Prescott and Jerome, AZ

On the 25th of September we were tired from a busy

day before so all we did was go over to Prescott

and went to Olive Garden mid day for another

birthday lunch. Then went down to Whiskey
Row in the Historic District~
They were having an antique show in the Plaza
around the court house~ Neat town!

This is in front of the courthouse
That is Jerry in the blue shirt and Dave
is behind on the right in the white shorts!

The statue in the Plaza~

The beautiful courthouse in Prescott



I had a birthday call from the kids and then
Dad and son talked for awhile~



This is the original bar still in the Palace

Picture in the Saloon of an ole
panhandler

On September the 26th we drove up to one

of Arizona's Ghost towns~

Jerome

It is a mile high town!



This is Jose' and he is at the Kings mine
You tell him to ring the bell and then feed
him a snack. It was a hoot.. When we walked
away he wanted more and kept riging the bell..



Diane jumped and screamed when she opened the
outhouse door and saw someone sitting there! Tee hee

This is what was there! tee hee..we laughed so hard!



Jerry and Dave look at an old fire truck up on the hill



The back of the truck actually had a sleep camper...
Jerry and Dave checking out all the
comforts of home...ha ha...

This is the original mine shaft and that is the only thing
at the Kings Mine that is really about
mining!

Sharon feeding the donkey!



This is for all of my Harley friends...

 


See the hummingbird at the front of the store.
Diane and I got tired of the glorified
junk yard so we sat and waited for the guys..

 

Lunch at the Mile High Bar & Grille
Diane & Jerry preparing their burgers..

Dave & Sharon with their lunch~
1/2# Angus burgers and the best
burger you would want to taste
anywhere!

That is my lunch~ WOW
was it great!

This is the U.S. Marshall ar sitting in a drive on the
way up to town..60 something...



We went up to the Jerome State Park
 and the Douglas Mansion
Jerry was looking at the view..



That is Sharon and her brother in luv Jerrry!



A sidewalk break
Diane, Jerry and Dave
What  a great day with family!



Mining equipment up at the mansion

More equipment

The area out back!

Part of the mansion



This is the view from the parking lot of
Jerome State Park!



This was another great day with Family! My sis and her hubby~

So glad they got to come out and spend a week with us!

Our Birthday Celebration

Well, here we are already on the 24th of September and

we are having Diane's and Sharon's Birthday Celebration today!

Along with our hubbies we are going on the Verde Canyon Railroad

 and then we are going to the Blazin' M Ranch for dinner!

We road on the Tuscon Railroad Car and between
 each car was an open gondola where you could
walk to and see even more!

We had lunch at the picnic table outside before
boarding the train.

This is Debbie~ she was our narrator and hostess!
She was a hoot~we had a great time....

This was a huge pile of slag from the mines~
A company in CA just bought it to get
even more copper, iron, silver and gold out of it!



And around the corner we saw the most beautiful
mountains and clouds!
What a great day!



Another mountain view!

This is Black Hill and at one point of
American History the water level was as
high as the red on the mountain!

Just another beautiful view along the route!



The train ride started in Clarkdale, AZ and went to
Perkinsville and then the engines came around the
train and hooked on to the caboose
 and took us back the other way!



The Verde River ran all along the canyon and the train route!

The Verde River and if you enlarge this and look closely
there is a heron sitting in the middle..

Here we go around the bend again...

The front of the train~
 look at the angle of the sides!

People actually live in the middle of no where!
Very limited access and it takes them
about 1-1/2 hrs. to get in to their homes!
They also have to maintain their own roads!
WOW~ too far out for me!

and yet another shot of the train...
It was such a great trip~

Black Mt. and they told us that at one
point in history the  water level
was clear up to where the red ends!

A view of the Verde River around a corner of the mt.

The sky was awesome and we could see for miles~



Just another view of the front of the train



We saw black hawks flying into the mountains



We went right around these mts. Some so close
you could almost reach out and
touch them~



What a peak~

Coming out of a canyon



Arrived in Perkinsville~and here they brought
the engines around the train and hooked
up to the caboose and back we went!



The train station in the film at "Gold City"
 was shot at Perkinsville, Arizona,
and is still standing, although in a state of disrepair.
It is now the mid stopping point of the
Verde Canyon Scenic Railroad.
 The train station, the town sign and
several other smaller buildings still exist.

This is my sister & I  :-)
We had a great time!

Now we are on our way back...to Clarksdale!

Diane and Jerry in the Gondola
looking at the sites!



Now what more can you ask for than this!
It is breathe taking~



Show the engines attached to the Caboose
Headin back~

Look how beautiful the sky was~



There is an eagles nest in the dead part of the tree
but it was hard to see in this pic..




We made it back after four hours of riding and great
views of the majestic mountains and sky!
Then we went on to a dinner show at the
Blazin' M Ranch~





Cowgirl Sharon




Dave in the Saloon!

 



We didn't know they would lock us up for
telling them we were only youngsters~We
said "keenagers" and they thought we
said "teenagers" tee..hee...



Jerry and Diane on the tractor pulled
wagon ride around the Ranch!



Of course all of those celebrating birthdays
were requested to come up front
and we have a special hat that says
"I Celebrated My Birthday at
Blazin' M Ranch"

These folks were awesome! They entertained us during dinner
and a show an hour long after dinner!

The dinner consisted of
Corn Salad
Ribs
Chicken
Cheese Potatoes
Cowboy Baked Beans
Homemade Biscuits
Apple Crisp
Vanilla Ice Cream

It was served on tin plates and
our cups were tin cups just like
the cowhands used!
They had pitchers of
Tea, Lemonade and Water
on the tables!

It was Awesome! What a great Birthday we had!