This morning finds us in Grants, NM. the second stop on our indirect journey back to Hazen Bay,ND. We left Cottonwood, AZ yesterday morning after spending 8 days there. We drove north on I-17 to Flagstaff and the east on I-40 to Grants, NM. We had strong south southwest winds most of the day but this motorhome seems to be real stable in the wind so it wasn't much of a problem. We did have a one of the NASCAR semi's pass us that the wind blew the back of his trailer over about 3 feet just as he got by us. It is supposed to be windier today so if it is to bad we will probably stop until the winds go down.
and pretty 4 hour ride. We also visited the town of Jerome and learned some of the mining history from that area. Jerome was the sight of some copper mines the largest being one that was owned by a man named Clark thus the name of While in Cottonwood we got to visit several of the tourist attractions in the area. On mon. we rode the Verde Canyon train that runs up the Verde river from Clarkdale to Perkinsville. It was built in one year 1912-1913. It served to connect the Verde Valley with the town of Drake. The town of Clarkdale sprung up around the United Verde Copper mine smelter that served the the copper mines just up the mountain at Jerome. The railroad is still in use to Drake but the tourist train only goes to Perkinsville. Perkinsville. is where the Perkins family had a ranch and a station & water tank were there for the steam engines of the era to take on water. It was a very scenicClarkdale where the smelter was located. Jerome is located on the side of a mountain and was nearly a ghost town until the 70's when the hippies & bikers move in and revived it to it's present day charm. Because of the location and the views from there it is a major destination for artists. The shops reflect the hippie & artist influence on the area. Jerome is only 4 or 5 miles up from Cottonwood and Clarkdale is just a mile or so up the Verde River from Cottonwood. We also really enjoyed the town of Sedona located in the red rocks between Cottonwood and Flagstaff.
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