sherm363: Feb 18, 2014

Posole with cilantro, oregano, and onions. A small tamale, roasted jalapeno, peas and corn, tomato and beet, couple chunks of deep fried bacon and a deviled egg. Good breakfast/

Aaron and Tracy. They have been engaged for one whole day!

We all had a good breakfast at the Golden Corral

Katie and Susan must have snuck out without getting in the picture

Romy and Dave. Park neighbors, vroc'ers, and friends from NORTH of the Border.

The latch broke on the topper, so a 5 gallon bucket full of rocks works well to hold the rear window down.

Bougainvillea. Across from the Hospice where Pat works

An evening ride through Dome Valley

Romy holding Little Rosie

Near the KOFA information boards on the way to Castle Dome


Castle Dome City Museum. These building are from 7 mines all near here. Back in the 1880's, there was over 3500 people living and working here in the Mine Region. This was before Yuma was developed.

Two rooms full of Military items. Walls, ceiling, and even starting on the floors now are covered with military members signing. I got my name on here 5 years ago. still looks pretty fresh.

From the gas station at Stone Cabin. It's been closed for years.

Susan checking out the cactus bar. The walls are made from cactus skeletons.

A very popular brand of tobacco. And, a city in Canada

The old chapel

Katie and Badger. Katie is very familiar with lathe operation, she was pushing and turning all sorts of levers :-)

A ladies shop

Behind the pulpit and choir loft in the chapel. Nice view

Susan having a Sarsaparilla

The "City" boasted about having 5 Saloons. Although never incorporated, the Mining Region has been called Castle Dome City for a long time.

There are changes every year since we've been coming here. The first time, the road hadn't been developed enough for 2 wheel drive vehicles, and the washes were difficult to get through, even on a dirt bike. The road is good enough now for a car, just a little wash-boardy for about 10 miles.

Not a lot of people come out here. The weekends get a little busy. For years all the work was done by the couple that owned it, and admission was free. Now, they have several full time volunteers that work for a place to park, and for the enjoyment of being there. The admission is $10 a person now, but there are more things to see. Both in the City area and across the road to the Mining area.

Katie has been sitting on the ground :-)

Velvet and Prince Albert were the only two brands of tobacco I ever saw my Dad smoke in his pipe

Levi's from the 1890's. The owner told me a few years ago that these were some of the most valuable item they have in the museum. Highly collectable.

One of the volunteers

Looks like they had electricity back in 1880! The only electricity they have here is from the sun or wind. No power lines up this far in the desert.

Little Brown Jug..probably full of kerosene.

This player piano came up from Yuma years ago. There is a very strong possibility that Pat's father worked on it back in the 40's or 50's. He had a music shop there. Tuning pianos and repairing player pianos was his business.


Road dust on the XT. The camera didn't to the blurr, I shot this through an old window that has ripples in it.

Dorothy is the Director of the Hospice Thrift Store. We're at the Volunteer Appreciation Banquet. Pat has been with the one here in Yuma for 5 years now. She also works with patients when we're up in Kingman.