Bisbee

Kevin and I spent Saturday morning in Bisbee. We went there for a rainwater harvest demo, but once we got to town we discovered that it was scheduled for the following Saturday. He looked miffed. Now what? We walked around Old Town, up to the Ironman statue and back down until the Used Book store opened at 11am, just to spend some time there and not make the trip a total waste. It was forecasted to be a hot day and the morning temperatures in Bisbee were already very warm. Kevin quietly walked around the Main street; I followed behind him taking photos of posters and other unusual things but we kept to ourselves. He gets quiet when he's annoyed with me.

On the return trip back to the truck I stopped briefly at the old library to look at historic photographs. Bisbee suffered three devastating floods in 1896, 1906 and 1908, a year in which they also had a town fire. The library is in the old post office building. The wooden floors creak and it smells of old books in there, but it's a place I could spend an entire day going over old documents and photographs.

Bisbee is known for its gay bars and in fact the #1 post this blog has is a trip report about Bisbee. It's not surprise that the town has a Gay Pride festival coming this June.

I found a used copy of Paul Johnson's "History of the American People" for $5. It's a book I've had on my to-own list. Kevin bought himself a used paperback.

We were back home by noon, though. Kevin felt the day was wasted since his goal was the rainwater harvesting. He spent the rest of the day washing clothes and dehydrating more meat, but he didn't leave the house the rest of the day.