Jerome, Arizona....what can I say about Jerome? This is a quaint little town nestled on the side of a hill, located about 27 miles south of Sedona. Jerome was a copper mining town back in the 1800's, with a population of about 15,000 in its heyday. A walk down the main street in town will give you a sense that you are back in the 1800's, since some of the buildings do date back to when the town was built. Unfortunately, we didn't spend very much time in Jerome, for a couple of reasons. First, parking in this town is at a premium, and all the GOOD spaces were taken. Secondly, in order to get anywhere, it involves walking UPHILL, unless you go downhill first, but then you have to get back UP! If you happen to visit Jerome in the future, make sure to bring water, and good walking shoes, and be prepared to do some climbing.
We much preferred Sedona. There's plenty of FREE parking, and you don't have to do very much UPHILL walking. Also, the streets are wider, and less crowded. Also, Sedona has the ONLY McDonald's Restaurant which does not have "GOLDEN" arches.
This is a picture of the McDonald's in Sedona. Notice that the "Arch" is TEAL, not GOLD. The reason why the sign at this McDonald's has teal arches is that the "town fathers" thought that the GOLDEN arches would clash with the RED rocks which surround the town. As a result, the McDonald's Corporation suggested using TEAL arches. The "townies" bought it, so.... Anyway, now you know a bit of trivia which, perhaps, you can use to impress your company at your next gathering.We spent the rest of our day wandering through the shops in Sedona, making a few purchases, having lunch, and talking with people who work there. A lot of the people who own shops there are transplants from other places. One woman we met, the owner of the "Dream Catchers" jewelry shop, hailed originally from Long Island. She and her husband relocated here about 5 years ago. She said the only thing she misses is the ocean!
After returning to the motor home to tend to the doggies, we drove into Williams in time for the 5:30 Mass at St. Joseph's Church. In contrast to some of the other churches we visited out here, this Mass actually started at 5:30PM!! We have noticed that, when we visit churches out here, they all do things differently. Back at home, in Beverly and the surrounding area, when you attend a Mass, no matter which Church you visit, everything is the same.
Tomorrow, Sunday, we will pull up stakes here in Arizona and head east toward Albuquerque, NM. I doubt that we will get to Albuquerque tomorrow night, as the distance is over 350 miles. Instead, we will try to make it to Gallup, which is about 30 miles into New Mexico, and spend tomorrow night there. On Monday, we will head on into Albuquerque for a couple of days before seriously heading east to Florida. We hope to be in Florida on, or about, the 15th of November.
Here's the link to today's web album:
http://picasaweb.google.com/cbenoitiii/TheTripDay59JeromeAndSedona?authkey=nTd9kh9R_2w#
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