Day 36 - Feb 13th - Ajo, Arizona

I'll see if I can get this Blog completed early and published. Tomorrow we are moving to a spot we have picked out on the desert for some "Boon Docking". The location in behind Camelback mountain. You get there by travelling toward Why about 2.3 miles from the Plaza, turn right and follow the Scenic Loop Road for 4 miles. The spot we picked is right against some saguaro cactus, and has some trees as well that we can hang some bird feeders on. No one will be close to us, the nearest about 1/2 mile away. Should be able to get some good sunrise and sunset pics from there. Hope so. We'll see.
started the day by going down town and doing some touring there. Went to the Chamber of Commerce to get some info as to the sights etc. Told about the old copper mine, so we must go there. Went over to the Ajo Plaza and promptly made a loop around through it. How would I know that it was only one way, and like any good Canadian, I was going the wrong way!! Wondered what all the locals were pointing at, eh!!
Then went up to the old mine museum, and looked at all the old stuff. I guess it's good, but that stuff does not really turn me on. The big open pit did though. The main gate was closed so we couldn't get really close to look down at it, but it is 1 1/2 miles across and 1100 feet deep. The brochure says that they hauled the material out by train - something like 35 miles of track to the bottom. It says that they removed a Gazillion tons of ore from the pit. The ore was worth some 6.1 Billion Dollars. The Gold, Silver, and (something else ?) paid for the mining operation. The Copper produced was all profit.
After that we had some lunch and then went for another tour of the Scenic Loop Road, and this is when we picked pout our favourite parking spot.
Returned home and stocked up with some groceries at IGA. Denice's turn for cooking, so we will have a good one tonight. Chicken on the Bar-B-Q, Greek Salad, and potatoes/onions medley on the Bar-B-Q.
Just to let you all know there will be no Blogs for the next few days as we will be away from Internet hook-ups, but the cell phone (403-620-7448) should still work if you need to contact us. As soon as back in WIFI country will update the blog as to our activities.