Chilin' in Bisbee

I visited my friend Amy in Bisbee AZ last week and had a great time! Bisbee is a cool town with a large arts community; tolerance, creativity, and partying are de rigeur there, all of which is right up my alley. They also have the oldest continuously operating ballpark in the country. It's a laid back place; as you can see, the resident houn' dawgs at Amy's place, Ichabod and Henry Phillips, aren't exactly stressed out.

Amy and I went to Chiricahua National Monument; neither of us had been there before. It's about an hour NE of Bisbee. It features cool rock formations, sweeping views, and gnarly trees. It's a sky island; a mountain of evergreen trees surrounded by desert.

There are all sorts of neat rock towers in Chiricahua, formed by millennia of freezing and thawing. It reminded me of Bryce Canyon.

The Civilian Conservation Corps had a camp in Chiricahua during the depression, and built most of the trails in the monument. This chimney is a remnant of one of the buildings in the camp.

Amy presents Bisbee! The town has several neighborhoods, separated by hills, canyons, and a huge pit left from the copper mine, which is not currently in operation. There are many nicely preserved historic buildings, and a good selection of clubs and restaurants. It's an altogether cool place!