We spent 5 days in Camp Verde Arizona. Above the Verde Valley sits the town of Jerome. To the north is Sedona, Flagstaff and the Grand Canyon.  |
| Montezuma Castle Southern Sinagua farmers built this five story, 20-room dwelling sometime between 1100 and 1300. It occupies a cliff recess 100 feet above the valley. This area is referred to as the Verde Valley. |
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| Montezuma Well has all the surprise of a lake and lush vegetation in the midst of desert. It is a limestone sink formed long ago, still fed by continuously flowing springs. The Southern Sinagua irrigated crops with its waters. The pit house on view dates from about 1050. |
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| Above the water is the Pit house. |
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| As we walked around the lake we came upon another door leading into another dwelling. The Rothrock Graffiti was done as advertising from the late 1800's. |
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| High above the Verde Valley is an old copper mining town named Jerome. In 1899 Jerome was the fourth largest town in Arizona. 1929 Jerome population reaches 15,000. |
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| Much of the town has crumbled down the mountain. Behind the facade of this building was a glass blowing shop. Population in 2013 was 451. This is a tourist destination south of Sedona,a really fun place to visit. |
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| Looking from Jerome across the mine. We toured the Douglas Mansion, it is now the museum at the Jerome State Historic Park. |
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| Deck and I are in this picture it was taken with our taleidescope. |
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| Arizona Copper Art Museum. Mentioned in the museum was the copper mines in Michigan. |
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| These copper bathtubs were made for two people to talk while bathing. |
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| There were so many beautiful copper pieces from jewelry, cups, vases, decorative pieces, tin ceilings, and so much more. These copper and brass pieces were called "Trench Art" made by soldiers from the shell casing during war. |
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