When morning day came, we left Sierra Vista Arizona and headed southeast to the town of Naco, Arizona. Naco is just a few miles south of Bisbee, Arizona and less than a mile north of the Mexico border. In fact, we could see the wall from our campground.
The reason we took this circuitous way through Southern Arizona was to do a little hiking and bird watching. While in Naco we drove over to the San Pedro Reserve again, but this time further south at the Hereford Bridge where we once again saw lots and lots of birds while on a nice hike.
We also took the short drive over to Whitewater Wildlife Refuge to do a little birding as well. There was not a lot to see in this area because there was little water in the ponds but we still had a good time walking around and looking at the few birds there.
A must visit since we were so close was to Bisbee, Arizona, one of our favorite Arizona towns. It is known for its 1,000 stairs race in late October, but this quirky artist town resembles towns seen in Europe or in the Colorado mountains.
Adjacent to Bisbee is the town of Lowell Arizona. A visionary had the idea to create a nostalgic historical snapshot in time. Many old cars, trucks and buses can be seen lining the roads with storefronts of days gone by. An old vintage bus we saw looks like it would be a worthy project for a bus conversion. Someone with a lot of money and time could bring this beauty back to life.
Before leaving the area, we had to revisit our favorite little Brewery in Bisbee, the Old Bisbee Brewing Company. There was a nice selection of beers and we chose a very tasty IPA. This is where we discovered adding Sriracha on popcorn which makes it infinitely better. The brewery still offers free popcorn as a snack with Sriracha on the side. The locals trained us on how to use it and to this day we put Siracha on our popcorn at home.
A couple of other watering holes we visited and enjoyed were Electric Brewing and a place in Naco right on the Mexico border called Gay 90's Bar (no, it is not a gay bar). The Gay 90's Bar is a dive bar with a nice feel to it. We really enjoyed chatting with the proprietor and recommend this as a fun place to visit.
Yet another stop on our trek east has come to a conclusion so it's time to move on.
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