Last Sat. hubby suggested we take a drive to Globe, Az. about 120 miles from our home. I love to do things like that and it is a beautiful drive once you start climbing up. Here are a few pictures...
Up on a hill and needing repair.
In small towns the High School kids gather rocks and put them up on the highest hill and arranges them in the beginning letter of their town. Globe has theirs in pink!
Globe's economy remains heavily dependent on the mining industry, and as of 2008[update] the city was home to one of the few operating copper smelters in the United States.
Not only is it green but it soon has these amazing boulders...
(little blurry but then we were doing about 80mph)
Globe is a mining town and became ranked as one of the world's richest in copper in it's hay day.
There are several beautiful old buildings there but the one that I fell in love with was the Holy Angels Catholic Church built in 1918
On the opposite side of the street they were having a car show and of course I had to pick one of two to show you....
The weather was wonderful for walking so we followed the signs and walked.
Of course up close and personal just can't be beat. Take a look at the detail of this building...
Yep, that's my man...
We also drove through the housing areas and let me tell you, everything is either going up or going down. I think it puts San Francisco to shame. This is just one street
and this is the house right next to us on this road.
In small towns the High School kids gather rocks and put them up on the highest hill and arranges them in the beginning letter of their town. Globe has theirs in pink!
We decided we should have lunch and picked this hole in the wall Mexican food restaurant.
These chances can be either a good thing or a bad thing but this little place that held only 22 patrons was fantastic. All homemade...we hit the jackpot!!!
It was a good day....
8 comments:
Looked like a fun day! We'll have to visit Globe sometime. Thanks for sharing your day with us!
betty
Sounds like a fun trip. I like how the high school kids formed the "G". Pretty cool!
Thanks for sharing your adventure. I love all of your photos, especially the old building with the carved details.
What a fun day in a different little town! :)
Makes me miss the many trips Ron and I took to Arizona. Lots and lots of interesting sights to see.
This looks like a place we would like to visit. It's beautiful and has a lot of history.
i love a spontaneous day like that...definitely my kind of day!! and how lucky to run in to a car show, i would have shared pictures of all of them!!!
good choice on the restaurant, it's like you said...that can go very wrong, i'm glad it didn't!!
really nice, on the fly images!!!
Looks like a grand day indeed. I love traditions such as the one with the towns initial high on a hill. Glad you hit the jackpot on the lunch. Catholic Churches are quite often beautifully built. I do not like heights so I would not like a home hanging on a hillside. Peace
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