Tucked into the Mule Mountains is the historic town of Bisbee, Arizona. It is surrounded by mountains and the claim to fame for this town was copper mining. There is a mine tour that you can take but we chose not to. We've been underground enough this trip!
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| that is a big B on the hillside |
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| the terracing on this hillside was once covered with tents housing 30,000 miners |
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| the Bisbee Museum |
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| narrow streets |
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| lots of overhead power lines that detract from the view but... |
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| steep streets |
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| one of the many hotels in town
The trolley stopped at an overlook with a view of the Lavender Open Pit Mine.
  
Can you imagine the labor it took to dig out this hole. It is 850 feet deep and 1 1/2 miles wide.
We ate lunch at a little eclectic cafe that was recommended but what a mistake. We ordered a special off the board. Some kind of burger we thought was a local thing - Tempeh burger! It sure didn't contain beef and when I looked it up on the Internet I found out it was a soy product! YUCK!!! We did however clean our plates because we were hungry. Never again! I will ask next time and make sure I know what we are getting.
We took a faster way home from Bisbee via Tombstone. We didn't stop in Tombstone as that was for another day.
 
It seems like whichever direction you look there are mountain chains.
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