The Shady Ladies do Bisbee

Beth, Barb and Tere at the Copper Queen Hotel.

My Shady Ladies hiking group made our first field trip last week -- to historic Bisbee, AZ!

We found a mirror to get us all in the photo.

Even though we didn't wear our wide-brimmed hiking hats (that's why we're the Shady Ladies), we tried some Western hats on in the hat shops. Barb totally rocked this red one. 

Bisbee is a hilly, mile-high old mining town in the Mule Mountains of southern Arizona that's become quite a tourist destination. It's full of historic buildings that have retained their old-Western character.

Bisbee became a mining boom town in the late 1800s, and by the early 1900s it was the largest city between St. Louis and San Francisco. Mining tapered off in the 1970s, and the mining community was replaced by artists and other free spirits who have kept the town alive.

Now the old buildings hold art galleries, restaurants, wine shops, vintage emporiums and other tourist attractions.

Window display in a vintage shop.

 

Colorful murals and doorways are mixed in with the historic architecture.

We had an amazing lunch at Le Cornucopia Cafe, but I forgot to get a photo of the food. I had a luscious crustless green chili quiche, Greek salad, and a thick slice of homemade bread with a piece of coconut pie to take home.

And we couldn't leave town without a stop at Pussycat Gelato. Then we hit the road for the 90-mile trip back to Tucson.

Have a colorful day