The Travels of the Agnew Family

Big Blue got a facial this morning .... the chips in the windshield were fixed and an old one fixed up. Windshield looks great again.

Decided to avoid Sedona today in hopes that it will be a less busy during the week. First stop was Tuzigoot National Monument where there are the remains of an ancient Sinagua pueblo.


The pueblo was built on the top of a hill and down one side. From the bottom looking at the top room.


The pueblo at the top has been restored. This is how the "archaeologists" think the inside of the pueblo looked.


Yup, Zaph came to check out the pueblo.


Looking down from the top.

Next stop was Jerome, a town perched high ontop of Cleopatra Hill (5,200 feet). From the Jerome tourism page "Once known as the wickedest town in the west, Jerome was a copper mining camp, growing from a settlement of tents to a roaring mining community. Founded in 1876, Jerome was once the fourth largest city in the Arizona Territory. The population peaked at 15,000 in the 1920's. The Depression of the 1930's slowed the mining operation and the claim went to Phelps Dodge, who holds the claim today. World War II brought increased demand for copper, but after the war, demand slowed. Dependant on the copper market, Phelps Dodge Mine closed in 1953. The remaining 50 to 100 hardy souls promoted the town as a historic ghost town. In 1967 Jerome was designated a National Historic District by the federal government. Today Jerome is a thriving tourist and artist community with a population of about 450."

The town is built along the switch back road as it winds its way up the mountain. The shops are fascinating and the smells wafting from the restaurants enticing --- we almost went into the Haunted Burger even though we had just eaten lunch.


We stopped about half way up the hill to look up at the town. The large building at the top of town is the hotel.


There's a pottery shop behind the wall.




Looking down from the hotel.




A well decorated side yard.