Where Am I -- Volume II

[Rick Quinn]

The last picture told me, "Southern Arizona". The architecture and use of adobe told me, "Southern Arizona." Google told me, "Bisbee". (I googled "Jewelry Designs by Owen" from the 2nd picture.)

Donna (whose HS teams played Bisbee HS on more than one occasion, moo-goo years ago!)

CLANG CLANG CLANG! We have a winner! Good job, Donna! I blurred out the name of the Post Office, but I left everything else, and you found the gold nugget! I won't ask you how many years goes into a moo-goo (I figure it's more than 5, and less than 50 ;-), but Bisbee is one of those places that hasn't changed all that much. Not from a visual perspective, anyway!

I was prepared to add a couple more clue photos. You've rendered that unnecessary, but I'll toss them in here anyway, starting with the lavender pit, the open pit copper mine that was Bisbee's primary claim to fame until all mining operations ceased in 1975.



And here's a wider shot of the town and the hilly surroundings, including what would have been a dead giveaway: the big white "B" for Bisbee! (Go Pumas! ;-)



I've always been fond of Bisbee. It has significant altitude (5,538 feet), so it's cooler than most of southern Arizona, and it has a really nice, laid-back ambiance. There are at least a dozen B&B's worth considering (not to mention the elegant old Copper Queen Hotel), so it's a great place to spend a few days, especially in the summer. I included Bisbee with Scenic Side Trip #5, a 211 mile detour off Interstate 10 between Willcox and Benson that also includes Douglas and Tombstone (which we already covered on this thread), as well as Fort Bowie and the Chiricahua National Monument.

Anybody driving across Southern Arizona owes it to themselves to get off the boring Interstate, where most of what you see is the back ends of a ceaseless parade of semi trucks. That's the beauty of Scenic Side Trips. All it takes is a few extra hours, and you can turn just about any straight-line drive into a memorable adventure!

Rick