks, winter must be over. Today the temperature was 24c.
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