Not far from Sedona and about a mile above ground level thanks to a series of switchback roads is a wonderful little town called Jerome that is a must on anyone's list who likes art. In it's heyday it was a copper mining town and when that closed it became a ghost town. Happily, those in the arts found the town, bought up the buildings for exceptional prices and revitalized the place. Now it is a favorite spot for tourists to explore and shop for those take home souvenirs in a broad range of prices.
This store was closed when we were there but from what is outside it looks like a super one to explore.
In the days of the copper mines, quite a few of the buildings housed bordelos for the pleasure of the miners and a place to spend their hard earned money. Now they house artists who have kept the markings of the past to add to the charm of their buildings.
A favorite place to eat. In full tourist season the line ups are long to get in for their famous burger.
Below are their two famous "mile high" cakes. They are about ten inches high!
From this viewpoint we could see six different spots where the rain was coming down in torrents. There were a lot of flash flood warnings when we were in Arizona.
Great tour Marg - thanks - one thing I will say is that if those people visited with each other, they sure as hell wouldn't want to drink and try to get back home!!
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