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ARIZONA 



Far left: wild burros — 

 descendants of miner's 

 burros — roam the 

 streets of the former 

 gold mining town of 

 Oatman; center: the 

 bustling restored mining 

 town of Bisbee; far right: 

 centuries-old Saguaro 

 cacti stand vigil in 

 the desert 



IN ARIZONA, THE GREAT OPEN ROADS OF THE AMERICAN 

 West vanish into a vast horizon, with glorious sunsets that defy any 

 artist to duplicate. Those roads may lead you through a saguaro- 

 dotted desert and forested mountains to breathtaking outlooks over 

 seeminglv bottomless canyons that have been inspiring travelers for 

 centuries. Or they may beckon you off the beaten path to explore mining 

 towns, mysterious ruins and ghost towns that speak of bygone eras. 



No matter where in Arizona you go, you'll find charming small towns 

 nearby, each with its own story, and each — without exception — set among 

 spectacular landscapes. You can find plenty to do and great places to stay 

 in old mining towns, like Bisbee and Jerome, that have preserved their 

 heritage while carving out their own current cultural niche. First built on 

 the hopes for riches of copper, silv er, gold and turquoise, these towns have 

 gotten new life with new generations of visitors who go there to travel 

 back in time, tour the old mines, or to enjoy the arts and amenities that are 

 springing up. Arizona's ghost towns have a lure of their own, especially 

 when the ghosts mingle with legends and stories. The former gold mining 

 town of Oatman, where Clark Gable and Carol Lombard honeymooned, 

 is now home to 300 or so residents and a colony of wild burros 

 (descendants of miners' burros) that roam the streets seeking handouts. 



You'll find more stories and more mysteries in the ruins of vanished 

 Native American settlements. There are a variety of notable sites, 

 including Casa Malpais, near Springerville, and Besh-Ba-Gowah, near 

 Globe, one of the most significant archaeological finds in the Southwest. 

 Don't miss the Homolovi Ruins State Park in Winslow, which serves as 

 a center of research. The Hopi people of today still consider Homolovi, 

 as well as other pre-Columbian sites in the Southwest, to be part of their 

 homeland. They continue to make pilgrimages to these sites, renewing 

 the ties of the people with the land. The Hopi tell us that the broken 

 pottery and stones are part of the trail that the Bahana, the visionary 

 leader in their prophecies, will follow when he returns. You'll want to 

 start planning your own pathway to explore Arizona's ghost towns, ruins 

 and mvstical landscapes. 



For your free Arizona travel packet, visit arizonaguide.com or call toll-free 1-800-228-6048 



