4 Wheelin' in the Jeep

The mountain we are standing on in pics below

Henry
Me

We just got the jeep and there are so many awesome jeep trails in Arizona, it seemed only right that we check out a couple of them.

Yesterday, we drove the 10 mile rocky road up to the Honanki Indian Ruins. Along the way, we spotted a road off the main road and away we went. We took it as far as we could which may have only been a couple miles. It eventually took us to a pretty steep ascent up rock, which we didn't take, because it had been raining all day and the rocks were extremely slippery. Back to the Indian Ruins which were interesting, with the Sinagua Indian cliff dwelling remains and minimal rock art. But, honestly, I enjoyed the jeep ride far more!


This morning the weather was still rainy, so we decided to head to the town of Jerome. Jerome is an historical copper mining town, built into the side of a mountain, literally. It has become a town filled with artists and photographers, who all have opened little shops, all of which look like they're hanging by a hinge on the edge of the cliff. I loved it!! All the buildings have been restored and updated somewhat, yet they have managed to retain much of the original stone and brick and the historical aura. The Grand Hotel was incredible! To me, walking through it felt like I could have been in the year 1883. The picture below is taken from the parking lot of the hotel.