October 27, 2021 We had quite a summer! We left Casa Grande April 26 and returned October 27. We stayed in 27 campgrounds in eight states and travelled 5,024 miles. (We reached 50,000 miles on the RV’s odometer between Las Vegas, Nevada and Kingman, Arizona on October 13.) We had Read more…
October 24, 2021 Henry Wickenburg discovered gold in 1869 and named his mine the Vulture. By the 1890’s 5000 people lived in Vulture City. The mine has operated intermittently with especially little activity between World War II and 2014. 360,000 ounces of gold and 260,000 ounces of silver have been Read more…
October 20-27, 2021 Wickenburg is another Arizona city that had its start as a mining town (we’ve visited Oakman and Chloride already this summer). In this case, Henry Wickenburg discovered gold at his Vulture Mine in 1869 and Wickenburg the town developed to support the mine. The population of Wickenburg Read more…
October 19, 2021 Chloride, founded in 1862, is the oldest silver mining town in Arizona. In 1920 its population was about 2000 and there were 75 mines in the vicinity. About 300 people, most of whom are retired, live there today. When he worked at the nearby Duval Mine in Read more…
October 18, 2021 Route 66 runs from Kingman to Oatman, Arizona. The first few miles are through a valley dotted with mobile homes, cactus, and scrub. Then there’s Cool Springs which sits at the foot of the Black Mountains. Historically, the springs were used by Mohave and Hualapai people. In Read more…
October 14-20, 2021 Our drive from Las Vegas, Nevada to Kingman, Arizona was a little over a hundred miles on U.S. 93. We skirted Lake Mead, battled winds, and passed the Mineral Park Mine. Kingman is on the longest continuous segment of Route 66 and showcases its connection with the Read more…