On Saturday (6th) was just a kick back day since it was VERY WINDY. Saturday night, the rain started and continued until about lunch time on Sunday. When it ended we headed out…. Our plans were to go to Ajo to the Mining Museum but we did not make it. We did check out the BLM lands and Coyote Howls East in Why – as future places to stay… We ended up at Bill’s Roadhouse in Ajo for a late lunch (the meal was okay) and then just headed back. So we have a couple of things to do for next season when we are here – :-)))
Today (Monday, 6th), we decided to hike the trail to the Victoria Mine Site. Victoria Mine is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, as one of the oldest prospecting sites (copper, lead, gold and silver) in southwest Arizona. I had some trouble locating some history on the mine but here is a link to some great info on it:
http://www.nps.gov/orpi/naturescience/upload/V-Mine-CLI-6-08.pdf
The stone building is actually Levy’s store (although their is some conflicting stories on this also):
One of the shafts:
The hike overall was 5.3 miles from our campsite (not bad for 2 old folks) and the scenery was …..
More strange Saguaro shapes:
And the flowers have started to bloom (and some will be shortly):
So tomorrow we are heading back to Gila Bend to the same campground as last week (if we can get in). There is some more cleaning that Andy and I both want to do..
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