Oatman, AZ

Today we decided to have breakfast at the Avi Casino near the southernmost part of Nevada. It's one of the few Indian casinos in Nevada.  Afterwards, we drove south to Oatman, AZ.  You may remember the town from previous blogs.  It's on the historic Route 66 and is an old mining town at about 2700 feet elevation.  On previous trips, we have driven all the way up to Kingman on the old Route 66, but today we were satisfied with just visiting the town.  They make a tradition of decorating the mesquite bushes on the road into town with Christmas decorations.

While were driving up the road, there were a couple of women decorating more of the bushes alongside the road.  Another thing Oatman is famous for are its' wild burros - a leftover from the old mining days when they were used to haul supplies.  Calling them wild is a stretch because they unashamedly beg for food and don't move when cars try to drive through.  They're cute and could be a nuisance except they bring lots of tourists into town.

Kind of neat old tourist trap with lots of shops and gunfight reenactments.  I don't think any of the homes have been updated since the mines were in operation.  Drove back down the hill and did some exploring of local real estate which we might be interested in.  Got some good information and some leads on several locations which might be worth investigating.  Since it was late in the day and the day before Thanksgiving, we were unable to make any contacts, but did leave some voice mails.  We'll see what develops.