This morning Larry and Joanne packed up and moved on toward the east and home. We were sorry to see them leave. We wish them safe travels.
Tom and I drove up to the town of Jerome, an interesting place.
Jerome is built on a hill(mountain to me) on top of what was the largest copper mine in Arizona. It was once the 4th largest city in Arizona. In the 1920's the population was up to 15,000 but dropped to 5000 in 10 years. In the late 1950's the population was down to 50. In the 1960's and 70's Jerome became a haven for artists. In 1967 the town was designated a National Historic District. There are numerous shops with artwork of paintings and pottery as well as other unique shops.
A shop we found interesting was "Nellie Bly II" that had kaleidascopes of all sizes, descriptions and prices.
We had a nice lunch at the "Haunted Hamburger".
Before returning to the campground we stopped at WalMart in Cottonwood for some grocery items. It has been cloudy most of the day with comfortable temperatures.
